École Boulle
The École Boulle is an advanced public school of fine arts and crafts and applied arts in Paris, France.
History
The École Boulle is named after the cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry in the century of Louis XIV. The school trains students from the Applied Arts « Baccalauréat » (French national secondary-school diploma required to pursue university studies for 18 years old students) to the « DSAA » (4 years degree in applied arts after the « Baccalauréat », equivalent to the first year of a master's degree in European LMD (« réforme Licence-Master-Doctorat ») system). There are 2 different DSAA (« Diplôme Supérieur d'Arts Appliqués »), related to 2 different departments : Spatial Design and Industrial Design.
Departments
Since 1886, the « École Boulle » has trained students in two main fields which correspond to two main departments :
- « artistic crafts », including chairmaking, marquetry, cabinetmaking, tapestry, engraving, sculpture in wood, wood turning, bronze sculpture, jewellery;
- « applied arts » including spatial design and interior architecture, industrial design, furniture design, visual expression and communication, with additional education in computer software, applied philosophy, semiotics, history of arts, etc.
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Coordinates: 48°50′47″N 2°23′28″E / 48.8465°N 2.3910°E