ECAL/Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne

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ECAL/Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne Arts Visuels, Cinéma, Design Graphique, Design Industriel et de Produit, Media & Interaction Design, Luxury & Craftsmanship, Photographie, Type Design

L’ECAL est une des écoles incontournables sur la scène mondiale de l’art et du design. Dirigée par Alexis Georgacopoulos, elle offre six filières de niveau Bachelor (Arts Visuels, Cinéma, Design Graphique, Design Industriel, Media & Interaction Design, Photographie) et cinq de niveau Master (Arts Visuels, Cinéma, Design de Produit, Photographie, Type Design). Elle propose également une Année Propédeutique qui prépare à l’entrée dans ses départements et deux Master of Advanced Studies en Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship et en Design Research for Digital Innovation (avec l'EPFL+ECAL Lab). Au début de l’année académique 2021–2022 l’ECAL accueille près de 600 étudiant·e·s. Le rayonnement de l’école au niveau européen et mondial est attesté par les succès rencontrés par d’anciens étudiants, d’innombrables articles de presse, des citations régulières dans les revues spécialisées ou grand public et un nombre enviable d’expositions dans des espaces prestigieux comme le Centre Culturel Suisse (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Cooper Union (New York), Design Days Dubai, Design September Bruxelles, documenta (Kassel), Droog Design Hôtel (Amsterdam), Festival International de Mode & de Photographie (Hyères), Gallery Libby Sellers (Londres), Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), Musée de l’Elysée (Lausanne), National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, Salone internazionale del Mobile (Milan), swissnex (Bangalore, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapour), Victoria & Albert Museum (Londres), Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein)…

Au fil des ans, l’ECAL a considérablement augmenté le nombre de ses collaborations avec des hautes écoles d’art et de design à travers le monde et des entreprises de premier plan dans les domaines les plus divers: Alessi, Audemars Piguet, Azzedine Alaïa, Baccarat, BCV, Bernardaud, BMW Group, Camper, Cassina, Centre Pompidou Paris, Christofle, e15, Galerie kreo, Galeries Lafayette, Galleria Carla Sozzani, Hatje Cantz, Hansgrohe Axor, Hermès, Hublot, Mauviel, Mover Sportswear, Luceplan, Nestlé, Nespresso, Petit h, Punkt., Rémy Martin, Scott, SIGG, Swiss International Air Lines, Swissnex, USM, Vacheron Constantin, Vitra, Wallpaper* ou Woolmark...

Grâce au réseau établi à l’ECAL et à la production d’un portfolio répondant aux standards professionnels les plus exigeants, les diplômés travaillent après leurs études pour des bureaux et entreprises de renom ou montent directement leur propre structure.

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Enjoying international renown and featuring regularly among the world’s top ten universities of art and design, ECAL is directed by Alexis Georgacopoulos. The school currently offers six Bachelor programmes (Fine Arts, Cinema, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Media & Interaction Design, Photography), five Master programmes (Fine Arts, Film, Photography, Product Design, Type Design) and two Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship and in Design Research for Digital Innovation (with EPFL+ECAL Lab). ECAL also offers a one-year Foundation Course to prepare students for entrance to the different Bachelor’s programmes. ECAL has grown consistently in terms of student numbers (about 600 students at the beginning of the 2021–2022 academic year) and above all its presence on the international scene. Its influence in Europe and throughout the world is reflected by numerous press articles, regular mentions in specialist and large-circulation publications, and an enviable number of exhibitions in prestigious venues such as Centre Culturel Suisse (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Cooper Union (New York), Designers’ Saturday Langenthal, Design Days Dubai, Design Parade (Hyères), Design September Brussels, documenta (Kassel), Droog Design Gallery (Amsterdam), Gallery Libby Sellers (London), National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, Salone internazionale del Mobile (Milan), swissnex (Bangalore, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore), Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein)…

Over the years the ECAL has significantly increased the number of its collaborative projects with universities of art and design around the world and with leading firms active in a wide range of sectors like Alessi, Audemars Piguet, Azzedine Alaïa, Baccarat, BCV, Bernardaud, BMW Group, Camper, Cassina, Centre Pompidou Paris, Christofle, e15, Galerie kreo, Galeries Lafayette, Galleria Carla Sozzani, Hatje Cantz, Hansgrohe Axor, Hermès, Hublot, Mauviel, Mover Sportswear, Luceplan, Nestlé, Nespresso, Petit h, Punkt., Rémy Martin, Scott, SIGG, Swiss International Air Lines, Swissnex, USM, Vacheron Constantin, Vitra, Wallpaper* or Woolmark…

Thanks to the network established at ECAL and by producing a portfolio to the highest professional standards, once they complete their studies our graduates have the choice of working for renowned companies or immediately setting up their own studios.

02/11/2026

🪥 FALL WORKSHOP LECTURES 🪥

On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from the 2nd to the 11th of November 2026!

PROGRAM, From 1PM to 2PM

Monday 2nd November

Atelier Bingo, Graphic Designers — France
Kourtney Roy, Photographer & Film Maker — Canada

Tuesday 3rd November

Robin Bervini, Photographer et CGI artist — Switzerland
Vrints-Kolsteren, Graphic Designers — Belgium

Monday 9th November

Baron Lanteigne, Digital Artist — Canada
Liv Schulman, Artist — Argentina
David Ericsson, Designer — Sweden

Tuesday 10th November

Franz Impler, 3D Artist — Germany
Zuqiang Peng, Artist — France/Holland
Michel Charlot, Designer — Switzerland

Wednesday 11th November

BORA, Digital Artist — France
Soft Baroque, Designers — England
Baker Wardlaw, Artist — Switzerland

🗓️ 2nd to the 11th of November
📍 IKEA Auditorium, ECAL
🔑 Free entry







Visual by Jamy Herrmann

27/10/2026

⚡️ CAS CREATIVE LEADERSHIP ⚡️

“The program approaches the future not as something that is just happening to us, but as something we can influence and shape actively”
— Céline Beyeler, graphic designer & founder of the Kornhaus Atelier

Elevate your creative practice with strategic vision. Five modules in English online and on site

🗓️ Registration until the 6th of December 2026

More information with the link in bio

21/10/2026

🔍 BE PICKY! 🔍

Over the course of their second semester project, first-year Master Digital Experience Design students focus on micro interactions in digital interfaces. They zoom in on the smallest pieces of the interface, obsess over every pixel, state and transition, and build complex selection components from the ground up. These tiny interactions may seem trivial from afar, yet they are what makes an interface feel responsive and reliable, while still leaving room for play. Each student designs their own high-fidelity « picker » for data-heavy environments, ranging from type finders to matter explorers.

Under the guidance of Romain Collaud and Alain Bellet

With the assistance of Martial Grin

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20/10/2026

🚀 CAS Creative Leadership 2027 · Applications Open! 🚀
 
Elevate your creative practice by developing your strategic vision alongside leading experts from the creative industries.
 
Join a programme combining strategy, sustainability and forward-thinking approaches to creative leadership.
 
📅 January to December 2027
Fridays, 1:30–5:30 pm
Online & onsite
 
5 modules x 5 weeks
· Creative Entrepreneurship
· Sustainable Design
· Creative Communications Strategies
· Creative Futures
· Creative Collaborations and Leadership
 
⏳ Application deadline: 6th December 2026
 
👉 Link in bio


 

15/10/2026

💖 DIPLOMA EXHIBITION 💖

The 29th of October will be the opening of the exhibition showcasing Diploma projects by our Bachelor & Master students! On the 27th of October come see the screenings of the projects from the Cinema department

🗓️ 27th of October — 7pm, Film Screening
📍 Cinema Capitole Lausanne

🗓️ 29th of October — 6pm, Exhibition Opening
📍ECAL

🗓️ 30th of October till the 4th of December, Diploma Exhibition
📍 ECAL










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13/10/2026

⚡️ Innovation by Design Challenge ⚡️

Cinq entreprises vont confier leur projet à des duos de designers le temps d’un sprint de deux jours. 48h pour questionner un produit, sa cible et ses usages!

Lors de cette soirée, ils présenteront le résultat face à un jury d’experts.

🗓 Mercredi 18.11.2026, 18h
📍 ECAL, Renens
Talk « Design from Day One » d’Hervé Rigal, fondateur et CEO de .
Entrée libre, inscription via le lien en bio


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08/10/2026

🌐 ECAL A TYPOGRAPHIC ATLAS IN LOS ANGELES 🌐 

For its third stop of its North American tour, ECAL A Typographic Atlas passes through the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT). 

Featuring over 300 typefaces created by ECAL’s Master Type Design and Bachelor Graphic Design students, the exhibition offers a comprehensive over of contemporary typography.

In Pasadena, the exhibition is complemented by a selection of work created over the past ten years by ArtCenter College of Design. 

Exhibition opening and panel discussion
🗓️ Wednesday October 21st, 2026
📍Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT)

In the presence of Brian Roettinger, Art Director, Alexis Georgacopoulos , ECAL Director and Greg Lindy, Type Designer & Teacher at ArtCenter.

🕗 Opening schedule 
21.10–18.12.2026
Open daily from 8am to 7pm

✈️ Next stops 
Lausanne • Zurich • Tokyo • and more to come...

With the support of Presence Switzerland and Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco






30/09/2026

🇨🇭ECAL × Victorinox 🇨🇭
 
Together, and ECAL invited Bachelor Industrial Design students to explore the design principles of the Original Swiss Army Knife™ and translate them into new ideas for contemporary life.
 
The result: 5 projects, 5 different perspectives 
 
There’s still time to have your say. Vote for your favourite by September 30 via the link in bio.
 
Students
Aurelie Richard, Mélissa Da Silva Nicolet, Damien Barman, Leo Niksch and Violeta Kostadinova
 


 

07/09/2026

⚡️New short course: Critical AI for Creatives⚡️
 
Registration open for Critical AI for Creatives, a short course built for designers and creative professionals. 
 
From ethics, copyright and strategy to hands-on practice: price for AI work, design prompts, generate image, text and video, build your own workflows and develop an informed approach to AI whilst maintaining your creative voice.
 
Apply by 25.10.2026

More information & registration link in bio 
 
Lecturers: Sylvain Aerni, Raphaël Antonietti , Alexis Foucault, Darja Gartner, Gaël Hugo, Clément Jaton, Matthieu Minguet, Tom-Jacques Perret, Pascal Wicht

31/08/2026

🌐⚜️ ECAL A TYPOGRAPHIC ATLAS IN MONTRÉAL ⚜️🌐

The travelling exhibition ECAL A TYPOGRAPHIC ATLAS’ fifth stop is Montréal!

The presentation of the exhibition at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) features a special collaboration with the UQAM Centre de design in the form of a site-specific installation. This 360-degree typographic projection, which unfolds across the walls of the exhibition hall, offers reflections on contemporary type design practices by giving a voice to members of the typographic community.

Featuring over 300 typefaces created by ECAL’s Master Type Design and Bachelor Graphic Design students, the exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary typography.

🗣️ Exhibition opening & roundtable
🗓️ 09.09.2026, 4pm
📍UQAM, Montréal

In the presence of Head of ECAL Master Type Design Matthieu Cortat-Roller , Alexandre Saumier Demers, letterer and type designer, Jessica Ledoux , graphic and type designer and Étienne Aubert-Bonn , type designer at Coppers and Brasses.

🕓 Opening schedule
10.09–04.10.2026
Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00am–6:00pm

➡️ Next stops
Los Angeles · Lausanne · Zurich · Tokyo · and more to come...

⬅️ Previous stops
Turin · Leipzig · Paris · New York

Supported by and Consulat général de Suisse à Montréal






       

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