The École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art (ENSAAMA) is a school of decorative arts based in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Its ancestry can be traced back to the “École des Arts Appliqués à l’Industrie”, which in 1856 was the first professional women’s school in the country. The actual institution was founded in 1922 at the old Hôtel Salé in Paris, now Musée Picasso. The life of ENSAAMA is organised around various disciplines: sculpture, wall decoration, ceramics, textile printing, interior architecture, visual communication and industrial aesthetics, in which recognized experts from France and from abroad actively share their expertise. Its relationships with professionals in a range of fields allow the institution to engage in exhibitions, shows, quality work placements, fruitful partnerships and rewarding contests.
