Margaret Iragui Lejeune to Lead École Camondo Paris After Saran Diakité Kaba's Abrupt Exit
Since its inception in 2019, Margaret Iragui Lejeune has served as the director of the Toulon branch of École Camondo. Beginning 1 November, she will take over leadership of the Paris campus, following Saran Diakité Kaba, who departed after a brief six-month tenure. Diakité Kaba, who assumed the role in May 2026, has expertise in industrial design and has previously led the ENSCI board and Strate École de design. A graduate of Camondo from 1992 and an educator since 1996, Iragui Lejeune aims to implement professional courses in artificial intelligence and eco-design in Paris, while maintaining her predecessor's commitment to international collaboration and research. École Camondo was established in 1944 and is situated on boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Key facts
- Margaret Iragui Lejeune takes over the Paris campus of École Camondo from 1 November
- She has directed Camondo's Toulon branch since its creation in 2019
- Saran Diakité Kaba led the school from May 2026; her departure is unexplained
- Iragui Lejeune graduated from Camondo in 1992 and has taught there since 1996
- She designed the library and bookshop of the Musée des Abattoirs in Toulouse in 1998
- The Toulon campus enrolls about 150 students and sits in the Maison de la Créativité by Devillers & Associés
- Diakité Kaba graduated from ENSCI–Les Ateliers in 2003 and led Strate École de design from 2021 to 2023
- École Camondo was founded in 1944 and is based on boulevard Raspail in Paris's 14th arrondissement
Entities
Artists
- Margaret Iragui Lejeune
- Saran Diakité Kaba
- Pierre Paulin
- Jean-Michel Wilmotte
- Philippe Starck
- Emma Boutier
- Éva Hameau
- Bita Azimi
- Delphine Paul
Institutions
- École Camondo
- Ateliers Lion
- Fémis
- Musée des Abattoirs
- Devillers & Associés
- Kedge
- Villa Noailles
- ENSCI–Les Ateliers
- PSA
- Strate École de design
- Union centrale des Arts décoratifs
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Le Journal des Arts
- L'ŒIL
- École de design Nantes Atlantique
- École d'architecture de Versailles
- École d'art de Bordeaux
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Toulon
- Lebanon
- Toulouse
- Nantes
- Versailles
- Bordeaux
- Maison de la Créativité
- Parvis des Écoles
- boulevard Raspail
- hôtel Nissim de Camondo