Partner of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique is a private institution for higher education dedicated to design professions, in association with the University of Nantes.
Founded in 1988 and recognized by the State, the school is a non-profit organization.
Four core values
The school’s project is based on four values embodying our vision of design:
- the recognition of creative workers as true professionals,
- the promotion of design as a strong economic asset,
- design as a trigger for innovation,
- design as a practice that tackles social, economic and environmental issues in a responsible way.
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A diversity of design curriculums, a strong link with business and industry
- a 3-year undergraduate program, in which students specialize in one of 6 options: Interior Architecture, Scenography, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design or Transportation Design.
- a 2-year postgraduate course leading to a Master’s Degree in design (MDes) certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education. Postgraduate choose between one of the 10 cross-disciplinary programs offered, including a 2-year curriculum in apprenticeship.
- Vocational training courses supervised by the Vocational Training Center dedicated to Creation and Industrial Innovation training center (CFA) leading to an advanced vocational diploma (BTS), a Bachelor’s Degree or an MDes degree.
- Continuing education.
- Business services and design-promoting activities.
Up to 1,300 students are registered fall 2016.
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An institution rooted in its territory and open to the world
Since 1998, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique has been located on the technological campus Atlanpole La Chantrerie, in the northeastern area of Nantes (France), housed in a custom-built facility thanks to the support of local authorities (Nantes Saint-Nazaire Chamber of commerce and industry, the Pays de la Loire regional authorities, the Loire-Atlantique area local council, Nantes Métropole). The only design institution in western France, the school benefits from a unique regional situation.
For ten years now, it has proactively followed an outward-looking international development policy: academic exchange programs, participation in the international association Cumulus, opening of the China Studio in Shanghai and in the India Studio in Delhi, several international MDes programs organized in English and a preparatory class for the master’s year dedicated to French speaking internationale students.
L’École de design Nantes Atlantique is an active member of various academic networks and professional organizations: Conférence des Grandes Écoles (top-tier French higher education institutions), COMUE (Higher Education and Research Clusters) of the Universities of Nantes, Angers and Le Mans... For many years, its students have been awarded prizes in prestigious competitions. The successful careers pursued by our graduates is good proof of the quality of our teaching methods.
Managing Director: Christian Guellerin
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A center for design and innovation
L’École de design has built an expertise in four socio-economic fields, combining eduction, experimental research and innovation, through four Design Labs:
- READi Design Lab dedicated to digital culture,
- Sustainable Cities Design Lab dedicated to the evolution of mobility and built environment,
- New Eating Habits Design Lab dedicated to food systems,
- Care Design Lab dedicated to health, quality of life and social innovation.
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Yearbook: two years of activities in ten chapters
Download our Yearbook: what happened during the last two years at L’École de design in ten chapters, reflecting the values we care about.