Parsons Paris
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1921 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | The New School, AICAD, NASAD |
| Website | http://www.newschool.edu/parsons-paris/ |
Parsons Paris is a degree-granting school of art and design in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the European branch campus of Parsons School of Design and part of The New School, a comprehensive university in New York City.
Parsons Paris currently offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, as well as study-abroad and summer programs that reflect several core areas of study at Parsons School of Design in New York. These programs include:
Students make full use of the setting in Paris and Europe by connecting with local creative practitioners, cultural and civic organizations and events such as Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Maison et Objet design trade show, and Paris Fashion Week. The school features a teaching faculty of French and European design educators as well as visiting professors from around the world. Classes are held at 45 rue de Saint-Roch as well as other sites in Paris. Students are able to supplement their studies through online classes or by spending up to two years at the main Parsons campus in New York City.
All courses are taught in English.
The New York Times has described the new Paris campus as "both the oldest and newest overseas branch of an American university". In 1921, Frank Alvah Parsons opened the Paris Ateliers of the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (which was renamed Parsons School of Design after its director in 1941). The following year, the school made its home on the oldest planned square in Paris, the Place des Vosges. Parsons stated: "France, more than any country, has been the center of artistic inspiration since the sixteenth century… The value of associating with, and working from, the finest examples of the periods in decorative art, the adaptation of which is our national problem, needs no comment." The school offered courses in architecture, interior decoration, stage design, and costume design, adding poster and graphic design a year later. Among its supporters were interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe and author and interior designer Edith Wharton.
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