ZHdK Graduate Award Design 2024
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 «RiceBoy Dreams» (BA Major Game Design) and Loris Bosco & Anna Suter with «Im Schatten des Matterhorns» (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: «Proceed to Rescue» 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 Méditerranée and highlights the consequences of rescuing lives.
ZHdK Graduate Award Master Design: «Digital Zellij» 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 – a human-machine collaboration for traditional Moroccan craft.
