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ECAL and Erika: Pioneering Innovation in Design

Ranked among the world’s top 10 art and design schools, ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) is a creative powerhouse led by Alexis Georgacopoulos. It offers six Bachelor’s programs, five Master’s degrees, and specialized advanced studies in luxury design and digital innovation in partnership with EPFL.

Erika’s Journey and Vision
Erika, a 25-year-old Swedish student, graduated with a Bachelor’s in Media & Interaction Design from ECAL. After moving from Stockholm to Lausanne in 2012 to learn French, Erika developed her passion for design and entrepreneurship, nurtured since the age of 16. ECAL honed her ambition and technical skills, fueling her creativity and innovation.

Déguster l’augmenté: Where Technology Meets Culinary Art
Erika’s project, Déguster l’augmenté, redefines the relationship between food and technology. Exploring new dimensions of storytelling through desserts, the project integrates data to create immersive, poetic culinary experiences:

  • Dessert à l'Air: Animated edible robots, envisioning futuristic sweets.
  • Lumière Sucrée: Lollipops refracting hidden messages through light.
  • Mange Disque: Chocolate records blending the senses of sound and taste.

Erika’s work exemplifies the innovative spirit cultivated at ECAL, merging technology, design, and creativity to push the boundaries of experiential dining.



















𝒟𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓆𝓊𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝓇𝒶 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝓋𝒾𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃𝓃𝑜𝓋𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝓇𝒶𝒻𝓉𝓈𝓂𝑒𝓃 𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝒷𝒿𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝒻𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝟤𝟣𝓈𝓉 𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓎.

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