Lucerne School of Art and Design. BA Degree Show 2021

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Laura Desch, Samuel Frei, Fabienne Wuethrich

The XS degree program
With XS Jewellery the Lucerne School of Art and Design offers a BA course that is unique in German-speaking Switzerland. XS stands for everything special, the X-tra and the X-tended – in other words an enhanced, forward-looking definition of jewellery. 
The study program provides an education in design with practical relevance to both, everyday rituals and the exceptional. XS Jewellery students use contemporary tools, to create body-related objects at the interface between ritual, aesthetics and wearable functionality.

Students develop expertise in working with a range of materials, including porcelain, high end plastics and various metals, exploring their aesthetic, haptic and expressive qualities. In their studios and specialised workshops, working independently and in teams, they accumulate valuable practical experience and develop their own design positions. Through the constant application of both analog and digital work processes, they learn to apply traditional manufacturing tools while at the same time familiarising themselves with digital craft techniques and other contemporary production methods. The hands-on approach is complemented by methodical and theoretical inputs that include interdisciplinary seminars and instruction in technical English.

Find more information about the XS Jewellery program.

>> Click here to check all graduates' final collection online

Guiding teachers:
Christoph Zellweger, Ilona Schwippel, Thai Hua, Anina Schenker, Suzan Curtis, Peter Bauhuis, Gabi Veit, Monica Gaspar, Kiko Gianocca, Salome Bruggisser.