Established in 1921 as the first American art and design school in Paris, today we are a university community of students and acclaimed faculty who apply creativity and intellectual rigor to the demands of an evolving world. We bring the renowned Parsons curricula together with the entrepreneurial spirit and heritage of a European cultural capital. Along with Parsons in New York and The New School — our parent university — Parsons Paris is part of a global network enabling you to complete a degree, launch a career, and bring innovation to industries worldwide.
Parsons the New School for Design has announced it will establish a new academic center in Paris, opening in Summer 2013, which will build upon its long history of engagement and exchange with this world capital for art and culture. In 1921, Parsons became the first American art and design school to establish a campus in Paris. Among its achievements, Parsons Paris was the birthplace of the Parsons table, an icon of Modern design, in a studio led by the designer Jean-Michel Frank in the 1930s.
