Department of Design

Diploma 2026

Diploma projects

FINE-ANTS

Niclas Funk
Diploma projects

Mapping Carceral Environments: Investigating the Prison as a Spatial and Institutional Phenomenon

Paula Meyer-Clason
Aesthetics of Care by Nathanael Boell. © ZHdK.

Aesthetics of Care

Nathanael Boell
«(dis)appearing» by Lia Bellini, Meret Gut. © ZHdK.

(dis)appearing

Lia Bellini, Meret Gut
surgical sealant link by Simon Haas. © ZHdK.

surgical sealant link

Simon Haas
Serwa by Sina Budmiger, Ben Sauter. © ZHdK.

Serwa

Sina Budmiger, Ben Sauter
«Volkstanzen für Alle!» by Laura Balsiger. © ZHdK.

Volkstanzen für Alle!

Laura Balsiger
Diploma projects

Orion

Tommaso Poggi, Pablo Blumer
Diploma projects

7 Ways of Surviving NY77

Clara Kuhnke
Buoy by Janis Mayer. © ZHdK.

Buoy

Janis Mayer
Diploma projects

Emphasizing the Overlooked

Nevin GoetschmannIn
«super dreamy wave catcher boys» by Damian Gierer. © ZHdK.

super dreamy wave catcher boys

Damian Gierer
Diploma projects

ATTENTION ATTENTION

Dennis Vugts
«Ossuarium» by Ariana Huber & Nina Hungerbühler. © ZHdK.

Ossuarium

Ariana Huber & Nina Hungerbühler
Diploma projects

Dad’s Expiry Date

Chiara Felicia Temmel
Diploma projects

What You Say Is What You Get?

Fabian Pitzer
Diploma projects

Deadline

Lola Renner
BOVINE, Nathalie Sulser © ZHdK

BOVINE

Nathalie Sulser
Diploma projects

ANY Magazine – Remains of Love

Valerie Rohner
Diploma projects

72 Hours

Chantal Clay
Diploma projects

7 lyrische Manöver

Timon Wallianos
Diploma projects

First Person View

Miles Fischli
Diploma projects

I Am Not One

Sacha Schwarz
Diploma projects

Margins of Infiltration

Lisa Sophia Sommer
Tooling to Regenerate by Caja Peters. © ZHdK.

Tooling to Regenerate

Caja Peters
Diploma projects

Mäzenatische Machtstrukturen – Eine Untersuchung am Beispiel der Familie

Lia Grünig
Diploma projects

Gegen Gift – 40 Jahre Widerstand.

Viviane Bettschart
«RADYA» by Mauro Zocco. © ZHdK.

RADYA

Mauro Zocco
Diploma projects

Vulvue

Meagan Crowe de Janon, Elena Fabrikant
«Rocket Bunny Grows a Garden» by Max Egli & Faina Tatarenko. © ZHdK.

Rocket Bunny Grows a Garden

Max Egli & Faina Tatarenko
Sailing Peperoni, Sophie Herfort © ZHdK

Sailing Peperoni

Sophie Herfort
Diploma projects

Not Made to Fit

Anna Senko
Diploma projects

On uncertainty: a graphic view on its forms

Silvana Aponte
Diploma projects

FULL OUT

Dana Cavaliere
«Performing Messiness» by Nadja Schmidle. © ZHdK.

Performing Messiness

Nadja Schmidle
Diploma projects

Riverando

Silvana De Paola
«Ich möchte und ich wünsche mir…» by Anna Jakob, Rahel Ruf. © ZHdK.

Ich möchte und ich wünsche mir…

Anna Jakob, Rahel Ruf
Diploma projects

Of Moss & Men

Jonathan Youd
«Laundrotastic» by Muriel Ackermann. © ZHdK.

Laundrotastic

Muriel Ackermann
«her.png» by Asya Fischer. © ZHdK.

her.png

Asya Fischer
«SUPER LAZY» by Jan Espig. © ZHdK.

SUPER LAZY

Jan Espig
«Fortune Hotline» by Christian Fluri. © ZHdK.

Fortune Hotline

Christian Fluri
Obra by Johannes Grossmann. © ZHdK.

Obra

Johannes Grossmann
Diploma projects

Rouge

Alicia Godel
«Akua Studios» by Brenda Offe. © ZHdK.

Akua Studios

Brenda Offe
Diploma projects

Do You Buy It?

Leon Junge
Diploma projects

Was söll das?

Nick Wegmann
«Ein Stück mehr Wir» by Paris Baumann. © ZHdK.

Ein Stück mehr Wir

Paris Baumann
Diploma projects

Between Gravel and Meandering

Jasmin Dölle
In Situ Machines by Micha Baggenstos. © ZHdK.

In Situ Machines

Micha Baggenstos
Diploma projects

Flowra

Lea Helbok, Lorena Cirincione
«KUSKUTA – System Awakening» by Nicolas Keel. © ZHdK.

KUSKUTA – System Awakening

Nicolas Keel
«Not About T-Shirts At All» by Ciriaco Limongelli. © ZHdK.

Not About T-Shirts At All

Ciriaco Limongelli
«Touch Grass» by Tendai Bollinger. © ZHdK.

Touch Grass

Tendai Bollinger
Diploma projects

Ase Schoe

Lea Spiess
Diploma projects

SONORO

Joel Staub
Diploma projects

28+0

Luisa Brioschi
Diploma projects

FRAGMENTS

Sarahí Salazar
«Reiz» by Anja Hügli. © ZHdK.

Reiz

Anja Hügli
Neue Gerätelogik by Lukas Mendes. © ZHdK.

Neue Gerätelogik

Lukas Mendes
«deus ex alga» by Lisa Richert. © ZHdK.

deus ex alga

Lisa Richert
Diploma projects

In Search of No-Self

Nicole (Tingxuan) He
Terrabacteria by Karya Anliak. © ZHdK.

Terrabacteria

Karya Anliak
Diploma projects

Informed, Not Alarmed: Designing Result Communication for Menstrual Blood Self-Testing

Caroline Krasnosselski
Diploma projects

Liebes Werdendes Ich

Lisa Steiger
Klub Kult, Gioia Clavijo © ZHdK

Klub Kult

Gioia Clavijo
LIWA by Abirshana Thaylakuru ,Trisha Wettstein. © ZHdK.

LIWA

Abirshana Thaylakuru, Trisha Wettstein
NovelArch by Colin Rhiner. © ZHdK.

NovelArch

Colin Rhiner
Diploma projects

Lens

Noel Kampus, Nico Frey
«Embodiment Practices» by Tonia Erismann. © ZHdK.

Embodiment Practices

Tonia Erismann
Diploma projects

Shaping Understanding – A Glossary

Vivien Pöhls
Diploma projects

Be Aware

Eva Yunna Edens
Diploma projects

feedforward

Rebecca De Bautista
Diploma projects

Windstill

Anne Holmegaard
«Aquatic Regeneration» by Fabienne Inhelder. © ZHdK.

Aquatic Regeneration

Fabienne Inhelder
VOID by Bohdan Kalynkin. © ZHdK.

VOID

Bohdan Kalynkin
Echo 1971, Alexa Weiss © ZHdK

Echo 1971

Alexa Weiss
Diploma projects

Principia Magica

Tim Ruf
Diploma projects

Chornozem

Yaroslava Shylyk, Kirill Kohl, Olivia Menezes
Diploma projects

Pēnelópē

Nina Hitz
Diploma projects

Embracing Uncertainties

Jelka Freivogel
«No Longer» by Yasmina Kupferschmid. © ZHdK.

No Longer

Yasmina Kupferschmid
Diploma projects

Lexicoda

Stanislas Favre
«Frozen Tracks» by Gianmarco di Vincenzo & Jan Thüring. © ZHdK.

Frozen Tracks

Gianmarco Di Vincenzo & Jan Thüring
«Flowbound» by Erja Kumar. © ZHdK.

Flowbound

Erja Kumar
«The Bathers» by Selina Hirsch. © ZHdK.

The Bathers

Selina Hirsch
«Guerilla Playground» by Timon Valkanover. © ZHdK.

Guerilla Playground

Timon Valkanover
Urban Energy Commons by Madeleine L. Hykes. © ZHdK.

Urban Energy Commons

Madeleine L. Hykes
Mena by Yu Ting Chung. © ZHdK.

Mena

Yu Ting Chung
Handwerkerinnen, Tonya Rupp © ZHdK

Handwerkerinnen

Tonya Rupp
Diploma projects

Riparienses Milites

Sharon Rieser
Diploma projects

Between Glances

Iris Prelorentzou
Diploma projects

Verwurzelt

Manon Davies
Diploma projects

Non-human Photography and Implications of Machine Vision

Jan Reisecker
Diploma projects

SHAME

Nadja Häfliger
Diploma projects

732 Masken

Remo Alessandro Wyss
Diploma projects

Paper:Play

Vera Bardin
Diploma projects

Deciphering Traces

Maila Schärer
«SOFT SUIT» by Luna Schäfer. © ZHdK.

SOFT SUIT

Luna Schäfer
Julius Bitter und Neda Hofer © ZHdK

Cancel Me Softly

Julius Bitter, Neda Hofer
Diploma projects

Friedliche Höfe

Loris Truninger
Diploma projects

Make me a man

Praveena Srirathan
Diploma projects

Anqr

Jonathan Gartenmann
Diploma projects

ÆMA — In Search of Naturalness

Anastasiia Maslei
Diploma projects

Night as Habitat

Glenn Hope Fischli
Diploma projects

Current’s Wanderers

Massimo Bordogna
Embodied Deformations by Kishore Krishnakumar. © ZHdK.

Embodied Deformations

Kishore Krishnakumar
Diploma projects

Core Questions

Jasmin Peter
«Flourish» by Anic Müri & Benjamin Scherrer. © ZHdK.

Flourish

Anic Müri & Benjamin Scherrer
SCHNUUF by Jacqueline Keller. © ZHdK.

SCHNUUF

Jacqueline Keller
«Follow» by Catiana Weiss. © ZHdK.

Follow

Catiana Weiss
Wasserstand by Tim Frei. © ZHdK.

Wasserstand

Tim Frei
Diploma projects

SENSE 360°

Catharina Zühlsdorf
«Digital Alchemy» by Sebastian Burckhardt. © ZHdK.

Digital Alchemy

Sebastian Burckhardt
Appetizer, Luis Kohler und Jan Schweizer © ZHdK

Appetizer

Luis Kohler, Jan Schweizer
Navigationssystem für komplexe Umgebungen by Alessandra Brunner, Gingko Däster Fonda. © ZHdK.

Hoshii

Alessandra Brunner, Gingko Däster Fonda
Somnii by Andri Frauenfelder. © ZHdK.

Somnii

Andri Frauenfelder
RE:PACK by Brendan Strickler. © ZHdK.

RE:PACK

Brendan Strickler
Diploma projects

Dive

Loïs Grimm
«Repair Rituals» by Miel Schneeberger. © ZHdK.

Repair Rituals

Miel Schneeberger
«ESCUCHA» by Alyssa Grieder. © ZHdK.

ESCUCHA

Alyssa Grieder
SURIUM, Eleni Erkoç © ZHdK

SURIUM

Eleni Erkoç
Diploma projects

Echoes of the Past

Pia Weintögl
Burned Bridges, Samira Isler © ZHdK

Burned Bridges

Samira Isler
Diploma projects

The Art of Reasoning

Thinle Shitsetsang, Leroy Jallow