The Cité du design of Saint-Etienne is a platform for research, higher education, economic development and promotion of art and design. The Cité relies on design as a driving force for the development of the territory. Saint-Etienne was designated in 2010 as a UNESCO creative city of design. Join us on March 23rd (Tues) to hear their keynote presentation, and discussions on "Social Innovation - Inside the Creative Process of “Design for All”".
Description of Institute
Cité du design - ESADSE
Cité du design of Saint-Etienne is a platform for research, higher education, economic development and promotion of art and design, supported by the city of Saint-Etienne, the metropolitan government (Saint-Etienne Métropole), the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and the State (Ministry of Culture) and by private partners. Since 2010 the Cité du design has formed a single institution with the Saint-Etienne Higher School of Art and Design.
Led by the Cité du design, Saint-Étienne and its agglomeration are relying on design as a driving force for the development of the territory. Saint-Etienne was designated in 2010 as a UNESCO creative city of design.
Every two years, Cité du design organises the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne. Since 1998, designers from all over the world, international and French design enthusiasts, and the public of the Saint-Etienne Métropole get together to discover emblematic examples of design production and innovation. The chosen themes, openness to the world and access to creative works characterize the Biennale, recognized by all experts.
LOCATION : 3 RUE JAVELIN PAGNON, 42000 SAINT-ÉTIENNE, FRANCE
EMAIL: INFO@CITEDUDESIGN.COM
TWITTER: @LACITEDUDESIGN
MARCH 23RD: FRANCE & HK DIGITAL DESIGN DAY @POLYU
Ms. Isabelle Vérilhac and Ms. Sijie He will be participating in a keynote session and panel discussion on "Social Innovation - Inside the Creative Process of “Design for All”" on March 23rd (Tues) as part of the FRANCE & HK DIGITAL DESIGN DAY @POLYU. Tune in to the discussion from 3:05 – 5:15 pm (HK time).
Register here.
Speaker Profiles
Isabelle Vérilhac, Head of International Affairs and Innovation, Cité du design -ESADSE, President-elect BEDA, Focal point Saint-Etienne UNESCO City of Design
Isabelle Vérilhac holds a Post-Diploma in design & research, a Doctorate in material chemical physics, and gives lectures in industrial design. She was the director of the Saint-Etienne Medical Technologies Cluster from 2003 to 2007, and has worked in design, medical research and development activities.
For 12 years she has been in charge of the relations with economic stakeholders at the Cité du design Saint-Etienne. She created and set up the materials resource center, the innovative uses and practices labs (LUPI®) and the Design Creative City Living Lab of the Cité du design. She coordinated the European Project IDeALL (Integrating Design for All in Living Labs), that combined design and user-centered Living Labs methodologies, and one of the first design program funded by the European Commission in 2012. She is in charge of the development and the management of projects for economic, territorial, societal projects. Since the beginning of 2019, she has taken the position of International Manager and coordinator of Saint-Etienne UNESCO City of Design. She is also a president-elect of BEDA (Bureau of European Design Association).
Ms. Sijie He, Student-Researcher at École Supérieure d'art et design Saint-Étienne, Cité du Design.
Sijie He graduated from Esadhar ( L'École Supérieure d'Art et Design Le Havre-Rouen) with a Master's degree (DNSEP) in 2020. She now works in Huawei as a designer. She has had exhibititions in the Grand Palais, and several cities in France, Germany and China. Her current research is on ''Urban Modernology - The secret behind the Chinese signboards''.