Master Design Lucerne

Interessierst du dich dafür, wie Design die Art verändert, wie Menschen mit Organisationen und Diensten interagieren? Möchtest du an realen Herausforderungen in öffentlichen und privaten Sektoren arbeiten? Dann könnte der MA Service Design das Richtige für dich sein. Mach mit — bewirb dich bis 15. Juni [eng] Are you curious how design can transform the way people experience organisations and services? Do you want to work on real challenges across public and private sectors? MA Service Design might be for you. Join us — apply by June 15th _____ #ServiceDesign #DesignForChange #HumanCenteredDesign #HSLU #StudyDesign

‼️Online Info Event‼️ 🗓03.06 | 18:00–19:00 Registration (link in bio) 🎓 Curious about our Master’s programs in Design, Digital Ideation, Eco-Social Design, or Service Design? Our online info event is just right for you! Program director Jan-Christoph Zoels will offer exciting insights and answer your questions live. Prospective students and curious minds – join us! 🎓 Neugierig auf unsere Masterstudiengänge Design, Digital Ideation, Eco-Social Design oder Service Design? Dann ist unser Online-Infoevent genau das Richtige für Sie! Studienrichtungsleiter Jan-Christoph Zoels gibt spannende Einblicke und beantwortet Ihre Fragen live. Studieninteressierte und neugierige Köpfe – seid dabei! _____ #HSLU #MasterDesign #DigitalIdeation #ServiceDesign #EcoSocialDesign

Interessierst du dich dafür, wie Design soziale und ökologische Zukünfte gestalten kann? Möchtest du mit realen Systemen, Gemeinschaften und Umwelten arbeiten? Dann könnte der MA Eco-Social Design das Richtige für dich sein. Mach mit — bewirb dich bis 15. Juni [eng] Are you curious how design can shape social and ecological futures? Do you want to work with real systems, communities, and environments? MA Eco-Social Design might be for you. Join us — apply by June 15th _____ #EcoSocialDesign #DesignForChange #SustainableFutures #HSLU #StudyDesign

Immersive Mixed-Reality-Experiences ideenreich und überzeugend gestalten Im Masterstudiengang «Digital Ideation» bringen Studierende ihre unterschiedlichen Fähigkeiten und Erfahrungen ein, explorieren neue Technologien und Vorgehensweisen und beschäftigen sich mit gesellschaftlich relevanten Fragestellungen. Das «Connect Projekt» ermöglicht es den Master-Studierenden, zweimal jährlich im Rahmen eines zweiwöchigen Design Sprints kreative Ideen und Prototypen für externe Partner zu entwickeln. Ein Beispiel ist das «Connect Projekt» für das Federal Office of Topography swisstopo: Es sollten neue Lösungen für Mixed Reality Experiences im swisstopo geodataLab gefunden werden. Die Aufgaben des Bundesamts und die Vielfalt der Geodaten, die swisstopo zur Verfügung stellt, sollten für die Besucher erlebbar gemacht werden. Insgesamt neun Studierende entwickelten gemeinsam mit dem Dozierenden Gregor Finger vielfältige kreative Prototypen für den Data Table und weitere Mixed Reality Experiences für das @swisstopo geodataLab — etwa dazu, wie Besucher via Flugzeug oder Schiff Daten für swistopo sammeln könnten, welche Bedeutung die Geodaten für einen Brückenbau haben, wie spielerisch mittels Handbewegungen oder mit Hilfe eines virtuellen Sandkastens Geländeformen in 3D-Daten gesucht werden könnten, bis hin zu interaktiven VR-Souvenirs. Der Masterstudiengang «Digital Ideation» richtet sich an Designer und Entwickler, die über fundierte Kenntnisse in ihrem jeweiligen Fachgebiet verfügen und Technologien neu denken, interdisziplinär arbeiten sowie nachhaltige Innovationen schaffen möchten. Studierende: Paula Biljaka, Sofia Camprubi, Chiara Gemma Fedon, Elena Lipovetsky, Silvan Monteiro, Jonas Scheiwiller, Antonio Santaniello, Jael Sulger, Lina Witzel Faculty: Gregor Finger, Gabriele Fackler _____ #HSLU #DigitalIdeation #MixedReality #DesignInnovation #swisstopo

From Lucerne to Valais: new rooms, new voices, the same questions approached from another angle. Service Design students visited the Service Design Lab in Sierre on a study trip organised by co-lead Daniele Catalanotto and Service Design student Juliana Magalhães Cardoso, who also works at the lab and introduced its context. In exchange with BA Tourism from HES-SO, participants mapped ideas and developed first prototypes, focusing on how concepts are tested in practice. #HSLU #HESSO #ServiceDesign #StudentExchange #CoCreation

Guest Lecture with Jenifer Becker (Un)creative writing with AI – How large language models are transforming literary production and publishing practices. The lecture confronts how large language models (LLMs) are transforming foundational concepts in literature and writing by actively reshaping the boundaries between human and machine authorship. It examines how creative writing with artificial intelligence disrupts established notions of authorship, creativity, and originality. While digital literature offers conceptual approaches such as collaborative and process-oriented writing practices, the opposite is evident in the growing fields of AI slop and AI pulp – mass-produced texts without discernible narrative intent, now widespread on digital platforms. THU 7 May 2026 13:00 – 14:00 Room 314 or online _____ #AIWriting #DigitalLiterature #Authorship #CreativeAI #hslu

Guest Lecture with François Chambard François lecture will be about: product - prototypes - protest François started UM Project in 2004, a solo designer and maker practice yielding objects of function and fiction. Recently he created unblock-space, to encourage the work of many, with an interest in creating objects of advocacy. To illustrate his position and trajectory, François will present how design has evolved from products to prototypes to pro-tests using examples of his own work and beyond. WED 6 May 2026 13:00 – 14:00 Room 314 or online _____ #hslu #DesignPractice #SpeculativeDesign #DesignEvolution #CreativeAdvocacy

This lecture is based on insights developed in a research seminar organised at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Arts and Cultural Studies in 2024, which hosted artists and researchers investigating generative AI (GenAI). It proposes a framework for categorising artistic approaches to working critically with and on GenAI, resulting in three coordinates: AI imaginaries, AI deconstructions, and AI exposures. Instead of assuming a mere reproduction of aesthetics already inherent in the underlying training datasets, the framework investigates the question of how artistic practices may critically engage with GenAI. The research seminar as well as the paper derived from its results – and on which this talk is based – was coordinated/co-written by Mick With Berland, Daniel Irrgang, and Tanya Ravn Ag. TUE 14 April 13:30–14:30 Atelier 314 or online in Zoom _____ #Daniel Irrgang #GenerativeAI #CriticalAI #AIArt #HSLU

The consumer lifecycle is often overlooked where it matters most — the end. The problems of consumerism are piled high in this gap: hoarding, pollution, unwanted social media posts, security risks, and mis-sold financial products. Joe Macleod speaks about a common source: a bad consumer experience at the end. Join us in closing the gap in the consumer lifecycle. Use Endineering’s stories, tools, and methods to create real change in consumer endings. Take action to make policy, business, and product experiences better for everyone. TUE 7 April 17:30–18:30 Atelier 314 Zoom: https://hslu.zoom.us/j/68160901025?pwd=RnhtL1hIc205TnBZZUVYK0RUQldKQT09 _____ #endineering #HSLU #servicedesign #design #joemacleod

Das Ausstellungs- und Dialogprojekt UFO eröffnet in Emmen neue Räume für Gespräche über lokale und nachhaltige Zukünfte. 🌍 Durch Desk Research, Feldstudien, Interventionen und das Sichtbarmachen bestehender Initiativen entsteht ein wachsendes Netzwerk aus Menschen und Projekten vor Ort. Im April 2026 mündet das Projekt in ein Festival – ein temporärer Begegnungsort zwischen Gemeinde, Hochschule und lokalen Initiativen. Mehr dazu: www.ufo-ufo.space Projektteam: Felix Schultz und Tanja Schüpbach Bilder: @dnnwtt Dies ist eines von sechs ausgewählten Projekten der Projektförderplattform «Sprout!» aus dem Jahr 2025. #hsludfk #hslu #design #film #kunst #Sprout

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What if broken ceramics weren’t waste, but the beginning of something new? From Fragments to Futures Anastasiia Dubinkina, Master of Design Ceramics are made to last, yet once they break they are often treated as waste. In From Fragments to Futures, Anastasiia Dubinkina looks at these fragments differently. Instead of discarding them, she explores how they can become the starting point for new surfaces. The project gathers ceramic shards from studios, homes, and waste streams. Each piece is scanned, sorted, and digitally analyzed before being arranged into mosaic compositions through algorithmic pattern generation. These layouts are then translated back into physical form, combining robotic fabrication with the traditional Catalan mosaic technique Trencadís. By bringing together digital tools and craft practices, Anastasiia transforms fragments into expressive surfaces with their own material story. Her work proposes a more circular approach to ceramics, where waste becomes a resource and broken pieces find a new place in design. #HSLU #Werkschau #GraduateSpotlight #CircularDesign