Saran Diakité Kaba, 46, has been appointed director of École Camondo, a Parisian school of decorative arts specializing in interior architecture and design. A graduate of ENSCI-Les Ateliers, she previously worked at Groupe PSA and served as director of Strate École de design before spending the last five years as administrative and development director at Camondo. She succeeds Michèle Dard, who held the position from 2022 to 2026.
This appointment matters because it places a seasoned design-education administrator at the helm of a key French institution that trains future interior architects and designers. The leadership change signals continuity and strategic development at Camondo, which is part of the broader decorative arts training ecosystem in France.