The City(Estate) of the design-college of higher education of art and design groups(includes) since January, 2010 the City(Estate) of design and the College of higher education of art and design of Saint-Etienne, gathered(combined) on the same site: the old(former) weapons factory of Saint-Etienne. Having carried by the City of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne Metropolis, the Region Rhône-Alpes and the State (Ministry of Culture), it is a platform of higher education, of research(search), economic development and promotion(valuation) around design and around art. The main missions of the City(Estate) of design are the following: ›the raising awareness of all public in design; ›the development of innovation by design; ›research(search) in design;› the production of well-known events such as the Design International Biennial event Saint-Etienne or the annual exhibitions(exposures) in Saint-Etienne and on the international stage. The City(Estate) of design sensitises all public in design. One of the first missions of the City(Estate) of design is the raising awareness of all public in design: professionals, public actors, academics, general public, etc. The City(Estate) of design acquired different tools to address all: guided tours for the individual or the professionals, awareness-raising activities of the general public and of the professionals, public young workshops(studios), publishing(editions), colloquiums and conferences. She sets up a specific welcome(reception) for the school and university public by many guided tours and pedagogic files(cases) created specifically for the teachers. The City(Estate) of design works also closely with the Education: trainings(formations) of the teachers with PREAC (Pole(Centre) of resources for the arts education and cultural) and projects led with CDDP (Departmental Centre of Pedagogic Documentation). The City(Estate) of design produces well-known events. One of the tools allowing this raising awareness is the creation of events allowing the discovery of design and its taking over: exhibitions(exposures), Design International Biennial event Saint-Étienne, colloquiums, conferences, etc. These events allow to give an account of the current evolution of design in the company(society) and to make known the potential of innovation of design. The City(Estate) of design creates so on the territory stéphanois of annual big(great) delightful meetings(appointments) tackling(approaching) design by diverse themes to make it discover all its scopes. Some figures: Since his(her,its) opening: 129 180 visitors for The object of design (inauguration exhibition(exposure)): 40 000 visitors Biennial event 2010: 85 000 visitors, 650 designers exhibitors, 627 school groups, 103 groups of professionals.
Access
Accès en Tram : T1 et T2, arrêt Cité du design Accès en voiture : Bruxelles, Milan, Marseille, Lyon par A47. Rejoindre A72, Sortie 14 (Zenith Saint-Étienne Métropole) Barcelone, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand par A72, Sortie 12 (Stade Geoffroy GUICHARD) prendre le Boulevard Thiers Le Puy-en-Velay, Firminy par RN88, rejoindre A72, Sortie 12 (Stade Geoffroy GUICHARD) prendre le Boulevard Thiers
Website
http://www.citedudesign.com
Phone
04 77 49 74 70

Address
3 rue Javelin Pagnon, 42000 Saint-Etienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France