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On the occasion of Paris Photo 2026, ECAL presents Soft Photography – Human Emotions and Machine-Generated Images in two exhibitions at the Grand Palais and at the Espace Commines. Accompanied by a publication, this research project explores the role of AI-generated images in contemporary visual culture.
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From October 30 to November 8, ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design will be present at the GIFF Festival 2026.
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From 30 October to 4 December, ECAL presents the Diploma Projects 2026. Opening on Thursday 29 October at 6 pm.
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ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design is taking part in the KIKK Festival 2026 in Namur, Belgium, from October 22 to 25, 2026 with a selection of projects.
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Third stop of its North American tour, the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, ot the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles, presents the exhibition ECAL A Typographic Atlas.
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From 14 to 18 October, ECAL will be present at the Mesh Festival 2026.
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Trampolino for the Future is a project created for New Galerie in Paris by students of ECAL's Master Fine Arts program.
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The exhibition, result of the Vibrations Forward research project, delves into the archives of the Swiss magazine Vibrations, published in Lausanne from 1991 to 2013. A collaboration with CIRCUIT Contemporary Art Center and the On The Vibe association.
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As part of a collaboration with the Point Bleu, students in the Foundation Year were invited to imagine their own worlds and bring them to life through images using secondhand objects.
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In this exhibition organized in collaboration with the Chillon Castle, ECAL students offer a contemporary perspective on its medieval symbols.
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Second stop of its North American tour, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) presents the exhibition ECAL A Typographic Atlas.
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For Paris Design Week 2026, ECAL is collaborating with the Korean brand Helinox to create a collection of lights.
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As part of the Photo-sensible exhibition, dedicated to the work of photographer André Schmid, the Lausanne History Museum presents works by students of ECAL's Bachelor Photography.
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At the 10th edition of the Biennale Images Vevey, centered on the theme "We are family!", several ECAL graduates and professors are exhibiting their work.
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For its fourth stop, the exhibition ECAL A Typographic Atlas is presented in New York by The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography.
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For the Design Days 2026, ECAL presents a selection of projects from its collaboration with Cristallina Design, focusing on a rare material: the only marble quarried in Switzerland.
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As part of the DemSCAPE-VD research project, conducted jointly by 4 schools from HES-SO (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) in collaboration with the municipalities of Bussigny and Yverdon-les-Bains, ECAL was commissioned to develop a different photography exhibition for each municipality.
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For the 2026 Festival des Cabanes, ECAL is presenting an installation in collaboration with Mutina and French designer Ronan Bouroullec.
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As part of the presentation of ECAL A Typographic Atlas at Program/me, the launch of the exhibition's book, as well as a conference with typographers, teachers, researchers, and publishers, will also take place.
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As part of the DemSCAPE-VD research project, conducted jointly by 4 schools from HES-SO (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) in collaboration with the municipalities of Bussigny and Yverdon-les-Bains, ECAL was commissioned to develop a different photography exhibition for each municipality.
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On the occasion of the Mapping Festival 2026, ECAL presents the ECAL 360 LAB for the third consecutive year.
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Second-year students of the ECAL Fine Arts Bachelor present a group exhibition exploring the relationship between individual elements and the creation of a whole.
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As part of the Milan Design Week 2026, ECAL and Google present the exhibition A Message From Tomorrow, featuring the projects of Master Product Design students.
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Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week 2026.
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Hubris, peu importe brings together the works of ECAL Fine Arts Bachelor students for a group exhibition curated by Estelle Hoy.
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ECAL Bachelor Industrial Design students present miniature versions of furniture pieces designed by Vico Magistretti in the exhibition Vico Magistretti and Japan in Milan.
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At the exhibition Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, ECAL presents two original installations that invite visitors to explore the concept of time.
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Conceived as a travelling exhibition, ECAL A Typographic Atlas reflects ECAL’s long-standing commitment to contemporary graphic and type design.
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A festival for experimental media art and digital cultures, localhost returns for its second edition with three days of talks, workshops, and performances dedicated to experimental practices in digital art and design.
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ECAL presents a selection of projects developed in collaboration with Cristallina Design, focusing on a rare material: the only marble quarried in Switzerland.
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ECAL welcomes the 8th edition of the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents exhibition.
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Curated by Master Type Design and Bachelor Graphic Design programmes, this project presents a wide selection of 300 typefaces created by ECAL students from around the world.
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On the occasion of Art Genève’s 2026 edition, 2016 takes the form of an installation conceived by students of the ECAL Master in Visual Arts during a workshop led by artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.
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From January 23 to 25, four Bachelor Media & Interaction Design diploma projects will be featured in the immersive section of the 2026 Solothurn Film Festival.
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From November 21 to December 14, Ferme des Tilleuls hosts "Dark Matter", an exhibition by Laura Cipriano and Yannick de Kalbermatten, winners of the City of Renens 2025 Encouragement Prize.
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Visit WARMER VISIONS at Paris Photo 2025, an exhibition inspired by Moncler's alpine heritage interpreted by ECAL Bachelor Photography students.
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On the occasion of Paris Photo 2025, ECAL is collaborating with Paperboy Magazine on a special issue!On the occasion of Paris Photo 2025, ECAL is collaborating with Paperboy Magazine on a special issue!
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VU.CH, art in hospitals, is hosting an exhibition based on the RE.CHUV+ECAL project, led by ECAL for CHUV, which proposes a concrete approach to circular design.
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From 31 October to 9 November, ECAL will be present at the GIFF Festival 2025.
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From 31 October to 5 December, ECAL presents the Diploma Projects 2025. Opening on Thursday 30 October at 6 pm.
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ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design is taking part in the KIKK Festival 2025 in Namur (Belgium) from October 23 to 26, 2025 with a selection of projects.
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From 27 September to 21 December 2025, Reminix, the exhibition by Gary Sandoz, winner of the Plateforme 10 × ECAL Prize, can be discovered under the arcades of Plateforme 10.
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From 24 September to 21 December 2025, as part of L’Appartement – Espace Images Vevey, Lea Sblandano, winner of the Prix Images Vevey x ECAL 2024, presents Neijuan, her Bachelor Photography project.
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The books awarded by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (OFC) take part in numerous book fairs as well as a travelling exhibition in Switzerland and abroad, including a stop at ECAL from 23 September to 3 October 2025.
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Some ECAL graduates are featured in the exhibition Gen Z. Shaping a new gaze, presented at Photo Elysée.
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ECAL is taking part in Designer's Saturday in Oslo with the project Sound & Vision, created in collaboration with Swedish brand Offecct.
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Deemed Visionless is a group exhibition by students from ECAL’s Master Fine Arts, conceived as a free, off-programme experience in collaboration with the Parisian gallery Treize.
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During the 2025 Zurich Design Weeks, ECAL will exhibit HOMEWORKS, its limited edition collection created for micasa, and take part in a talk on creative entrepreneurship alongside Pro Helvetia and ZHdK.
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ECAL is taking part in the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen with the project Sound & Vision, created in collaboration with Swedish brand Offecct.
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On the occasion of Design Days 2025, ECAL presents HOMEWORKS, a new collection born from its collaboration with micasa.