Dezeen School Shows: a chair and footstool designed to help children adjust to desk work is among the product design projects from Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art.
Also featured is a cutlery set designed for people with Parkinson’s disease, as well as a project that examines how once drinking fountains were key social meeting points.
Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art
Institution: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
School: Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Thai Hua, Andreas Saxer, Christof Sigerist, Miriam Nietlispach, Mònica Gaspar, Fritz Gräber, Vera Sacchetti, Michael Niederberger, Michiel Martens, Giovanna Lisignoli, Guy Markowitsch and Bigna Suter
School statement:
“Object designers design products – and thus shape the way we as consumers will perceive, select, use, value and reuse products in the future.
“We regard the heritage of industrialisation as an indispensable source of know-how in the use of materials, manufacturing technology, ergonomics and functionality.
“But we also recognise that the side effects of industrialisation stand in the way of a future worth living.
“This is a balancing act we face: material cycles and reuse, intelligent linking of digital technology with craftsmanship, regional production, transdisciplinary cooperation and last but not least, responsible consumer behaviour.
“Object designers think and design for a future-proof society.”
Zwischenspiel by Anastassia Andreadaki
“The wagon, conceived for a workshop, is filled with playful ‘nonsense objects’ and is intended to encourage people to undertake urban-planning projects together with young children as participants.
“Children are not only small users of urban spaces, they are also active designers of it. The jointly developed collection of objects provides grown-ups with a sensory window into how children perceive the world.
“The goal is to bridge the gap between adult and child perceptions in order to promote vibrancy and inclusion in our cities, in the sense that the city can only be better designed for all if we think in a child-sensitive ways.”
Student: Anastassia Andreadaki
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Andreas Saxer and Mònica Gaspar
Email: a.andreadaki[at]gmx.ch
Sillage by Annina Weiss
“The sun gifts us light, warmth and energy. It plays an important role in our health and our wellbeing. Its impact in interior spaces is especially important nowadays to the extent that we spend a lot of our time indoors.
“This project examines natural light as a mood instrument in order to develop a steering system to promote natural daylighting.
“Sillage is designed to transform sun rays into soft, glare-free light. Movable layers allow the incidence of light to be flexibly adjusted without blocking out the sunlight.”
Student: Annina Weiss
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Fritz Gräber and Vera Sacchetti
Email: herbie004[at]hispeed.ch
Yerim by Kerim Ergül
“Cutlery is a core part of our culinary culture. The work Yerim (Turkish for ‘I eat’) involved developing a set of inclusive cutlery tailored to the needs of people with Parkinson’s disease.
“Stigmatising special solutions are often rejected by those affected, which is why the work takes a new design approach that makes use easier through form and aesthetic.
“The work is an invitation to rethink our food culture and to make to it more openly, more accessibly and more variedly experienceable.”
Student: Kerim Ergül
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Andreas Saxer and Mònica Gaspar
Email: kerim.erguel[at]yahoo.de
Siha – Stress Reduction and Wellbeing at work by Laurent Boschung
“Noise and visual distractions in large open-plan offices make it hard to stay concentrated.
“Regaining ones working equilibrium requires considerable effort and time. This can trigger stress and in the case of constant exposure leads to mental overload.
“And all of this occurs in a setting where people spend a large part of their lives. In order to counteract this mental overload, a mobile focus zone was developed that can be worn on the body.
“Using cast-off sound-absorbing material, the focus zone concentrates sight and hearing onto what is essential.”
Student: Laurent Boschung
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Christof Sigerist and Vera Sacchetti
Email: laurent_boschung[at]hotmail.com
Public Drinking Fountain by Lia-Chiara Burkhart
“Drinking fountains were once social meeting points – places of interaction, provision and encounter.
“This project reinterprets this tradition. What constitutes a meeting point in today’s world? How can everyday life be decelerated and how can spaces for interaction be promoted?
“The prototype design combines access to water with collective design and acts as an invitation to rethink public space in a spirit of inclusiveness and sustainability.”
Student: Lia-Chiara Burkhart
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Fritz Gräber and Vera Sacchetti
Email: lia.burkhart[at]gmail.com
Klangmahlzeit by Lisa Rubio
“How do we shape our shared mealtimes and what happens with and between us?
“Klangmahlzeit is a performative installation combining object, person and sound. Interactions occur throughout three courses, symbolising different eating settings and conducting a multilayered soundscape using the sound recordings of the table.
“The upshot is an acoustic stage that invites us to explore our eating habits with our senses alert. In an experimental design process, sound design and object design create new thinking spaces.
“This is an interdisciplinary project about habits, interaction and mindfulness.”
Student: Lisa Rubio
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Miriam Nietlispach and Mònica Gaspar
Email: lisa.rubio[at]outlook.com
Nodus Viridis – where plants and humans meet by Lou Vernier
“The project ‘Nodus Viridis’ is a speculative treatment of the interplay between people and houseplants. It concentrates on objects that promote a sense of interrelationship, acting as mediators between both worlds.
“Some of the objects translate the signs of the plants into signals that can be perceived by humans. Others are designed to encourage mindfulness and appreciation for the green co-inhabitants.”
Student: Lou Vernier
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Miriam Nietlispach and Mònica Gaspar
Email: lou[at]temporarything.com
Re:Move by Marco Salvadè
“By mechanically attaching the upper and the sole, this modular shoe system challenges conventional glue-based production methods.
“The exchangeable components consist of pure mono-materials, while a connector system allows both a circular material cycle and situational adjustments. This approach combines resource-saving consumption and material-conscious design.”
Student: Marco Salvadè
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Andreas Saxer and Vera Sachetti
Email: mr.salvade[at]gmail.com
Bisogno by Monika Kamila Brzozowska
“Our day-to-day lives are marked by small, invisible touches. Based on the principle of slow design, Bisogno encourages people to be slower, to touch consciously and to sense.
“The designed handles for the Bialetti espresso pot make everyday use an intense experience. They invite the user to pause and transform coffee-making into a mindful ritual.
“The project is a reflexion on and enhancement of an everyday object. Through their crafted quality, sensuousness and emotional connectedness, instead of being casually, used they form a long-term companionship.”
Student: Monika Kamila Brzozowska
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Fritz Gräber and Vera Sacchetti
Email: monika.kml[at]icloud.com
Inslä – Furniture For a Dynamic Classroom by Frank Frick
“The project deals with the topic of sitting during the transition from playful, childlike learning on the floor to the more rigid, grown-up-like work at the table in school.
“Young pupils can use the stool to discover sitting freely, establish their right sitting posture while working their muscular system in a varied way.
“With this addition to the traditional chair, children can better customise their working situation in classrooms with free choice of desk. In short, the object creates an awareness for healthy, varied sitting in the learning environment.”
Student: Frank Frick
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Christof Sigerist and Vera Sacchetti
Email: frank[at]formbar.studio
Forms of Relaxation by Meline Maria Sager
“For many people, stress has become a part of everyday life. It becomes strenuous if this tension is not relieved and the body remains in a state of constant activity.
“The project Forms of Relaxation approaches this topic from a design perspective. Physical supports are developed that encourage relief via form, material and sensations.
“The objects relate to everyday situations and promote a mindful and conscious feeling of relaxation.”
Student: Meline Maria Sager
Course: Bachelor Object Design
Tutors: Miriam Nietlispach and Mònica Gaspar
Email: melinesager[at]gmail.com
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