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At the second semester's workshop WOOLWEAR, we had the pleasure of welcoming the designers @alix.arto and @ioemmaetu from @herding.wool Herding Wool is a collective founded in 2024 by designers Emma Casella and Alix Arto (Switzerland) and Yihan Zhang (Chinese Mainland). Developed between Switzerland and China, the project explores wool value chains and the cultural significance of pastoral fibres. Through encounters with local producers, material experiments, and the documentation of around 50 wool varieties, the research culminated in Herding Wool, Focus on Felt, awarded a Swiss Design Award in the Research category in 2025. Following this initial phase, Yihan Zhang continues her research on wool in the Chinese Mainland, while Emma Casella and Alix Arto strengthen the collective’s European dimension. In 2025, they collaborated with Nina Conrad of Fibershed DACH to establish the Alpine and Swiss Wool Libraries, connecting local producers, designers, and industry stakeholders to promote Swiss wool. Their research expanded beyond felt to include knitting, weaving, and quilting. Herding Wool is also a founding member of the Swiss Wool Federation, established in 2025. The collective organises workshops, lectures, and events, using research to foster broader discussions on wool. Drawing on expertise across the entire wool value chain, Herding Wool now collaborates with brands to develop products incorporating native wool varieties. Image 1: Emma and Alix working in their Studio in Lugano. Photo @nellyrodriguez.photo Image 2: Knitted samples in different wool blends, developed for the Alpine Wool Library in 2025. Photo @nellyrodriguez.photo Image 3: Poster e cover del libro “Herding Wool, focus on felt”, progettato dalla nostra grafica. @alice.mgz Photo @herding.wool Image 4: Emma and Alix showing two felt samples in the studio in Lugano. Photo @nellyrodriguez.photo Image 5-6: Part of the felt database documenting wool from Chinese and Swiss sheep breeds. Photo @nellyrodriguez.photo Image 7: View of Herding Wool’s first exhibition at the FREITAG store in Shanghai. Photo @herding.wool by @ecal_design
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Monograph of an Object A selection of editorial projects developed by second year BA students as part of the ‘Photography and Graphic Design’ module, which introduces them to storytelling, image-making, layout and art direction centred on an object of their choice. Course led by Cédric Widmer @cedricwidmer and Eilean Friis-Lund @eilean_ by @ecal_design
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Vico Magistretti and Japan – Japanese Projects 12. Tani Moto bookcase, design Vico Magistretti, production @depadova_official, 1991 Miniature model by Elwin Kang @elwinurheart_ From the very beginning, Vico Magistretti’s work as a designer was enriched by references to Japanese culture and aesthetics. These references often emerge in product names – short, essential, easy to pronounce – drawing inspiration from cities like Kobe and Nara, or from personal names and surnames such as Tadao, Shigeto, Tanimoto, Sato, Tomita, Caori and Ozu. There are also visual correspondences with Japanese objects and architecture: egg baskets, rigid fans, temple gates, traditional tatami mats, curtains and paper-and-wood panels. An open wooden bookshelf, essential and graphic, fits within the line of research of the Shigeto and Sato systems, and takes its name from Magistretti’s Japanese client, Shozo Tanimoto, for whom he designed an urban villa in Tokyo and planned two unbuilt seaside villas in Aburatsubo. Vico Magistretti and Japan Vico Magistretti e il Giappone ヴィコ・マジストレッティと日本 16 April 2026 – 25 February 2027 Via Vincenzo Bellini 1, Milan an exhibition at @fondazionemagistretti in collaboration with @ecal_ch with the support of @hessoeducation curated by @davide.m.fornari coordination @chiaratorterolo exhibition design @xpo_works graphic design @omni.gr 1. Still life of the miniature model of Tani Moto bookcase, 📷 @CalypsoMahieu 2.-3. Sketches of Tani Moto by Vico Magistretti 4.-5. Tani Moto bookcase, courtesy of Archivio Storico De Padova 6.-7. View the Tanimoto House from the street, Tokyo, 📷 @miki_kawano_tateno 8. Ceremony marking the completion of the structural works of Tanimoto House, late 1980s. From left to right: Mrs Tanimoto, Mr Tanimoto, Vico Magistretti, photographer unknown All images courtesy of ECAL and Fondazione Magistretti taken in Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti by @ecal_design
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Emerging Absurdity - MA Diploma Project by @_rayeonsu (2025) Emerging Absurdity is a series of five accessories for contemporary daily life. Drawing on everyday norms, the designs incorporate elements of humour and charm, while remaining rigorously constructed and thoughtfully resolved. The project includes a cigarette umbrella, a floss ring, a glue stick-inspired candle holder, a MagSafe cosmetic case, and a signature ruler. Each object responds to moments that are oddly specific yet strangely familiar. These are not solutions to urgent problems, but careful responses to emotional details. The designs take absurdity seriously, exploring how even the smallest gestures and habits can be elevated, questioned, or gently exaggerated through form. #EcalDiplomaArchive by @ecal_design
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Offecct x ECAL — Acoustic Room Divider Offecct, renowned Swedish contract furniture manufacturer, teamed up with 8 Master Product Design students at ECAL, led by tutor @camillebien , to rethink the acoustic room divider as a versatile tool for shaping both spaces and ideas. Students @ob.omarbassil @leeehrat @kellens_wouter @hugohofsten @gunnarkaehler @xoselp @pol.quentin @lucreinacher These images are from the project presented during the 2025 edition of @3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. @offecctofficial by @ecal_design
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Vico Magistretti and Japan – Japanese Projects 10. Kuta lamp, design Vico Magistretti, production @o_luce, 1980, #Omikron, 1999 and @nemolighting, 2015 Miniature model by Pascal Ospelt From the very beginning, Vico Magistretti’s work as a designer was enriched by references to Japanese culture and aesthetics. These references often emerge in product names – short, essential, easy to pronounce – drawing inspiration from cities like Kobe and Nara, or from personal names and surnames such as Tadao, Shigeto, Tanimoto, Sato, Tomita, Caori and Ozu. There are also visual correspondences with Japanese objects and architecture: egg baskets, rigid fans, temple gates, traditional tatami mats, curtains and paper-and-wood panels. Inspired by the traditional rigid fan (団扇 “uchiwa”), the Kuta lamp is composed of pure geometric shapes: a cast-iron or marble hemisphere, a black stem, and a large painted aluminium disc. It takes its name from the eponymous town on the island of Bali. Kuta perhaps represents the clearest meeting point of Magistretti’s exploration of pure forms and the aesthetic concept of “iki” (粋), the detached Japanese chic. Vico Magistretti and Japan Vico Magistretti e il Giappone ヴィコ・マジストレッティと日本 16 April 2026 – 25 February 2027 Via Vincenzo Bellini 1, Milan an exhibition at @fondazionemagistretti in collaboration with @ecal_ch with the support of @hessoeducation curated by @davide.m.fornari coordination @chiaratorterolo exhibition design @xpo_works graphic design @omni.gr 1. Still life of the miniature model of Kuta lamp, 📷 @CalypsoMahieu 2.-3. Sketches of Kuta by Vico Magistretti, 1972 4. Kuta lamp, photographer unknown, courtesy of Oluce 5. Names of the different parts of traditional “uchiwa” fans, courtesy of Wikimedia 6. “Geisha Girl with Fan”, hand-tinted albumen print, Yokohama, ca. 1885, 📷 Raimund von Stillfried, courtesy of @rzrarebooks All images courtesy of ECAL and Fondazione Magistretti taken in Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti by @ecal_design
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🔦 ECAL × Helinox 🔦 Last Thursday was the opening of the exhibition Polaris during the Paris Design Week, thank you to everyone who came! Bachelor Industrial Design students got to collaborate with Korean brand @helinox_eu to create a collection of lights. 🗓️Until 19.09.26 📍Helinox Paris, 79 Rue du Temple, Paris Projet led by Stephane Halmaï-Voisard @stephane.halmai.voisard Teacher Julie Richoz @julierichoz Scenography by Chiara Torterolo @chiaratorterolo 📸 Samuel Spreyz @samuelsprz @ecal_design @helinox #ecal #university #designexhibition #industrialdesign #helinox by @ecal_design
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Vico Magistretti and Japan – Japanese Projects 9. Caori low table, design Vico Magistretti, production #Gavina, 1962 and @santacole, 2004 Miniature model by Ivan Jorge @Jorge_design_15 From the very beginning, Vico Magistretti’s work as a designer was enriched by references to Japanese culture and aesthetics. These references often emerge in product names – short, essential, easy to pronounce – drawing inspiration from cities like Kobe and Nara, or from personal names and surnames such as Tadao, Shigeto, Tanimoto, Sato, Tomita, Caori and Ozu. There are also visual correspondences with Japanese objects and architecture: egg baskets, rigid fans, temple gates, traditional tatami mats, curtains and paper-and-wood panels. Inspired by boat tables, the protruding edges of the doors prevent objects from sliding off the surface of this multifunctional storage unit with lacquered panels. Lacquering was one of the stylistic hallmarks of Gavina’s production, with a clear reference to the traditional urushi (漆) lacquer technique. Caori takes its name from the daughter of Kazuhide Takahama (1930–2010), a Japanese architect and designer who came to Italy to design the Japanese Pavilion at the 11th Triennale di Milano, and later settled in San Lazzaro di Savena, working closely with Dino Gavina (1922–2007). Vico Magistretti and Japan Vico Magistretti e il Giappone ヴィコ・マジストレッティと日本 16 April 2026 – 25 February 2027 Via Vincenzo Bellini 1, Milan an exhibition at @fondazionemagistretti in collaboration with @ecal_ch with the support of @hessoeducation curated by @davide.m.fornari coordination @chiaratorterolo exhibition design @xpo_works graphic design @omni.gr 1. Still life of the miniature model of Caori low table, 📷 @CalypsoMahieu 2.-3. Sketches of Caori by Vico Magistretti 4.-6. Caori low table from Gavina catalogues, photographer unknown 7. Caori low table in red lacquer, at @Villa_il_Palazzetto in Monselice 8. Urushi lacquer serving tables, Taishō period, Japan, 1920s. All images courtesy of ECAL and Fondazione Magistretti taken in Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti by @ecal_design
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Vico Magistretti and Japan – Japanese Projects 8. Sato cabinet, design Vico Magistretti, production @depadova_official, 1991 Miniature model by Nina Le Deley @nycaldy From the very beginning, Vico Magistretti’s work as a designer was enriched by references to Japanese culture and aesthetics. These references often emerge in product names – short, essential, easy to pronounce – drawing inspiration from cities like Kobe and Nara, or from personal names and surnames such as Tadao, Shigeto, Tanimoto, Sato, Tomita, Caori and Ozu. There are also visual correspondences with Japanese objects and architecture: egg baskets, rigid fans, temple gates, traditional tatami mats, curtains and paper-and-wood panels. The wardrobe system Sato (佐藤, the most common surname in Japan) continues the exploration begun with the Shigeto system, sharing the reference to traditional Japanese partition panels through the contrast between the dark supporting structure and the lighter, modular infill panels. Vico Magistretti and Japan Vico Magistretti e il Giappone ヴィコ・マジストレッティと日本 16 April 2026 – 25 February 2027 Via Vincenzo Bellini 1, Milan an exhibition at @fondazionemagistretti in collaboration with @ecal_ch with the support of @hessoeducation curated by @davide.m.fornari coordination @chiaratorterolo exhibition design @xpo_works graphic design @omni.gr 1. Still life of the miniature model of Sato cabinet, 📷 @CalypsoMahieu 2.-3. Sketches of Sato by Vico Magistretti 4. Sato cabinet, courtesy of @depadova_official 5.-6. Shoji panels All images courtesy of ECAL and Fondazione Magistretti taken in Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti by @ecal_design
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HIGHLIGHTS, ECAL 2026 SPRING WORKSHOPS This past spring I was invited by @stephane.halmai.voisard to teach a workshop for the @ecal_design bachelor design department. My five day workshop tackled unconventional ways to use light in an object or intervention. Rather than focusing on traditional lighting conventions (table, pendant, floor), each team started from personal references and a set location in the school to develop a site-specific object or intervention that illuminates the specific space in unusual or surprising way. The goal was to design a luminous object that interacts with the architecture, light quality, and aesthetic character of the environment. It was therefore important to consider the functional aspects of the assigned architectural element and its surrounding space, i.e. auditorium, cafeteria, stairwell, entryway etc., responding with an object that illuminates the space. Assisted by @chiaratorterolo Photos by @jasminedeporta @marvmerkel and myself With many thanks to the students: Domenico, Chloé M, Hugo L, Arthur, Raphaël, Hugo N, Seo, Diego, Emeric, Moos, Tamer, Finn, Theo, Mortiz, Pauline, Maëlya, Lou, Morgane, Solène, Benjamin, Noah, Ivan, Arnaud, Alice & Lucie. Moritz + Pauline
Pin Boards We started this project with the basic white wall boards where people put administrative, informative flyers as well as job offers. But, we later noticed a board which was recently added by the student office, where students can pin more freely about what they want without being censored. We thought that it was a shame that such a powerful way of inviting students to express themselves wasn’t so attractive. So, we were inspired by outdoor advertising columns and decided to use light not only to highlight what people pin to create a controlled chaos but also to move away from a flat surface by inviting movement around the board. Finn + Theo Guardrails Guardrails is a lighting installation derived from an observation of spaces at ECAL that are without rails (e.g. the roof of the electrical housing in front of the school) or temporarily closed (e.g. freshly painted floorings). Typical barrier posts, often found in museums or airports, are des by @ecal_design
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Better late than never 🙃 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BA & MA DIPLOMA ALUMNI — CLASS OF 2026! 🎓✨🫶 We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer holidays and wish you all the very best for your future adventures! ✨ BA Industrial Design @nouksnook @nathuure @clara_uzu @gabrielle.lefevre @seraphin.monnard @melenkaeelle @benjamin_claus_ @anouckmorlon @matheodusong @donas.design @arthurlounemeth @jonasmyntt @lauracipao @melocoton_xpo @chloe.hamel_design @leo.niksch @zoeletoucque @lea.perrelet @nicola_gut_2.0 @archill.6 @gabrieldamien @aurelierichar @damienbrmn @mathildazubek @romain_ricci @_t_haismatty @_megva_ Matthieu Rigelo @flaviarnd @gion.luginbuhl STAFF @stephane.halmai.voisard @claviermargo @marcorenna_ MA Product Design @mo___tong @_moritzengel @leeehrat @pol.quentin @siebertcaceres_julia @cody_ramseyer @hugohofsten @lucreinacher @kellens_wouter @xoselp @carolien.janssens @finn_hepler @timothy.widmer @ob.omarbassil @gunnarkaehler @__diegosoria STAFF @camillebien @briceetempier @yo.off @anthonyguex @anniina.koivu Back to school soon! 📚 taken in ECAL/Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne by @ecal_design
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Vico Magistretti and Japan – Japanese Projects 7. Kobe bed, design Vico Magistretti, production @depadova_official, 1983 Miniature models by Alessio Giorgetta @ah.lessismore and Théo Brand @theobrand_ upholstery and fabrics @ateliervladimirboson From the very beginning, Vico Magistretti’s work as a designer was enriched by references to Japanese culture and aesthetics. These references often emerge in product names – short, essential, easy to pronounce – drawing inspiration from cities like Kobe and Nara, or from personal names and surnames such as Tadao, Shigeto, Tanimoto, Sato, Tomita, Caori and Ozu. There are also visual correspondences with Japanese objects and architecture: egg baskets, rigid fans, temple gates, traditional tatami mats, curtains and paper-and-wood panels. The bed takes its name from the Japanese city of Kobe (神戸), reflecting its understated elegance. The headboard, inclined and rotatable 360°, shaped like a small ladder made of round-section wooden elements, as in the Broomstick collection, is perhaps inspired by “mon” (門), the gateways of Japanese Buddhist temples. Vico Magistretti and Japan Vico Magistretti e il Giappone ヴィコ・マジストレッティと日本 16 April 2026 – 25 February 2027 Via Vincenzo Bellini 1, Milan an exhibition at @fondazionemagistretti in collaboration with @ecal_ch with the support of @hessoeducation curated by @davide.m.fornari coordination @chiaratorterolo exhibition design @xpo_works graphic design @omni.gr 1.-2. Still life of the miniature models of Kobe beds, 📷 @CalypsoMahieu 3.-4. Kobe bed, courtesy of De Padova 5. Detail of the headboard of Kobe bed, 📷 Luciano Soave, courtesy of De Padova 6. Torii at Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, 📷 Frank Gualtieri, courtesy of Wikimedia 7. Nanko Temple in Kobe, from “Scenic Japan”, ca. 1912, 📷 H.E. Bottlewalla All images courtesy of ECAL and Fondazione Magistretti taken in Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti by @ecal_design
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