Saint-Étienne Higher School of Art and Design

The Higher School of Art and Design, in Saint-Étienne

The Higher School of Art and Design of Saint-Étienne forms one of the largest design campuses of France, in the heart of the City of Design. The Saint-Étienne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this prestigious school, nursery of creators, that embodies the vocation of the town become capital of design.

The great campus of creation

At first sight, you would not suspect it. And yet, the buildings that surround us form one of the largest design campuses of France. Impossible to summarise it to a single façade: the Higher School of Art and Design of Saint-Étienne, often called ESADSE, is a major institution of artistic and creative teaching. Located in the heart of the City of Design, on the site of the former arms manufactory, the school forms future artists, designers and creators, who come there to learn, experiment and invent in an environment entirely dedicated to creation. This school is one of the oldest and most renowned of France in its domain, heir to a long tradition of artistic teaching in Saint-Étienne, a town that knew very early to form the designers and the artisans that its industries needed, notably those of the ribbon and the decorative arts. Today, the ESADSE is at the heart of the identity of the town as a capital of design, and its influence attracts students from all over France and elsewhere. A place of training, research and innovation, it shapes the creators of tomorrow. A great school and a nursery of creators, the Higher School of Art and Design is a fine stop of the discovery of Saint-Étienne.

What to see

Here you discover one of the largest design campuses of France, the Higher School of Art and Design of Saint-Étienne (ESADSE), located in the heart of the City of Design on the site of the former arms manufactory; heir to a long tradition of artistic teaching linked to the industries of the ribbon and the decorative arts, this great school forms the artists, designers and creators of tomorrow. The Higher School of Art and Design is a nursery of creators of Saint-Étienne. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Higher School of Art and Design lies in the heart of the City of Design, in the district of the Manufactory, in Saint-Étienne, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a teaching establishment whose interior access follows its own conditions; certain spaces and exhibitions can be discovered during events. It is best to inquire before coming.

What is the Higher School of Art and Design of Saint-Étienne?

One of the oldest and most renowned schools of art and design of France, called ESADSE, that forms one of the largest design campuses of the country, in the heart of the City of Design on the site of the former arms manufactory; heir to a long tradition of artistic teaching linked to the industries of the ribbon, it forms the artists, designers and creators of tomorrow.

Where is the Higher School of Art and Design in Saint-Étienne?

In the heart of the City of Design, in the district of the Manufactory, in Saint-Étienne, in France.