Graduates' career paths
The success of a school is measured by the professional success of its alumni
The school is committed to the professionalization of its studies. The employment rate of 80% of young graduates is an important indicator of success and shows that this work of bringing together the business world is bearing fruit.
Around the world
Alumni are employed 12 months after graduation
Today, L'École de design Nantes Atlantique has more than 4,500 graduates across all fields of study. Whether they are based in France or abroad, working in companies or agencies, or running their own businesses, their career paths are diverse and inspiring. All former students are part of the school’s alumni community.
Alumni regularly return to the school to share their professional experience during open days, graduation ceremonies, conferences, and roundtable discussions with current students.
Are you one of our alumni? Join L'École de design alumni network (private LinkedIn group) to connect with fellow graduates, share opportunities, and stay in touch with the community.
Publications about our Alumni
Design has become strategic for every company thinking about its future. Being a designer today means facing strategic challenges and helping shape the world of tomorrow.
L'École de design Nantes Atlantique launched the publication “All Designers” to highlight the inspiring journeys of its alumni. In it, you will discover their perspectives as designers addressing technological, environmental, and societal challenges.
You can also explore the “Impacts” publications, which showcased the paths taken by our alumni after graduating:
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Our designers are everywhere, always with the same commitment, the same societal responsibility to design the world in which they intend to help us live better tomorrow.
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Entrepreneurship in design
L'École de design Nantes Atlantique encourages its students and graduates to develop an entrepreneurial posture, to go as far as possible in the realization of their projects and even to embark on the entrepreneurial adventure.
The school's prospective and professionalization department directs project leaders to the most appropriate contacts and incubation centers. Some projects are incubated in the school's Design Labs.
Alexia Audrain is the designer of the OTO hugging chair, dedicated to autistic people.
"The important thing in my entrepreneurial experience is to carry a project with human and social values. That's what we expect from tomorrow's designers."
Franck Grossel founded Instead, a company that makes eco-designed furniture from brewery grains.
"As a cabinetmaker, on a 3rd industrial revolution approach, I wanted to evolve my profession and propose a new way of designing and understanding the products that surround us."
*Employment survey conducted among graduates of the Class of 2022
Discover the interviews of our graduates:
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