Established 1988 Academic staff 250 Phone +33 2 51 13 50 70 President Emmanuelle Gaudemer | Director Christian Guellerin Administrative staff 90 Founded 1988 | |
Motto in English Design for Creative Innovation Type Non-profit organisation Address Rue Christian Pauc, 44306 Nantes, France Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8:45AM–6PMTuesday8:45AM–6PMWednesday8:45AM–6PMThursday8:45AM–6PMFriday8:45AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Sup De Com ‑ School Of, Polytech Nantes, Audencia Business School, IMT Atlantique, Centrale Nantes Studies Profiles | ||
Welcome to l cole de design nantes atlantique
L’École de design Nantes Atlantique is a private institution for technical education dedicated to the teaching of design. Founded in 1988, it has been managed by the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1991. The school is recognized by the State and is the only school in its field to award a design degree which is certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education. This degree is also registered in the Registre National des Certifications Professionnelles (the French directory for vocational qualifications) as a Level I Master’s degree.
Contents
- Welcome to l cole de design nantes atlantique
- Degree programs
- The teaching program
- International Activities
- Research
- References
L’École de design is a member of the Conférence des grandes écoles (top-tier French higher education institutions).
It is located on the technological campus Atlanpole la Chantrerie in Nantes, alongside businesses and engineering schools, as well as in Shanghai (China) and Delhi (India). The school has been run since 1998 by Christian Guellerin, Managing Director.
Degree programs
L’École de design offers initial training courses including:
The teaching program
The school curriculum is based on partnerships with companies which encourage a professional approach to design and creation. These partnerships may take various forms:
International Activities
The school is affiliated with the international association Cumulus which associates 226 art and design schools from 49 different countries. From 2007 to 2013, Cumulus was chaired by Christian Guellerin, the school’s Managing Director. He is now Honorary President of the association.
Since 1999 at L’École de design, it has been compulsory for all 1st year students on the Master’s program to spend a semester abroad. Each year since 2001, the school has hosted fifty to sixty foreign students in its International Class. The International Class is a specific 3rd year program at Bachelor's level fully taught in English and open to French and international students.
On 13 September 2008, the school opened a branch in the People’s Republic of China, the China Studio. This program was then transferred to Shanghai in September 2010 in partnership with the University of Shanghai. 60 to 70 postgraduate students are taking part in the Transcultural Design China Studio Master’s program. Since September 2013, the school’s China Studio has been headed by Aude Hazard.
In 2010, the school opened a second Master’s program: "Transcultural Design India", in partnership with Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore. The program is hosted in the India Studio in Delhi, in partnership with The Design Village since 2014. Since February 2012 the India Studio has been run by Kshitiz Anand.
Research
In September 2010, L'École de design Nantes Atlantique opened the applied experimental research in interaction design laboratory, known as the READi Design Lab. The aim of this platform for creation and experimentation is to involve students in research projects thanks to its capacity for prototyping to assess graphic interfaces (Internet, mobile phones, etc.), modalities for interaction (multi-touch, tangible interfaces, etc.) and for producing data representations (prioritization, mapping, etc.) The laboratory is run by Grégoire Cliquet, PhD (Arts et Métiers Paristech).
In January 2012, a second laboratory dedicated to New Eating Habits was set up in the school, directed by Jean Patrick Péché, designer. Since September 2012 it has been headed by Benoît Millet, designer and PhD student at EHESS (School of Social Sciences).
In March 2012, a third laboratory dedicated to Sustainable Cities was founded, under the direction of Florent Orsoni, a consultant specializing in the fields of accessibility and Design for All. The three Design Labs moved to the premises of the regional innovation platform “Design'in Pays de la Loire” in September 2013.
In January 2014, a fourth laboratory dedicated to Care, social innovation, health and wellbeing opened. The Care Design Lab is headed by Gaël Guilloux, PhD (Ecole des Mines Saint-Etienne & ETSDI UPV).