At the Lucerne School of Art and Design, four research groups collaborate in Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse-funded applied projects with national and international partner institutions from industry, the creative economy, culture and public offices. International co-operations are continuously expanded to provide opportunities for research groups to participate in international projects and to create a path for junior researchers to gain a PhD from doctorate-granting partner universities.
The research groups operate in the following topic areas:
Products & Textiles
Innovations around materiality, sustainability and technology
Design & Management
Human Centered Design in the context of organisational development and management
Visual Narrative
Narration, staging and communication in the context of linear and non-linear media in various formats
Art, Design & Public Spheres
Art in the context of the public sphere, art communication and transcultural pedagogy as well as research into the production and reception of art
