ECAL e15

In collaboration with
German furniture brand
e15, 1st year Master
Product Design students
developed furniture
concepts celebrating
the companys iconic
BACKENZAHN stool.
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ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne
www.ecal.ch
2016

Director Alexis Georgacopoulos

Head Master Product Design Thilo Alex Brunner
Project Tutor Camille Blin
Assistant Anthony Guex
Press & Communication Selim Atakurt
Photography Maxime Guyon
Graphic Design Pierre Benoit
Typeface Mari Grotesk by Simon Mager
Photolithography James Pascale
Print Artgraphic Cavin SA

Special Thanks to Philipp Mainzer, Farah Ebrahimi,

Jan Philip Holler, Philipp Grundhfer and all the e15 team
www.e15.com
 Marking the twentieth anniversary of modern design
classic BACKENZAHN, e15 invited Master Product
Design students of ECAL/University of Art and Design
Lausanne to develop own interpretations for furniture
and accessories utilising the same materials available
to the companys co-founder Philipp Mainzer when he
conceived the iconic stool.

With a focus on sustainability, the BACKENZAHN stool

was created using wood offcuts from the production
of celebrated table BIGFOOT. For its signature form
and detail, seasoned heartwood is used, resulting in
characteristic cracks, which make every stool unique.

Under the guidance of designer Camille Blin, the

students produced a series of 14 objects that reflect
everyday functions, such as book shelves, childrens
toys or paperweights.

A Bakula Console Adrien Cugulliere 900 780 250 mm

B Cask Bottle rack Sara de Campos Rodrigues 405 130 130 mm
C I Beam Weight Yasunori Morinaga 215 135 135 mm
D Plok Stool Antoine Chauvin 300 275 135 mm
E Vanish Bench Christian Holweck 1640 455 300 mm
F Yuragi Rocking stool Hiroyuki Morita 480 275 135 mm
G Junctions Side table Sara Regal 410 410 300 mm
H Two Table tray Sumegha Mantri 350 155 90 mm
I Half Mirror Nicolas de Vismes 1000 335 67 mm
J Herz Fruit bowl Hugo Chaffiotte 265 265 110 mm
K Anvil Side table Yeyeon Park 600 275 135 mm
L Whale Toy Paul Louda 540 135 135 mm
M Lucky Side board Maxime Augay 2200 745 380 mm
N Mitsogo Shelf Adrien Cugulliere 700 165 175 mm