Lena Bernasconi
Industrial Designer
Lena Bernasconi
Industrial Designer
Based in
Lausanne, Switzerland
Seniority
1 - 3 years experience
Age
24 years old
Nationality
Switzerland
Resume
About

Lena Bernasconi is an inclusive, feminist, and socially engaged designer based in Lausanne, Switzerland. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from ECAL in 2024.

Her practice is rooted in dialogue and collaboration with users, ensuring that their needs and lived experiences gu

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ide the design process.
She focuses on overlooked contexts to create inclusive, functional solutions that embody empathy, dignity, and joy. Through her projects, she aims to make accessible products for audiences who are often ignored.​​​​​​​

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Founder
Wormbags Jan. 2026 - Present
Lausanne, Switzerland

Brand of inclusive bags

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Talk Dopolavoro+, "Product design di genere", Città Fertile
Città Fertile Dec. 2025 - Present
Lecce, Italy
Feminine Literacy, Doyenne studio, with WWW, Custom Lane
Doyenne studio Nov. 2025 - Present
Edimburgh , United Kingdom
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beaucoup beaucoup de balles, with beaucoup beaucoup collective, Lausanne
collectif beaucoup beaucoup Oct. 2025 - Present
Lausanne, Switzerland
Design days 2025, Lausanne
Design days Lausanne Jun. 2025 - Present
Lausanne, Switzerland
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House of Switzerland 2025, Milano Design Week with WWW
House of Switzerland 2025 Apr. 2025 - Present
Milano, Italy
Founder
Studio Lena Bernasconi Feb. 2025 - Present
Lausanne, Switzerland

Studio Lena Bernasconi is a design studio creating objects and systems at the intersection of design, inclusion, and responsibility.
Its practice is rooted in dialogue and collaboration with users.
Needs and lived experiences guide the process.
The studio focuses on overlooked contexts to create incl

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usive, functional solutions that embody empathy, dignity, and joy.

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Co-founder
collectif beaucoup beaucoup Jan. 2025 - Present
Switzerland

beaucoup beaucoup is a collective of 11 designers, founded in 2025 by ECAL industrial design graduates, built on friendship and a shared, joyful approach to collaborative design.

Camper, Designer, Camp10, "Caos infinito", Fundación Camper
Fundación Camper Feb. 4, 2026 - Feb. 14, 2026
Palma di Mallorca, Spain
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Winner
Gewinnerin Förderpreis 2026 Schweizerischer Werkbund SWB
2026
Bern, Switzerland
Recipient
Prototype development Grant Prohelvetia
2026
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Finalist
Swiss design awards
2025
Basel, Switzerland

Product design
with WWW

Winner
FIT IMPACT Grant
2025
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Shortlisted
iphiGenia Gender Design Award
2025
Recipient
Starting Power Programme 2025 Prohelvetia
2025
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Bachelor Industrial Design
ECAL - École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne Sep. 18, 2021 - Jul. 12, 2024
Renens, Switzerland
Winner
Prix Tremplin ECAL Fondation Leenaards
2024
Industry sectors

Fashion

Culture

Software skills

Rhino 3D Modeling Software

SolidWorks 3D

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Premiere Pro

Languages

Italian

Native language

French

Native language

English

Professional knowledge

German

Basic knowledge