EXECAL Award

From 2024, the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 will be awarded to a Master's student who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her Master's thesis.

Two grants to develop and give public visibility to two Bachelor's theses are now awarded by the Jan Michalski Foundation, to support the development of the dissertation & CHF 5,000.


Since 2018, two EXECAL awards of CHF 1,000 have been awarded to two graduate students – one Bachelor’s and one Master’s – for excellent final dissertations (theoretical work).


Prior to 2018, either one or two EXECAL Prizes (of between CHF 500 and CHF 1,000 each) were awarded to graduate students for outstanding work.



Photo prétexte : ECAL/David Excoffier
2024

EXECAL AWARD - CHF 1'000.-

A prize awarded to a graduate who has produced a distinguished Master's thesis project.

Presented by Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary and Stéphanie Moisdon, Head of Fine Arts Master.


Oriane Emery (graduate MA Fine Arts)

ECAL/Marvin Merkel
2023

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2022 for excellent final dissertations:


  1. Robin Luginbühl (Bachelor's in Industrial design)
  2. Maxine Granzin (Master's in Product Design)

Presented by Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary and Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Head of Bachelor in Industrial design.

ECAL/Marvin Merkel
2022

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2022 for excellent final dissertations:


  • Mara Wohlfahrt (Bachelor's in Graphic Design)
  • Amélie Gallay (Master's in Type Design)


Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, EXECAL President and Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary.

ECAL/Santiago Martinez
2021

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2021 for excellent final dissertations:


  1. Rayane Jemaa (Bachelor's in Media & Interaction Design)
  2. Silvio Rebholz (Master's in Product Design)


Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, EXECAL President and Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary.

ECAL/Jimmy Rachez
2020

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2020 for excellent final dissertations:


  1. Bérengère Bussioz (Bachelor’s in Industrial Design) 
  2. Sophie Wietlisbach (Master’s in Type Design) 


Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, EXECAL President and Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary.

ECAL / Jimmy Rachez
2019

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2019 for excellent final dissertations:


  • Hugo Plagnard (Bachelor’s in Photography) 
  • Benedek Takács (Master’s in Type Design) 


Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, EXECAL President.

Photo : ECAL/Calypso Mahieu
2018

Award winners of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2018 for excellent final dissertations:


  • Antoine Flahaut (Bachelor’s in Cinema) 
  • Jakob Reuter (Master’s in Product Design) 


Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, EXECAL President.

Photo : ECAL/Calypso Mahieu
2017

Award winner of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2017 for an excellent final dissertation:


  • Laura-Issé Tusevo (Bachelor’s in Graphic Design) 


Presented by Yves Zbinden, EXECAL member.

Photo : ECAL/Younès Klouche
2016

Award winner of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2016 for an excellent final dissertation:


  • Clément Lambelet (Bachelor’s in Photography) 
2015

Award winner of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2015 for an excellent final dissertation:


  • Pierre-Xavier Puissant (Bachelor’s in Media & Interaction Design) 


Presented by Alexis Georgacopoulos, EXECAL member.

Photo : ECAL/Younès Klouche
2014

Award winner of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2014 for an excellent final dissertation:


  • Philippine Chaumont (Bachelor’s in Graphic Design)
2013

Award winner of the EXECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2013 for an excellent final dissertation:


  • Prune Simon-Vermot (Master’s in Art Management) 
2012

Award winners of the ECAL Award of CHF 1,000 in 2012 for excellent final dissertations:


  • Daniele Bortotto (Master’s in Product Design) 
  • Florine Bonaventure (Master’s in Art Direction)