The Bachelor in Jewelry and Accessory Design enables students to shape their own creative style as they develop their capacities to integrate contemporary constraints and issues.

The conception and creation of wearable objects, such as watches, jewelry and accessories, as well as connected pieces form the core of the program, from the creation of a single piece to an entire collection.

The acquisition of technical skills and knowledge of materials is supplemented by a critical approach through workshops, projects created in real conditions in partnership with industry professionals and actors from the cultural sphere.

The program consists of three complementary processes:

Exploration and mastery of materials (1st year)

An intensive course of study covering techniques, materials, graphical and other tools, and the methodology and culture of design. The emphasis is on experimentation, from the artisanal to the technical, with an aim to understanding the interactions between materials, form and meaning.
Students will be expected to explore these areas and come up with prototypes and technical projects.

Designing projects and product positioning (2nd year)

Designing projects based on specific contexts and criteria (commissions, exhibitions, etc.). The creation of coherent collections enables students to position themselves, developing a personal and critical vision through their use of materials and techniques. A working internship completes the pedagogical experience.
Students will be expected to produce objects, use scenarios, exhibitions, and public presentations.

Committing to and developing professional practice (3rd year)

An individualized approach specifically oriented towards the student’s chosen professional practice. Internships with companies and a complete design-production process for a collection (experimental phase, design, production, communication, pricing). Finally, students will bring together all the skills they have acquired to create a thesis collection, accompanied by a written thesis on theory and a portfolio.

When students finish their course of study, they will be able to:

• Undertake a design practice anchored in current issues (identity, culture, sustainability, economics of design)
• Contextualize their work on a social, historical and contemporary level
• Design wearable objects that embody concepts of form, material and critical positioning
• Translate a concept into a coherent material proposition
• Formulate, defend and express their personal vision
• Apply production techniques and adapt them to their practice
• Experiment with and evaluate the feasibility of innovative propositions, and create prototypes
• Manage a design project, from the research phase, to production and distribution
• Create and develop a collection based on a professional mandate or commission
• Integrate the codes, constraints and value requirements of a brand or a house
• Collaborate effectively with partners (industry, artisans, creative sectors)
• Assemble an original and professional portfolio
• Develop a practice in keeping with the contexts of the industry or adapted to independent creation in the sectors of jewelry-making, accessories, and watchmaking

Upon completion of the Bachelor in Jewelry and Accessory Design, students will have the ability to develop a working practice in design, industry and other creative fields. Some career paths alumni have taken:

• Jewelry Designer (either in an independent studio, or for an established house)
• Accessory Designer (fashion, luxury, wearable objects)
• Product Design, wearable art and objects
• Watch Designer (concept and product design)
• Independent designer (personal brand)
• Designer working for agencies or creative studios
• Designer working in a house specializing in luxury goods
• Designer specializing in specific materials or techniques
• Artistic Director
• Collaboration on interdisciplinary projects (fashion, art, design)

Le cursus se déploie sur trois années consécutives. La première année pose les fondamentaux techniques et théoriques du métier — dessin, matériaux, modélisation, infographie et culture du bijou — en parallèle de l'atelier de projet. La deuxième année approfondit ces compétences et introduit un premier stage en entreprise. La troisième année combine un second stage, une formation au marketing et au pricing, et culmine par le travail de diplôme — Essai Bachelor ou Collection Bachelor.

Admission to the Bachelor in Jewelry and Accessory Design requires:

• an upper-secondary diploma or an equivalent qualification
• a degree with a specialization in the relevant field, or one year of recent, documented professional experience in the field of study concerned
• French level B2

If you do not hold the required qualification, you may apply for admission under special conditions. The applicable terms are set out in the Admission Requirements section.