ESAD Orléans places research at the heart of the institution’s strategy and teaching approach.
The ECOLAB research unit runs three research programmes in art and design (PAD).
ECOLAB brings together 18 research-active lecturers.
The three Art and Design Research Programmes in 2026:
– Media Design (2020–present)
– Objects, Crafts and Computation (2020–present)
– Media and Image Archaeology (2024–present)
In practical terms, a Art and Design Research Programme involves:
– six weeks of workshops each year with all Master’s students
– weekly work sessions
– study days
– exhibitions showcasing work resulting from the institution’s research activities
– publications
The programmes’s research activities combine practical, theoretical and technical knowledge, fostering collective production. The research outputs are disseminated under the shared responsibility of teaching staff and student researchers.
Postgraduate teaching is underpinned by the programmes, aiming to develop critical and inquisitive thinking, rigorous methodology, and the ability to collectively enrich knowledge. It trains students in the methods and approaches of research in art and design.
At undergraduate level, students are introduced to research through exploratory modules, involving a series of workshops spread over time.
Over the period 2020–2026, theArt and Design Research Programme were as follows:
Blockchain in Média (2020-2024)
LIGA-Cohabiter avec le fleuve (2020-2025)
Édition Média Design (2020-auj.)
Objects, Crafts and Computation (2020-auj.)
Archéologie des Média et Images (2024-auj.).