On Thursday the 25th of February, the 4th year students presented their design internships in front of the jury.

They worked in 17 different companies mainly based in Shnaghai and Beijing :

Pointech
XL+ Design
Eno
VEP
China Bridge International
CBD
Microsoft
Beaugeste design
Red design
Atelier Forever
Pega design
Naço Architecture
Black and Gold
Studio Emotion
Supor
Kohler

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Philipp Michel from PAE Design Talent

On the 28th of November, L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique has celebrated its first anniversary in China.

About 100 visitors came and listened to the conferences and enjoyed the cocktail party all along the afternoon and evening at BAU-Brearley Architects and Urbanists studio on Fuxing road, Shanghai.

Philipp Michel from PAE Design Talent opened the ceremony and explained to the students what were the keys to find a good design job in China and elsewhere. Philipp Michel used to work for the famous recruitment company Michael Page. He now leads a Beijing based recruitment company specialised in design and creative jobs.

Gwénolé Lefebvre and Marc Rambaud from Gwen Design

Then Gwénolé Lefebvre, a former student from L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique explained how he built his design agency in China : Gwen Design. After 3 years of experience in China, he now leads a 6 people design studio in Shanghai. His favourite projects are the outdoor space of Le Bar Rouge, Mr and Mrs Bund Restaurant, Sin Resto and a noodle shop within the Forbidden City in Beijing in cooperation with Kenneth Ko. He recently employed Marc Rambaud, another former student of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique, that is in charge of the product design projects at Gwen Design.

Chris Hosmer from Continuum

Chris Hosmer, the founder of Continuum Shanghai presented his company philosophy and explained what was his view of a good designer. He bewitched his audience so much that nobody wanted him to stop his speech.

We then presented a documentary by Gary Hustwit “Objectified”.

Luigi from Dedo Design

Adrien Nazez from Harigata, a former student at L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique and Liu Lidan (left) from XL+ Design

Frans Vandenbosch, consultant in car design

After one year of activity in China, the annual figures and facts of the China based campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique speak for themselves:

- 750 Hours of class
- 150 China-based teachers and professionals gathered in a strong network
- 38 Master’s degree students
- 38 Four-month design internships in China-based companies such as Kohler, Supor, Microsoft, China Bridge International, Black and Gold, Naço, Eno, Pega Design, Design and Architecture…
- 35 Conferences on design and other related topics : Suzette Tsang from Nike, Kyle Shiau from Pega Design, Pascal Novis from SEB-Supor Group, Arnaud Debane from EM Lyon, Lynnette Chan that worked at IDEO Shanghai, Jon Li from Asentio
- 2 Major product design workshops with top-tier Chinese groups Hisense and Supor
- 2 Active blogs on design and on pedagogy : chinadesign.lecolededesign.com and crossculturaldesign.lecolededesign.com
- 1 Active online community group on Linkedin “China Design Group”
- And 1 Passion: Creativity!

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On the 28th of November, in Shanghai, the China based campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique will celebrate its 1st anniversary in China.

After one year of activity in China, the annual figures and facts of the China based campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique speak for themselves:
- 750 Hours of class,
- 150 China-based teachers and professionals gathered in a strong network,
- 38 Master’s degree students,
- 38 Four-month design internships in China-based companies,
- 35 Conferences on design and other related topics,
- 2 Major product design workshops with top-tier Chinese groups Hisense and Supor,
- 2 Active blogs on design and pedagogy,
- 1 Active online community group,
- And 1 Passion: Creativity!

To thank all the people that participated in the programme success, the China Campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique will organise a party in Shanghai. Meant to help people share ideas and get to know each other better, the event will consist in an afternoon of design conferences and an evening of partying.

Event programme:

An afternoon of design culture
14:00-15:00: “How To Find A Good Design Job?” Speech by Philipp Michel from PAE Design Talent
15:00-16:00: “Success Stories” China based former students of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique relate their experience of design in China
16:00-17:00: “How To Become A Good Designer?” Video and speech by Chris Hosmer, Industrial Designer and Director of Continuum China
17:00-18:00: “Objectified” Documentary video by Gary Histwit

An evening of fun!
18:00-21:00: Cocktail party

If you wish to attend this event please contact Maud-Andréa to the following address: events@lecolededesign.cn

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All the 4th-year students started their internships in several design companies. 16 students are located in Shanghai and 3 in Beijing.

13 agencies are specialised in product and graphic design:

Atelier Forever – SHANGHAI

Black and Gold – SHANGHAI

CBD – BEIJING

China Bridge International – SHANGHAI

Eno – SHANGHAI

Kohler – SHANGHAI

Microsoft – SHANHAI

Mooma – SHANGHAI

Pega design – SHANGHAI

Point Tech – SHANGHAI

XL Plus design – SHANGHAI

6 agencies are specialised in interior design and architecture:

Dedo design – SHANGHAI

DNA_Design and Architecture – BEIJING

Lispace – BEIJING

Naço Architecture – SHANGHAI

Red design – SHANGHAI

VEP design – SHANGHAI

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Antoine Persyn, a 4th year student in the China based Master degree programme of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique, created this beautiful « Iboga » lamp for the Shanghai Ecodesign Fair in April 2009.  Made out of bamboo wood, this lamp is meant to help people feel better at home like a medication.

Lead by Frédéric Bonin, the Head of Studies of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique / China Campus, he has designed and built this product himself in Qingdao University’s 青岛大学 workshop.

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On April 18, 2009 the 13 students enrolled in the curriculum offered by L’École de design Nantes Atlantique’s Chinese subsidiary seized the opportunity to showcase their projects during the international Ecodesign Fair 2009 held in Shanghai.

As part of an assignment revolving around the theme “Light my Bamboo” the 13 young designers-to-be centered their efforts on this good-value-for-money raw material.

After researching the topic for quite a while they eventually came up with a new concept : a new type of drugstore dedicated to homeopathic treatments meant to cure modern-day diseases such as asthma, the flu, obesity, diabetes.

The specificity of the drugstore thought up by our students lies in its all-bamboo range of products. Not only do the items sold in the store help customers heal their ailments but through their shape and use those items also have a deep impact upon the customers’ body and mind.

This outstanding exhibition – infused with a poetic hue and a sense of committment in the meantime – has aroused the interest of many a journalist and local visitor.

Maud-Andréa Bidet
Coordinator for L’École de design Nantes Atlantique’s
Chinese subsidiary

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Between the 17th and 18th of April, the students will participate in the Eco Design Fair 2009 in Shanghai. They will present there their works on bamboo stems.

Eco Design Fair : Event meant to propose sustainalble products to Shanghai citizens, it gathers products from over 30 eco-conscious businesses and groups include organic clothing, home accessories, furniture, natural beauty products, stationary, toys, building materials, organic food products plus more information on developing a more sustainable lifestyle.

Date : from the 17th of April to the 18th of April

Work in progress…

After 4 months of internships, the students had to present the different projects they worked on during their training session.

10 students over 11 had done their internship in Shanghai and one in Guangzhou.

10 students worked on product design projects and 3 of them on interior design.

3 of them worked for Chinese design agencies and 8 for foreign companies (German, Italian, French and Australian).

Companies:

• ATELIER FOREVER
• BLACK AND GOLD
• CREATIVOO
• DEDO DESIGN
• KOMODO DESIGN
• MOOMA DESIGN
• RETAIL D’SIGN FACTORY
• VEP DESIGN

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