ESAD de Reims

The school of fine arts was founded in 1748 by Reims local government. Its founder, Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly, sought to attract artists, architects and craftsmen from France and neighbouring countries.

In 1992, the French Minister of Culture and the town of Reims declared the school a college of fine arts and design. The college manager, Gervais Jassaud, recruited practicing designers as teaching staff.

The school offers courses in graphic, multimedia, product and furniture design, as well as studies in fine art. ESAD offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.

ESAD has approximately 200 students and 40 permanent teaching staff, as well as visiting artists and lecturers.

The school is located in Reims town centre, near Notre Dame Cathedral.

The college logo was designed by Jean-Charles Amey in 2006. The logo was inspired by simple geometric form. Its derivation into a typeface and layout structure refers to a process of translating two dimensions into volume.

ESAD participates in Erasmus university exchange programmes, allowing students and staff to work at partner institutions including:

• HBKSaar, Saarbrücken, Germany;
• George Enescu University of Arts of Iaşi, Iaşi, Romania;
• Ecole Supérieure d’Art Visuel de La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium;
• Danmarks Designskole, Copenhagen, Denmark;
• Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey;
• Technical Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece;
• EASD Valencia, Valencia, Spain;
• Escola Superior de Disseny, Barcelona, Spain;
• VUT Brno, Brno, Czech Republic;
• ISIA Faenza, Faenza, Italy.

The study period lasts for five years and is organised in three successive stages:

Foundation course (first year)

The first year of study is common to all students. History of art – Drawing – Computer graphics – Materials – Design – Volume – Photography – Colour – Video – Foreign language (English) – Culinary Design – Workshop – Study trip

Program stage (second and third years)

The content of these two years of study leads the student to choose a specialization at the end of the second year. Second year: Spatial design – Design project – History of art – Computer graphics – Typography – Colour – Volume – Photography – Video – Culinary design – Textile design – Workshop

At the beginning of the third year, students major either in fine arts or in design. Design students can choose between either Spatial & Product Design, or Communication & Graphic Design.

Design:

Spatial & Product Design speciality

Product design – Spatial design – Landscape & Garden design – Furniture design – History of art – Culinary design – Motion design – Textile design – Project presentation – Workshop

Communication & Graphic design

Graphic design – Visual communication – Digital design – Web / multimedia design – Motion design – Computer graphics – Publishing – Rhino software – Project presentation – Workshop

Fine Arts: Drawing – Volume – Video - 2D–3D computer graphics – History of art – Design – Colour – Typography – Photography – Project presentation – Workshop

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