The keystone of the Master in Design Installation is working with a wide range of materials and media, such as film, objects, performance, sound and digital technologies to conceive ambitious and meaningful design installations. 

The program revolves around workshop projects and outside commissions. It offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of contexts and disciplines. This diversified approach to design encourages students to confront contemporary social, political and environmental issues through their creative practice. As they conceive and develop their own projects and methodologies, the students themselves invent unique design languages and new forms of design practice.

The program emphasizes personal approaches that favor social exchange, collaboration and interactivity, as essential elements in research through practice. Students are trained to work within a large range of sectors, both public and private: design and media, scenography, exhibitions, and art installations.

The program centers around the following objectives:

Experimental and interdisciplinary practices

The exploration of design at the intersection of various disciplines, notably performance, writing, multimedia and spatial practices, all with the aim of expanding the fields of research and innovation in design.

A research-based narrative practice

The exploration of social, ecological, political and cultural contexts through critical and investigative methods in order to develop narrative approaches based on research, bringing together past, present and future frames of reference.

Expanding personal design practices

Students will develop a research project that will culminate in a 1:1 scale installation; this will be conceived as a material exploration of an issue that affirms their own creative approach to design, integrating a variety of media, as well as engaging the public in a significant manner.

Workshops, collaborations and fieldwork

Students will participate in workshops and seminars, collaborating with external partners in order to develop their skills, networks and thematic orientations. They will work together through dialogue, exchange and interactive approaches as they contribute to collaborative research rooted in practice.

Upon completion of the program, students will have achieved the following goals:

•  how to complete a personal project within the context of a sustained, non-hierarchical dialogue between practice and theory
• the ability to design and create spatial installations using critical and exploratory design approaches 
• the ability to articulate and contextualize their work in terms of social, cultural and political contexts as they develop a critical eye regarding their own design practices
• the ability to develop experimental and interdisciplinary approaches and put them into practice, even as they perfect their technical and material skills
• conceiving and producing rich and complex projects that integrate spatial, visual, cinematographic, and performative aspects
• the ability to oversee projects autonomously, including managing resources, coordinating production methods within institutional and professional contexts
• the ability to present and advocate for complex design projects in professional and public spheres, both as an individual and as part of a collective
• the ability to work efficiently as part of a team or a collective, to develop good listening skills, integrate diverse points of view and balance personal contributions with collaborative approaches to design

Over the course of time, many of the alumni of the program have succeeded in developing outstanding independent careers in a variety of fields in the spheres of design and art. Others have founded design collectives such as Collectif Kimera, Trojans Collective, the No_Matter Collective, Countach Studio and Studio Abricot, 

A Master in Design Installation prepares students for work in a large range of sectors: 

• Independent practice as an artist or designer
• Installation and spatial design 
• Scenography and exhibition design
• Graphic design and visual communication
• Designing public and cultural environments
• Museum-based and curatorial projects
• Design and Media Production 
• Designers working in the fields of cinema and performance arts
• Artistic Director, or interdisciplinary design consultant
• Corporate branding (Nike, Audemars Piguet, Hermès)
• Architectural or interior design 

Le cursus se déploie sur deux années consécutives. La première année est consacrée aux méthodes de recherche, au prototypage et au design d'interaction durable, et culmine par un projet réalisé avec un partenaire professionnel. La deuxième année est dédiée au mémoire de diplôme et à un projet interactif indépendant, intégrant l'ensemble des compétences acquises.

Admission to the Master in Design Installation requires:

• a university-level or UAS (HES) Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent foreign qualification
• a degree with a specialization in the relevant field, or one year of recent, documented professional experience in the field of study concerned
• English 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.