The programme
The fashion designer is a hybrid figure who does far more than draw beautiful silhouettes: they rethink a product's entire life cycle, from concept to final impact. Innovation is their playing field.They explore new materials, such as connected textiles able to measure health data, or recycled and recyclable fibres from the circular economy. They bring in tools such as 3D printing to create one-off pieces, augmented reality for virtual fittings, and artificial intelligence to anticipate trends. They push the boundaries of fashion by imagining garments that change colour, adapt to temperature or recharge using solar energy.
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Why choose this Master's?
Curriculum
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➜ Courses in general & artistic culture, with classes in fashion semiotics, management culture, economic management, soft skills, English, entrepreneurial management, and the history of fashion and textiles in innovation.
➜ Prompting in fashion, AI, tomorrow's design through software, 3D, textile technology and innovation technology, and design projects with project-based classes, innovative collection building, styling and product accessories.
➜ The ideas of fashion and the ephemeral sit at the heart of this master's programme, with analysis and feasibility phases for creations supported by pattern-making and styling classes.
Optional modules are offered so that students can tailor their own programme (see the course structure diagram).
On campus, with practical classes and lectures, project supervision and workshops. Added to this are the professional environment, taking part in open days to present work, support in finding a placement, creative studios... An optional international seminar is also offered.
*This programme is not exhaustive; courses may vary and terminology may change from one year to the next.
Teaching Strengths
The rise of new technologies and a growing awareness of contemporary challenges have given rise to a new figure: the fashion and innovation designer. This professional is a genuine visionary, able to merge the creative heritage of haute couture with cutting-edge technology to design clothing and accessories that meet the challenges of tomorrow.
After the Master's
On graduating, the Master's allows you to enter working life straight away.The roles the certification prepares you for
Once you have graduated, you will be able to work in one of these sectors and take up these roles linked to the qualification.
➜ Textile research assistant
➜ Fashion tech project manager
➜ Innovative materials designer
➜ Fashion research and development director...
They chose ESDAC
“ A former ESDAC student in interior architecture, I now run my own interior architecture practice between Megève and Geneva.
My success is also, in part, theirs and that of the whole teaching team. I have had the chance to compare this course with many other schools through the work-study students I have met from all over France. ESDAC is clearly one of the most complete programmes available: you are given every key you need to succeed in the professional world, and it is then up to each person to make serious use of them. The lecturers are committed and highly skilled, the programmes are in step with what the market expects, and the skills you gain open the door to a real career, including internationally, for anyone with the motivation.
I would recommend this school without hesitation, as much for its human scale as for its professional quality.”
“Product Design is a discipline I teach at ESDAC, where we set out to design everyday objects methodically, across every possible sector (sport, medical, luxury, craft, industrial production runs, and so on). What we want to pass on to students is a genuine passion and curiosity for making things, and to get them to think before putting an idea forward and then to build it on solid foundations. In this course we try to find the designer each student wants to become.”
“What is great about ESDAC is that the lecturers are there to guide us in what we want to do. We steer our projects with our tutors, but the ideas come from us. It is a collective effort with our tutors and that is what is wonderful about this school. Nicolas Robineau was my technical tutor and he always gave me the keys so that I was never stuck with my ideas. As students we sometimes do too little and sometimes take on too much, but while we are still studying we can let go, open up everything a building makes possible and improve our knowledge, our technique and that drive to put a workable project in front of the panel. It is genuinely hands-on experience and I would wish it on every interior architecture or spatial design student.”
“My aim is to give students a practical understanding of what the profession expects. Professionals know exactly what they are looking for, and it is essential that students have that lightbulb moment: understanding how to develop a project accurately and methodically.
I place great importance on dialogue, offering different approaches to broaden their range of skills and open up as many opportunities as possible. The strength of our teaching also lies in the fact that most of our lecturers are working professionals: we know in concrete terms where to guide them so that they become the designers they want to be.”
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