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    ZHdK Graduate Award Design 2024

    Diploma 2024

    The ZHdK Graduate Award Design 2024 winners: Enrico Bachmann (left) and Armin Aschenbrenner (right). Photo: David Jรคggi. ยฉ ZHdK.

    Published on 26.06.2024

    Author Lรฉa Ermuth

    • Design

    The Department of Design is pleased to announce this year's winners of the ZHdK Graduate Award Design: Enrico Bachmann from the Major Knowledge Visualisation received the ZHdK Graduate Award Bachelor Design. Armin Aschenbrenner, who studied Interaction Design, received the ZHdK Graduate Award Master Design. The prize is endowed with 5,000 Swiss francs. The official award ceremony will take place during the University Day on November 7, 2024.

    In addition, two Honourable Mentions were awarded this year: Charles Hanil Roberge with ยซRiceBoy Dreamsยป (BA Major Game Design) and Loris Bosco & Anna Suter with ยซIm Schatten des Matterhornsยป (BA Major Cast / Audiovisual Media) received honourable mentions.

    The Department of Design congratulates all the winners on their outstanding work.

    ZHdK Graduate Award Bachelor Design: ยซProceed to Rescueยป by Enrico Bachmann

    Maritime authorities in the Mediterranean have put restrictions in place to curb migration flows across the sea. NGO rescue vessels operating in the area are now at risk of sanctions, while the danger and number of shipwrecks have increased. This short animation was created in collaboration with SOS Mรฉditerranรฉe and highlights the consequences of rescuing lives.

    • Image of the diploma project ยซProceed to Rescueยป by Enrico Bachmann. Image of the diploma project ยซProceed to Rescueยป by Enrico Bachmann.

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    ZHdK Graduate Award Master Design: ยซDigital Zellijยป by Armin Aschenbrenner

    Zellij is the traditional Moroccan craft of cutting and composing mosaic tiles into complex geometric patterns. Because of their reliance on mathematical properties, as well as their spiritual and philosophical roots in the materialisation of abstraction, these patterns demonstrate a strong predisposition for digitalisation.
    This master thesis aims to explore whether new use cases for Zellij can be generated by the introduction of parametric digital fabrication technologies. The outcome of this project is a tangible interface prompting a discussion about the future of Islamic patterns in a hands-on fashion and enabling the development of hybrid fabrication processes โ€“ a human-machine collaboration for traditional Moroccan craft.

    • Image of the diploma project ยซDigital Zellijยป by Armin Aschenbrenner. Image of the diploma project ยซDigital Zellijยป by Armin Aschenbrenner.
    • Programme

      More information about the Bachelor and Master Major in Knowledge Visualization.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

      More information about the Bachelor and Master Major in Interaction Design.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

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