UPS – Under Pressure Solutions, 25.09–18.10.2024, Gallery l'elac, ECAL

UPS – Under Pressure Solutions
25.09–18.10.2024
Gallery l'elac, ECAL


In a rapidly changing world, industrial design is facing new challenges. For the Milano Design Week, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions, an experimental research project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the furniture industry through the use of shape memory materials.

 


Successfully inaugurated at Milan Design Week 2024, the exhibition shows the process and results of this exploration led by five industrial designers teaching at ECAL – Camille Blin , Christophe Guberan , Anthony Guex , Chris Kabel et Julie Richoz, as well as objects designed by Master Product Design students, revealing the innovative and creative potential of cellulose sponge.

OPENING & TALK

Tuesday 24 September, 6pm

Conversation moderated by Anniina Koivu , curator and Head of Theory, Master Design, ECAL, with:

Tiffany Abitbol,  Head of the Sustainable Materials Laboratory, EPFL
Camille Blin , Head of Master Product Design, ECAL
Erwan Bouroullec, Designer, Paris
Brice Tempier , Product Design Master student, ECAL

DATES & SCHEDULE

25.09 – 18.10.2024 
Wednesday – Friday 
1pm – 5pm 
Free entry

Other opening times on request at antoine.vauthey@ecal.ch

VENUE

Galerie l'ELAC  
Avenue du Temple 5  
1020 Renens 

WEBSITE

underpressuresolutions.ch

DESIGNERS

Camille BlinChristophe Guberan , Anthony Guex , Chris KabelJulie Richoz

HEAD OF RESEARCH

Camille Blin

PROJECT MANAGER & RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Margherita Banchi , Margo Clavier

STUDENTS

Eduardo Altamirano Castro, Youssef Bassil, Louis Bosnjak, James Caruso, Marco Ciacci, Gabriella Duck Garnham, Justus Hilfenhaus, Takumi Ise, Clémentine Merhebi, Yeonsu Na, Lilian Onstenk, David Quintero Ortiz, Antonio Severi, Brice Tempier, Li Chung Wei

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Événements liés

ECAL MILANO 2024: UPS – Under Pressure Solutions,16–21.04.2024,Spazio Orso 16, Milano

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL MILANO 2024: UPS – Under Pressure Solutions,
16–21.04.2024,
Spazio Orso 16, Milano

ECAL presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions at Milano Design Week 2024.