Switzerland | Design Indaba

Eclipse: Experience time in a new way

A clock design that reveals and hides different notions of time. >
Mind-reading device gives paralysed people ability to communicate

A brain-computer interface records “yes” or “no” answers for paralysis sufferers. >
Meet Deltu, the moody tripod robot

This AI robot mimics the temperamental side in us. >
Speeding up physiotherapy with soft robotics

A Swiss lab develops robotic exoskeleton tech for good. >
Christophe Guberan: Active materials research

ECAL graduate Christophe Guberant talks about his investigations into the properties of active materials in our exclusive video interview. >
Osmosis power: Mini generator creates energy from salt water

Nanoscientist Aleksandra Radenovic, explores the wonder of osmosis (also known as blue energy) power generation. >
Christophe Guberan on textiles that transform

Swiss product designer Christophe Guberan presents as one of Design Indaba's Global Graduates on active textiles. >
The exhibit that turns audience into art

Zoom Pavilion taps into our fear of ‘big brother’ when creating its pieces. >
Sideways driving with Goodyear’s latest concept tyre

International tyre company Goodyear has revealed the spherical-shaped, smart tyre of the future. >
Christophe Guberan’s living textiles self-adapt, move, and transform

Global graduate Christophe Guberan creates products that challenge the limits of matter. >
Christophe Guberan

Industrial Designer

Industrial designer Christophe Guberan is fascinated by the intrinsic features of materials and how he can reimagine their properties and aesthetic. >
New men's contraceptive is as easy as the flip of a switch

Swiss inventor Clement Bimek created a device that could shake up the birth control industry. >
Kites could harness power from the wind

Soon high-flying kites could be harnessing the potential power from the wind as a cheaper alternative to wind turbines. >
Famed photographer Walter Pfeiffer collaborates with ECAL students

“Choli Cholie” is a photographic book created by ECAL students in collaboration with the celebrated Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer. >
Hydricity is the solar solution to round-the-clock power generation

Researchers have designed a concept to solve a major problem facing solar power generation. >
Julia Hasting: The unusual book designer

Julia Hasting, creative director of Phaidon Press, has designed books that come vacuum packed like ham and doodled all over like a student notebook. >
Todd St. John: HunterGather and primitive design practices

Simple visuals bring complex ideas to life at Todd St. John’s studio, HunterGatherer. >
Self-sustaining vertical forest to tower above the rest

Stefano Boeri Architetti is constructing the second vertical forest in Switzerland. >
Joost Grootens: Organising complex data through design

Amsterdam-based graphic designer Joost Grootens organises complex information into maps, books and graphics. >
Julien Vallée: Art in motion (Part 2)

The cofounder of animation studio Vallée Duhamel talks us through a surreal personal project about a girl dressed in yellow. >
Julien Vallée: Art in motion (Part 1)

Canadian graphic designer and art director Julien Vallée is known for creating lo-fi, humorous animations. >
Simon Esterson: Designing the pages of Eye Magazine

We talk to the art director of graphic design quarterly Eye Magazine on keeping the page size the same in the time of great change for print. >
A sterilisation kit for medical tools has been designed for hospitals in developing countries

ECAL graduate Jordane Vernet has designed a sterilisation kit that uses less water and energy, making it suitable for hospitals in developing countries. >
Love and electricity in "Plug & Play" game

Michael Frei’s award-winning bizarre short animation “Plug & Play” is now an interactive game. >

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