Once more, the SDA Bachelor Award has been presented. Two diploma projects each from the BA Majors Industrial Design, Trends & Identity and Interaction Design were nominated for the Bachelor Award of the Swiss Design Association (SDA). The award honours outstanding, visionary design. All nominated projects can be found here.
As part of the graduation ceremony of the Department of Design at ZHdK on June 20, 2025, the winning project was announced by Isabelle Scholtemeijer (Vice-President Swiss Design Association). The department congratulates Elia Salerno and Stepan Vedunov, graduates of the BA Major Interaction Design, who convinced the jury with their project «Kymu».
«Kymu» is a telerehabilitation service for paediatric neuromuscular physiotherapy that reduces visit burden and boosts adherence and autonomy. Therapists assign personalised home exercises and assessments via a web app. Children use a TV or VR to perform guided sessions and motivating exergames. «Kymu» captures objective data like range of motion and balance, enabling remote monitoring and personalised care to improve outcomes and quality of life for children with neuromuscular conditions.