EXPERTISE
ACADEMIC EXPERTISE
KEDGE Arts School hosts a Creative Industries & Culture Research Centre, which serves as a hub for generating and disseminating knowledge in the management of creation, design, and creative industries. Comprising a team of 10 researchers, the centre annually publishes academic articles along with contributions to professional journals and the press.
The research at the centre encompasses a broad range of themes, including:
- Strategic management of cultural and creative organisations
- Marketing and consumer behaviour in art, culture, and creative industries
- Creative careers
- Design management
- Creative regions and creative tourism
- Organisational creativity and liberated companies
- Social innovation and entrepreneurship
PEDAGOGICAL TEAM
Susana Paixao-Barradas – Design
MSc Creativity & Design Management educational Director
Design Thinking, Design Management, Design project
Anne GOMBAULT - Management
KEDGE Arts School Director
Art, heritage, creative tourism, creative regions
Fabrice Pincin – Design
Creativity, Design
Jean-Philippe DANGLADE – Marketing
Entertainment, Sport
Marek PROKUPEK - Management of arts, de la culture and creative industries
Arts, creativity, financing
Laetitia GABAY MARIANI – Art thinking
Creativity, entrepreneurship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
The programme collaborates with a wide array of partners in the design and creative industries sector, ranging from prestigious French national companies and institutions to smaller creative businesses. These professionals contribute practical insights during the courses, ensuring a high-quality learning experience tailored to real-world contexts and providing valuable networking opportunities.
Students engage with professionals through various platforms such as Masterclasses, project-based workshops, study trips, and regular courses. For instance, Masterclasses feature esteemed creators who share their perspectives, experiences, and insights.
Recent guests at KEDGE Arts School have included Jean-Charles De Castelbajac, Quiong Er (designer and founder of ShangXia), Aurélie Samuel (Director of Art, Culture, and Heritage at Louis Vuitton), Maxime Lis (the youngest designer at Mobilier National), Laurent Perbos (contemporary artist), Marc Partouche (art historian and former director of the National School of Decorative Arts), Mickael Patte (Associate Director of Design at Icon), Pauline Marchetti (founding architect at Ferrier Marchetti Studio), Olivier Widmaeir Picasso, DJ Falcon (collaborator of Daft Punk), and Imhotep of IAM, among others.