ÉSAD de Reims

What ÉSAD de Reims does

ÉSAD de Reims (École Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Reims) is a French public higher education institution headquartered at 12 rue Libergier, Reims, in the Grand Est region. Founded in 1748 with approximately 62 staff, it operates under the French Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and confers nationally recognized diplomas including the DNSEP (grade 1 of the French national certification register). It serves prospective and graduate students through four undergraduate/graduate tracks — Cursus Art, Cursus Design Objet & Espace, Cursus Design Graphique & Numérique, and Cursus Design & Culinaire — plus a one-year interdisciplinary post-diploma (IDEE) co-created with Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Télécom SudParis.

Beyond degree programs, the school runs a portfolio of research initiatives through its Unité de recherche Formes de l'Innovation Sociale: the Brain Roads Franco-German project (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charité, Weißensee KunstHochschule Berlin) developing multimodal brain visualization for neurosurgery; the Datavisualisation program on BigData algorithms and information design; the EKES (EarthKeeping EarthShaking) program on ecological themes; the Chaire IDIS on industrial design and social innovation with Grand Est production sectors; and the Formes, Technologies, Société seminar series. Outputs include the EKES Collection and Datalogie publications.

The revenue model is that of a French public établissement: minimal tuition under the national public-higher-education framework (with possible additional fees for non-EU students), the bulk of operating revenue from Ministry of Culture grants and operating subsidies, supplemented by the taxe d'apprentissage, mécénat, and competitive research funding such as RADAR 2024. Distribution is direct via national admissions processes and Erasmus mobility. The school is transitioning into a new iconic-architecture building scheduled for operational delivery in September 2026, and is led by Céline Savoye (Directrice since September 2023).

Name

ÉSAD de Reims

Legal name

École Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Reims

Website

https://esad-reims.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ÉSAD de Reims is a French public art and design school in Reims, founded 1748, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fine arts, graphic and digital design, object and space design, and culinary design for degree-seeking and amateur students, with interdisciplinary research in data visualization, ecological themes, and brain imaging.

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Reims

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France

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Europe

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Core offering

ÉSAD de Reims is a French public art and design school delivering higher education programs (undergraduate through doctoral) in Art, Design Objet & Espace, Design Graphique & Numérique, and Design & Culinaire. The school also operates interdisciplinary research programs (Brain Roads, Datavisualisation, EKES, Chaire IDIS) and a post-diploma professionalization program (IDEE) co-created with Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Télécom SudParis. Teaching combines studio workshops, study days, research-creation ateliers, and individualized training, supported by a faculty of practicing designers and artists.

Product overview

ÉSAD de Reims is a public art and design school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in Art, Design Objet & Espace, Design Graphique & Numérique, and Design & Culinaire. The school operates research programs including the Datavisualisation programme (focusing on data visualization and the Brain Roads neuroscience visualization project), the EKES (EarthKeeping EarthShaking) programme exploring ecological themes through contemporary art, and the Chaire IDIS focused on industrial design and social innovation. The institution also publishes research through its EKES Collection and Datalogie publications.

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• Chaire IDIS (Industrie, Design & Innovation Sociale): Research chair focused on industry, design and social innovation, collaborating with regional production sectors in Grand Est
• EKES (EarthKeeping EarthShaking)
• Brain Roads
• Datavisualisation

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• Cursus Art Foundation and advanced studies in fine arts offered at the school, covering traditional and contemporary art practice for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Cursus Design Objet & Espace (DO&E) Studies in object and spatial design offered at undergraduate and graduate levels within the school's design curricula.
• Cursus Design Graphique & Numérique (DG&N) Studies in graphic and digital design, including information design, datavisualization, and digital media, for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Cursus Design & Culinaire (D&C) Studies at the intersection of design and culinary arts, offered within the school's undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Master Design, mention Graphique & Numérique (DG&N) Two-year master's program focusing on graphic and digital design, editorial design, information design, and datavisualization research, awarding the DNSEP at grade level 1 of the French national certification register.
• Post-diplôme Innovation, Design et Entrepreneuriat Engagé (IDEE) One-year interdisciplinary professionalization program co-created with Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Télécom SudParis, in partnership with Le Cube and SIANA.
• Programme Datavisualisation Research program focused on data visualization and information design, exploring BigData algorithms and computational processes that affect socio-technical environments.
• Programme EKES (EarthKeeping EarthShaking) Research program in art and social sciences exploring ecological themes including ecofeminisms, rights of the earth, and ecological vitalities through contemporary art.
• Brain Roads Interdisciplinary Franco-German research project for visualization and interactive exploration of the human brain, bringing together graphic designers, engineers, and neurosurgery researchers; awarded RADAR 2024 by the French Ministry of Culture.
• Chaire Industrie, Design & Innovation Sociale (IDIS) Research chair focused on industrial design and social innovation, collaborating with production sectors in the Grand Est region.

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term interdisciplinary research partnership in design, materials science, and medicine. ÉSAD de Reims collaborates with this German excellence cluster on the Brain Roads project for brain visualization and exploration.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Neurosurgery department collaboration for the Brain Roads project, providing clinical context and expertise for brain visualization research.
• Télécom SudParis – Institut Polytechnique de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering collaboration through the Master JIN (Jeux Vidéo et Interactions Numériques) program, developing software prototypes for the Datavisualisation research program.
• Weißensee KunstHochschule BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman art and design school collaboration for student exchanges and joint workshops in the Brain Roads project.
• Université Paris 8 Vincennes – Saint-DenismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with the university's AIAC laboratory and TEAMed research group, including joint workshops and student participation.
• Université Reims Champagne-ArdennemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university partnership supporting academic collaboration and research activities.
• CHU de ReimscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeurosurgery department hosting Brain Roads fieldwork workshops and observations of awake neurosurgery practices.
• CHU Gui de Chauliac, MontpelliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Prof. Hugues Duffau's neuro-oncology department for neurosurgical expertise in the Brain Roads project.
• Chaire IDIS (Industrie, Design et Innovation Sociale) PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnerships with production sectors in the Grand Est region, supporting research in design and local resources under the IDIS Chair led by Véronique Maire.
• École nationale supérieure de paysage de Versailles-MarseillemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of EKES research program study days, including ecological themes and art landscape research.
• Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation (IRI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration for the Entretiens du nouveau monde industriel conference series at Centre Pompidou, with director Vincent Puig.

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Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Art: UK's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering master's and doctoral programs across art, design, and humanities — comparable as a larger, more internationally established European art and design institution.
• Parsons School of Design (The New School): US private art and design school offering undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs in design, fashion, art, and strategic design — comparable as a globally established design institution overlapping ÉSAD's design portfolio.

Direct peers

• HEAD Genève (Haute école d'art et de design): Swiss public art and design school offering undergraduate and master's programs in visual arts, interior architecture, and graphic design — directly comparable as a peer public European art/design institution.
• Design Academy Eindhoven: Dutch public higher education institution for design offering bachelor and master programs in product, context, and social design — comparable as a peer European public design school of similar scale.
• HfG Karlsruhe (Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe): German public university for design and media with research-driven design programs — comparable as a peer European public design school with similar cross-disciplinary research orientation.
• ENSCI Les Ateliers: French public national design school (École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle) in Paris focused on industrial and product design — directly comparable as a public French école supérieure d'art et de design serving similar student segments.
• Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin: German public art and design university covering product, textile, fashion, graphic and visual communication design — directly comparable as an active research and student-exchange partner on the Brain Roads project and a peer European design school.
• ENSAD Paris (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs): French public national art and design school offering undergraduate, master's and post-diploma programs in art, design, and applied disciplines — directly comparable to ÉSAD de Reims in mission, public status, and curriculum structure.
• ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne): Swiss public art and design university offering undergraduate and master's programs across design disciplines — comparable as a peer European public art/design school of similar size and reputation profile.
• Beaux-Arts de Paris (ENSBA): French national fine arts school offering programs in art, painting, sculpture, photography and design — directly comparable as a public French fine-arts higher education institution serving the same core student segment as ÉSAD's Cursus Art.

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