Across a series of immersive programs, explore the city through drawing, fragrance, fashion photography, and French savoir-faire. From museum masterpieces to Haute Couture Fashion Week, from perfume laboratories to the ateliers and maisons that define Parisian luxury, each experience places you at the heart of creation.
Guided by industry professionals and immersed in iconic Parisian locations, you will experiment, observe, and develop your own creative perspective. More than a summer school, this is a cultural and artistic immersion, where Paris becomes a space for exploration, experimentation and personal expression.
Summer Session
Shoot Paris Fashion Week
Each July, Paris becomes the centre of the fashion world. During Haute Couture Fashion Week, the city vibrates with creativity, elegance and intensity. The Photography and Fashion Summer Session invites you to step into this atmosphere and learn to capture it with precision and confidence.
Over ten days, you will photograph in real urban conditions, work with natural and artificial light, navigate movement and crowds, and develop a refined visual language. Guided by Condé, a French school of applied arts with over thirty-seven years of expertise, you will master the complete workflow from shooting to post-production and beauty retouching.
This experience culminates in a carefully edited digital portfolio that reflects both technical rigor and personal vision. More than a course, it is a privileged access to Paris at its most creative moment.
Summer Session
Step Into French Luxury
In Paris, luxury is experienced through materials, gestures and places. It is a culture, a way of seeing, and a standard of excellence. The Summer Session French Luxury : Savoir-Faire in Paris invites you to experience it through an immersive journey connecting perfume, precious stones and fashion at the heart of the capital.
Over two weeks, you will explore fragrance creation, gemstone expertise and fashion culture within an academic environment that combines artistic sensitivity with technical rigor. Olfactory workshops, laboratory observation, and visits to the emblematic maisons of Place Vendôme each reveal a different facet of French savoir-faire.
Designed by Condé, la grande école des arts appliqués, in collaboration with the Institut National de Gemmologie and the École Supérieure du Parfum et de la Cosmétique, this program brings together culture, precision and personal creative development. A privileged way to discover Paris as a source of excellence and inspiration.
Summer Session
From Montmartre to the Seine : a summer of drawing Paris
Experience Paris in its most inspiring season. Over two summer weeks, wander through the city with sketchbook in hand, capturing its most iconic views : from Montmartre and the historic heart of Paris to the Seine riverbanks and the elegance of Haussmann’s architecture. Between masterpieces at the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay and contemporary creation at the Fondation Louis Vuitton or Palais de Tokyo, the city reveals itself as a living source of artistic inspiration.
Guided by experienced tutors from Condé, la grande école des arts appliqués, you will refine your observation, interpret the rhythm and light of Paris, and gradually develop your own visual language. More than a course, this is a creative summer journey — a cultural immersion where art, atmosphere, and personal expression come together. The experience culminates in a personal illustrated project: your Paris, seen through your eyes.
Summer Session
A Parisian immersion into the art of perfume
During this immersive week at the École Supérieure du Parfum & de la Cosmétique, step into the world of French perfumery and experience scent as a language of memory, emotion, and creation. Explore its heritage, discover precious raw materials, from delicate florals to vibrant woods, and uncover the subtle dialogue between science and artistry that shapes every fragrance.
Through guided olfactory workshops and hands-on laboratory sessions, you will awaken your sense of smell, refine your perception, and compose your own fragrance accord.
An intimate Parisian immersion, where heritage, experimentation, and personal expression unfold through scent.
