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Istituto Europeo
di Design

TOP 100 QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2026

Istituto Europeo
di Design

Top 20 Fashion Schools Worldwide— CEOWORLD

The largest European network of art and design schools

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countries

11

cities

100+

nationalities every year

100,000+

alumni

10,000+

students a year

93%

placement rate for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes*
*One year after graduation

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Student Voices

Real experiences, authentic journeys: what it truly means to study at IED

Projects designed by our students

Fashion Communication and Management

Rome

Didactic projects
Canale Monterano Fashion Shoot

Product and Service Design

Rome

Special projects
Design for Schools

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Phýsis

Fashion Design and Styling

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
MISK

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
MACRO CLUB

Fashion Design and Styling

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Golden-Har

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Forever Road

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Dente da latte

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Il mondo tra le dita

Visual and Interactive Arts

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Mourning Tide

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Jeanne

Product and Service Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Connet

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Sud Vivo

Product and Service Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
EVOluzione

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Didactic projects
Occhio Specchio

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Didactic projects
Biblioteche di Roma: designing child-centered libraries

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Didactic projects
Playgrounds with MAGIS
Six interactive screens displaying different digital mazes

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Ananke: An Arc of Six Screens
A red notebook fitting into a pink cover with perforated embossing

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Resurface

Fashion Design and Styling

Florence

Final projects / thesis projects
MNEME

Interior and Spatial design

Florence

Didactic projects
Designing with Bencore

Arts and Restoration

Florence

Final projects / thesis projects
Bones of Tomorrow

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Everstill. An elegy for a misty meadow

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Cuento de invierno - El jardín de los susurros

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Essence of the Elements - Innerbloom

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Reliquia - Vestigio

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Hogar/Home

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Las florerías son el prisma

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
LIMEN

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Coreografías Silenciosas

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Desastre

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Flores para un Monstruo

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Voice of Silence

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Una tarde con amigos

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Impasse

2026: IED celebrates its 60th anniversary with ‘Plural Intelligences’, an exploration of design as a catalyst for interaction between different ways of thinking.

Through an international public programme and the publication of the journal Notes on Plural Intelligences, the project explores design as a relational practice capable of integrating diverse voices and forms of knowledge. The editorial journey analyses the concept of intelligence across five key dimensions — from relationships to memory, from materials to learning processes — to define a manifesto that guides the global community’s reflection.
What is the aim of this vision? To promote design that contributes to the betterment of the planet through collaboration between plural intelligences. An invitation to rediscover listening and sharing as fundamental tools for addressing the complexity of the contemporary world.

Upcoming Events

Two reusable bottles, one green and one yellow respectively.
Exhibitions and Festival

06 October 2026 - 01 September 2027

Barcelona

“The Beetle Bottle” and “Mis queridos Ascos” at “Matter Matters. Designing with the World”

The projects created by IED Barcelona alumni Abdelaziz Moustafa (Product Design) and Violeta Mata (Fashion Design) have been selected to be part of this exhibition at the Museu del Disseny-DHub.

Exhibitions and Festival

08 October 2026 - 31 October 2026

Turin

IED Torino x Torino Design City

From October 8 to 31, 2026, IED Torino will take part with three student projects exploring ecological and environmental transition, as part of a programme of exhibitions, talks and workshops focused on design and innovation.

10 October 2026 - 23 October 2026

Mexico City

Your Idea, Your Summer at IED: Join Us at Encuentro Creativo 2026

IED will participate in Encuentro Creativo 2026 with talks on design and the “IED Beca Summer 2027” competition.

19 October 2026 - 24 October 2026

Multiple

Radical Design Lands in Perú and Ecuador

Can design imagine radical new futures? IED takes the question on the road, with a week of talks and workshops across Lima and Quito.

Interior of an educational center with a courtyard with plants, stairs and banners
Workshop

21 October 2026 - 21 October 2026

Barcelona

Strategic Design Clinic: What we need to disrupt the future

A collaborative experience within the framework of Barcelona Design Week that brings together alumni, professionals, innovation leaders, students and experts in Strategic Design Management to address real-world challenges through strategic thinking and design.

Exhibitions and Festival

22 October 2026 - 23 December 2026

Florence

The Ballad of the Blue Kind

From 22 October to 23 December 2026, IED Firenze and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi present The Ballad of the Blue Kind by artist Benni Bosetto, a new project specifically conceived for two venues: IED Firenze and Palazzo Strozzi.

Workshop

22 October 2026 - 22 October 2026

Almaty

Designing the Unknown: from Concept to Creative Identity

On 22 October 2026, IED will present Designing the Unknown: from Concept to Creative Identity, a creative workshop hosted at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts in Almaty.

Exhibitions and Festival

23 October 2026 - 25 October 2026

Madrid

IED Madrid in the 7th Edition of Recreo Book Art Fair

The school is developing GRADA, a collaborative project with Recreo that transforms the fair’s auditorium into a space for meeting, play and participation

News

Young woman showing off her award at the event's photocall

20 October 2026

Pentawards 2026 recognises IED Barcelona’s packaging design with Gold and Silver awards

“SOLMOD”, by Sofía Millán, and “Drop”, by Livia Ylldiz Struga, both second-year Product Design students, competed in the category for student concepts that have not yet been brought to market.

14 October 2026

TypoLAB by Gonzalo Muñoz wins a LADAWARD 2026 Award

The project adds another international accolade to its list of achievements, winning in the Student–Digital category.

16 October 2026

The Word for Border is Water

IED participates for the third time at the Class of 26 exhibition during Dutch Design Week

16 October 2026

Pathos Formulas: Images, Memory and Transformation at Romaeuropa Festival

IED's exhibition project arrives at Rome's Mattatoio as part of the Ultra REF programme. The opening event on 23 October will also host the announcement of the winners of the IED Roma Design Awards 2026.

15 October 2026

Design for Schools: a game to design the school of the future

At Maker Faire Rome 2026, IED presents a co-design toolkit that combines play, design and artificial intelligence to rethink schools starting from the needs of the people who experience them every day.

14 October 2026

Il Canto di Alina Hits Cinemas

The film by Federica Oriente and Ilaria Braccialini, developed from their IED graduation project, is now screening in cinemas across Milan, Rome, Bologna and Turin, distributed by Lo Scrittoio