Penninghen Alumni on Clubhouse

Description

Penninghen is a private higher education institution, registered with the French Ministry of Education and Research.

It offers two Masters programs:
* Artistic Direction in Graphic Art and Digital Design
* Interior Architecture and Design

Formerly called “Académie Julian” the school was established in 1868 by Rodolphe Julian. Many international students came to study here, in particular Americans and Europeans, who wanted to develop their artistic skills in the renowned “Avant-Garde” Paris.

Today, Penninghen students learn to master their art in the footsteps of famous artists and former students such as Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, Robert Rauschenberg, Edouard Vuillard Affichistes (poster artist) such as; Cassandre, Alphonse Mucha and Bernard Villemot, as well as architects Jacques Majorelle and Henri Van de Velde, sculptors; Jean Arp, Jean Dubuffet, François-Xavier Lalanne, filmmaker; Fritz Lang, Photographer; Jacques-Henri Lartigue, plus furniture designer and Architect Eileen Gray.
 
Since 1968, students have learnt from renowned professionals in the graphic design field such as Jacques-Nathan Garamond, Jacques Auriac, Roman Ciesclewicz, Tadeusz Lewandowski, Peter Knapp, Paul Gabor, Paolo Roversi and Franck Horvat, as well as within the interior architecture sector: Jean-Rene Caillette, Michel Mortier, Antoine Philippon, Borja Huidobro, Claude Ducoux and Jean-Pierre Vitrac, to name but a few.