The study program

First year

Acquisition of the fundamentals

Students discover and acquire the basics of the profession, gradually becoming familiar with projects, methodologies, experiments and micro-projects.
30h/week

5h/week  /16 ECTS
  • Humanities, literature and philosophy
  • Culture of the arts of design and techniques
13h/week  /22 ECTS
  • Expression and creative exploration tools
  • Technology and materials
  • Digital tools
  • English
  • Economic and legal contexts
11h/week  /17 ECTS
  • Technique and know-how
  • Project implementation
  • Communication and mediation
1h/week  /5 ECTS
24h/year 2 workshops
  • Initiation to techniques in link with other establishments.

Second year

Improvement and specialization

Students deepen their knowledge and choose a specialization, working on individual and collective micro-projects.
27h/week

4h/week  /13 ECTS
  • Humanities, literature and philosophy
  • Culture of the arts of design and techniques
10h/week  /17 ECTS
  • Expression and creative exploration tools
  • Technology and materials
  • Digital tools
  • English
  • Economic and legal contexts
12h/week  /19 ECTS
  • Technique and know-how
  • Project implementation
  • Communication and mediation
  • Research approach linked to project practice
1h/week  /11 ECTS
24h/year 2 workshops
  • Initiation to techniques in link with other establishments.

Third year

Project enhancement

Students improve their skills by completing a thesis and a professional project in the field of crafts and design.
24h/week

1,5h/week  /8 ECTS
  • Humanities, literature and philosophy
  • Culture of the arts of design and techniques
6,5h/week  /11 ECTS
  • Expression and creative exploration tools
  • Technology and materials
  • Digital tools
  • English
  • Economic and legal contexts
15h/week  /28 ECTS
  • Technique and know-how
  • Project implementation
  • Communication and mediation
  • Research approach linked to project practice
1h/week  /13 ECTS
  • Semester 5: Dissertation and defense
  • Semester 6: Personal project and defense
DNMADe programme formation

Internships

  • A 2-week internship is to be completed during the second semester (S2) of the first year.
  • A 12 to 16-week internship, in one or several sessions, is to be completed between S4 and the start of S5.

Course Modalities

Lectures are taught in a full class, combining the two courses (materials and events). Tutorials are taught on the basis of a reduced class of 15 students. This is the case for all courses in the Creative Workshop division.

For workshops, courses are standardized for several half-days each month. In addition to all these hours, students have 15 hours of autonomy during which they can do research, and have time to enhance their culture, and develop their personal or collaborative work, etc. 

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REDIMADE

REDIMADE (Network of Schools of Île de France, Crafts and Design) is the Network of Schools of Île de France, Crafts and Design. It gathers 4 establishments: Sainte-Geneviève, L’Initiative, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and L’Assomption-Bondy. It is organized around shared creative workshops for DNMADe students. Each student follows two specific workshops. Each workshop takes place over 3 consecutive sessions in one of the establishments. 

Specializations

Materials program

Major: Product – Services and Uses.
Minor: Textile, new materials related to recycling and recovery.

The Materials program gives priority to the exploitation and valorization of local resources, by proposing a reflection on the rational use of materials in the fields of design and arts. The issues related to limited natural resources, waste management and their revalorisation, re-use, new uses will be privileged.

The Materials program also aims at acquiring practical and theoretical know-how in order to be able to meet material and immaterial needs (services and uses). The exploratory and creative skills allow students to propose, within collaborative and multidisciplinary projects, innovative responses in product design, service design or textile design.

DNMADe innovation sociale parcours matériaux

Events program

Major: Space – Ephemeral and Perennial Spatial Devices.
Minor: Graphic design, visual communication.

The Events program aims to acquire a dual competence in space design and graphic design.

It is about training future designers specialized in the creation of ephemeral or perennial spaces combined with graphic design and visual communication skills. Learning digital tools and languages, in conjunction with the specialty, enhances the creative process and promotes the emergence of innovative and concise ideas. Societal and environmental issues are widely discussed. The student develops exploratory skills that allow him to find bi- and three-dimensional solutions adapted to various situations and contexts.

DNMADe innovation sociale parcours évènements

How to join DNMADe?

Admission is based on academic record and motivated project. Applicants with previous personal experience in applied arts or art practice are advised to attach a link to a digital book or send a printed A4 file to the institution.

The DNMADe of the Lycée Assomption-Bondy is open to scholarship holders.