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École des Arts Décoratifs – PSL (EnsAD)
École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) – PSL
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In short
The École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs is a public higher-education institution under the French Ministry of Culture, a member of Université PSL, housed on rue d'Ulm in Paris since 1928 and with an annex in Issy-les-Moulineaux since 2024. According to its site it was founded in 1766 as the École royale gratuite de dessin to develop the trades related to the arts. Among its ten fields, Object Design trains designers in industrial products, furniture and services through workshop practice, Textile and Material Design teaches weaving, knitting, textile graphics and printing, dyeing and new materials, and Garment and Accessory Design teaches draping, pattern making, knitwear, assembly and accessory design, at licence and master's levels.
- Where
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1766
- Crafts
- Product design · Weaving and textiles · Fashion and tailoring
- Website
- ensad.fr/fr
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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