The École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, also called the École des Arts Appliqués or Olivier de Serres and abbreviated to ENSAAMA, is a post-

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teaching establishment for the

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History

ENSAAMA's ancestry can be traced back to the ''École des Arts Appliqués à l’Industrie'', which in 1856 was the first professional women's school. This became merged with the schools of Germain Pilon and Bernard Palissy in 1925 and with the ''Cours Supérieur d'Esthétique Industrielle'' founded in 1958 by

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, occupying the site of the now École supérieure des arts appliqués Duperré, and of the ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d’Art'' founded at the start of the 1950s, which occupied the site of the old Hôtel Salé, now the

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. The life of the school is organised around various disciplines (sculpture, wall decoration, ceramics, textile printing, interior architecture, visual communication, industrial aesthetics) in which recognized experts come to share their expertise: Serge Mouille directed the jewellery-making department in the 1950s, and in 1958

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, Georges Patrix,

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, Jacques Fillacier, the sculpteur Stahly, the architect Paul, among others, brought the school to life with the first Industrial Aesthetics course in France. Since the start of the 20th century, the school has taken the nickname "Arts-A" (pronounced in French: ''Zarza''). In 1956, ENSAAMA opened the first

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course in France (the section then being called Industrial Aesthetics). The section still exists today, as Product Design. In 1969, ENSAAMA moved to new premises on the , in the

. Over time the school has become known by the name "Olivier de Serres". In the 1980s, the originality of this school lead to the teaching of a course for secondary-school students. This course provided an education in all the "technical" arts of the school, as well as providing a general education so that students could obtain a

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and so the BTS (). This option has since been removed. In many of the higher workshops the school teaches the BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur), which is a two-year course towards, most often, a Baccalauréat in Decorative Arts, or a one-year course to get Foundation in Decorative Arts (, MANAA). In 2006 the school celebrated the golden jubilee of its Design section with an evening to which were invited all the alumni since its creation.

Current situation

The ENSAAMA today is a public school with 710 students in post-

education, with a diverse professional character. It is currently one of the four major Parisian establishments in the teaching of art methods (together with the

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, the École supérieure des arts appliqués Duperré and the École Estienne). These schools have a solid reputation in the world of Decorative Arts and Art Methods, springing from their 150-year history.

Diplomas

* DMA Sculpture: metal. * DMA Sculpture: synthetic materials. * DMA Working with transparent plastic * DMA Wall decoration * BTS Ceramic art * BTS Textile and printing art * BTS Visual communication option graphics, publishing, publicity * BTS Visual communication option multimedia * BTS Vusual expression option communication space * BTS Space design * BTS Product design * DSAA Conception-creation (communication), (product) and (interior architecture – environment)

Notable alumni and teachers

* (b. July 13, 1962, Versailles, DSAA 1985 Industrial design Teacher 1991-1997) * Jean-Yves Blondeau (b. 1970) * (b. 1937) (teacher, 1953–55) * Catherine Bouroche (b. 1942) * Ronan Bouroullec (b. 1971) (teacher, 1989) *

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(b. 1938) * Philippe Buteau (b. 1953) (graduated en 1979) *

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(b. 1978) * (b. 1963) (teacher as of 2010) * Serge Clement (b. 1933; graduated 1955 with honors, first of his class) * Alain Creunier (b. 1952) (teacher 2013)Marie-Francoise Dromigny, Alain Creunier
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(1913–1995) (teacher, 1955) * Jean-Dominique Fleury (b. 1948) * Malika Favre (b. 1982, French illustrator) * Georges Gimel (1898–1962) *

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alias Moebius (b. 1938) (teacher, 1954–1956) *

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(b. 1964) (teacher, 1978) *

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(1905–1994) * Pierre Joubert (1910-2002), scouting leader * Claude Lazar (b. 1947) *

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(b. 1968) *

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French Bande dessinée, ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and ...

(b. 1938) (teacher, 1954–1958) * Walter Minus (b. 1958) (graduated in 1981) *

Joseph-André Motte Joseph-André Motte (6 January 1925 – 1 June 2013) was a French furniture designer and interior designer and ranks among the most influential and innovative figures of post-war French design. Joseph-André Motte was born in Saint-Bonnet-en- ...

(graduated in 1948) * Serge Mouille (1922–1988) (studied in 1937, teacher from 1953) *

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(born 1942), graduate student, Greek sculptor and professor * Raymond Peynet (1908–1999) (1923) *

Georges Pichard Georges Pichard (17 January 1920 – 6 June 2003) was a French comics artist, known for numerous magazine covers, serial publications and albums, stereotypically featuring partially exposed voluptuous women. Biography A native of Paris, he ...

(1920–2003) (studied in the 1930s, teacher at the École supérieure des arts appliqués Duperré) * Jean-Claude Prinz (studied 1962-1966) * Éric Ruf (b. 1969) * Georges Saulterre (b. 1943) * Jean Pierre Serrier (1934-1989; graduated in 1955) * Tony Soulié (b. 1955) * Antoniucci Volti (1915–1989) (teacher from 1950) * Robert Wlérick (1882–1944) (teacher, 1922 1943) * Yvaral * Jacques Zwobada (1900–1967) (teacher, 1934–1962) *

Fabien Vienne Fabien Vienne (18 February 1925 - 31 March 2016) was a French architect, urban planner, and designer. Born in Paris, Vienne initially pursued a technical education and graduated from the École des Arts-Appliqués. Throughout his career, he ...

* Frédéric Zaavy (1964-2011), jeweler

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