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

Projects designed by our students

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

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
How to Kill a Fly

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Quisiera Recordar

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Remains

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Umbra

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Dripping Nudes

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Continuidad

Fashion Design and Styling

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
MayDay

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Los inevitables silencios

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Nostalgia

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Taste in Art

Transportation Design and Mobility

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
CUPRA Vigia

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
ATMOS

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Didactic projects
Session views

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Sync

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

Exhibitions and Festival

16 September 2026 - 07 October 2026

Genova

The horizon of desire: stories from Genoa’s Waterfronts.

Six perspectives, a city in transition. IED Turin showcases Genoa’s Porto Antico and the Levante Waterfront in a photography exhibition at Palazzo Ducale

IED on Tour

28 September 2026 - 05 October 2026

Multiple

One-to-One Meetings in Eurasia

Are you looking to study design, fashion, visual arts, communication or management in Italy or Spain?

Exhibitions and Festival

02 October 2026 - 08 October 2026

Madrid

Sepiia’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition

IED Madrid alumni and designer Federico Sáinz de Robles celebrates the 10th anniversary of his brand, Sepiia, with an exhibition.

Lecture and Panel discussion

05 October 2026 - 05 October 2026

Madrid

She Makes Noise x Taiwan comes to IED Madrid alongside the presentation of Abono 04

On 5 October, IED Madrid will host a day dedicated to sound creation and digital arts, featuring two guest artists from the She Makes Noise festival, as well as the presentation of the platform’s fifth issue.

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.

IED on Tour

07 October 2026 - 07 October 2026

Bogotá

IED in Colombia

What happens when memory becomes code? IED heads to Bogotá to explore the answer, where design, data and the living archive meet.

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.

News

29 September 2026

Six emerging IED designers reach the final stage of the Arts Thread Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026

Alumni Mariona Panés, Sara Vainer, Miranda Sanz, Malak Yahia and Victoria Escobar (IED Barcelona), together with Zuriñe Berrueta (IED Kunsthal Bilbao), are finalists in the competition, which last year attracted more than 5,000 creatives from 117 countries. Discover their projects and vote!

26 September 2026

THE PROCESS, IED fashion show at MFW '26

14 young designers and a collective vision of fashion as a cultural practice, beyond the garment. Special Mentor Danielle Kwateng.

24 September 2026

IED Madrid alumni Moisés Nieto Receives the Maison Pyramide Showroom Award at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid

The designer has been recognised with the Commercial Potential Award for his latest collection, presented at the 84th edition of the Madrid runway

23 September 2026

Leonardo Bigazzi at Salotto NYC for “Translating Art into Cinema”

At Salotto NYC, a conversation with Leonardo Bigazzi, MASBEDO and Beatrice Bulgari on the dialogue between contemporary art and cinema.

23 September 2026

MACRO. Museum of the Everyday: Rethinking the Museum as a Space for Everyday Life

On view at MACRO in Rome until November 8, nine projects by IED students envision new ways of inhabiting the museum and transforming it into a space that is open, permeable and connected to everyday life.

18 September 2026

Inclusion, equity and diversity: the journey continues

One year after achieving the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering an increasingly inclusive, equitable workplace culture that values diversity.