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Haute école D'art Et De Design Genève
Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) (French: Haute École d'art et de Design Genève) is a European art and design school founded in 2006, and belonging to the network of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland.

History

HEAD was formed in 2006 from the merger of two older Swiss art schools, the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and the Haute École d'Arts Appliqués. The École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts was founded in 1748 by the Conseil des Deux-Cents under the name École de Dessein. The Haute École d'Arts Appliqués was founded on October 4, 1869 under the name l’École d’Art Appliqué à l’Industrie.'

About

The school offers coursework at the Bachelors and Masters levels. Areas of study include Visual Arts, Cinema, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Fashion and Accessory Design, and Media Design. However the school is best known for their fashion programs. Since 2017, the campus occupies more than 16,000 m2 in area.

Campus buildings

  • Building at Boulevard Helvétique 9, used since 2006 by the visual arts section
  • Building at Rue Général Dufour 2, used since 2006 by the cinema section
  • Building at Rue de l'Encyclopédie 5, used since 2006 by the visual communication section
  • Pavillon Prairie at Rue de Lyon 22, used from 2006 to 2016 by the interior design section
  • Building H, Avenue de Châtelaine 7, used since 2017
  • Building E, Avenue de Châtelaine 5, used since 2017
  • Building A, Rue de Lyon 114B, planned for 2020
  • Building D, Boulevard James-Fazy 15, used since 2006 by the fashion, jewelry and accessories design section

Notable people

See also: Category:Geneva University of Art and Design alumni and Category:Academic staff of Geneva University of Art and Design

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haute école d'art et de design de Genève.
  1. ^ Berthelon, Anne-France (2019-06-27). "Education Swiss Made 7/8 : Haute Ecole d'art et de design de Genève". The Good Life (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ "Suisse. Au cœur de la Head, l'excellence de l'art et du design à Genève". Le Dauphine (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD)". Art & Education. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. ^ Vuagnat, Clement (September 9, 2022). "À la HEAD, on a rendu hommage au stade des Charmilles". www.lemanbleu.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  5. ^ Koutchoumoff Arman, Lisbeth (11 January 2022). "Laurence Boissier, l'élégance jusqu'au bout". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Thomas Huber: extase / Vanessa Billy: Dear Life / Sonia Kacem: Carcasse, Centre culturel suisse, Paris". e-flux.com. January 19, 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  7. ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (24 July 2020). "How a 28-year-old sold his first jewelry design for $25,000 and within 3 years built an exclusive client roster including Rihanna". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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