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Student Voices

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

Projects designed by our students

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

Final projects / thesis projects
Bok Bok

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Querencia

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Off the Record

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

28 April 2026 - 30 September 2026

Barcelona

“Caliu” in “Matter Matters. Designing with the World”

The project “Caliu”, by IED Barcelona alumnus Judith Aubà, has been selected to form part of this exhibition, which reflects on the major challenges facing design today and in the future at a critical time marked by the scarcity of raw materials.

Open Day

07 September 2026 - 10 September 2026

Multiple

IED OPEN - THE FUTURE IS LOOKING FOR YOU

Online 7 - 9 September. In person (Italian campuses) -10 September.

12 September 2026 - 20 September 2026

Como

Accademia di Como, IED Network at Lake Como Design Festival

September 12-20

14 September 2026 - 18 September 2026

Barcelona

IED Barcelona 2026 Undergraduate Welcome Week

The welcome event for undergraduate students, teachers and staff to mark the official opening of the new academic year will take place on Monday 14 September.

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

16 September 2026 - 16 September 2026

Rome

IED Roma Fashion Show 2026

A city that rushes, connects, and at the same time isolates. A fashion that becomes a space for expression, identity, and resilience. METROPOLI is a portrait of contemporary life through the eyes of the newly graduated students in Fashion Design and Jewellery Design.

News

02 September 2026

Six talents from the IED community to take part in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

EGO, the catwalk dedicated to emerging fashion designers, will feature four alumni and one student from our community this year, while lecturer Juan Vidal will present his collection at a private, invitation-only event.

07 September 2026

From Turin to Tokyo: IED and Pioneer Denim bring new visions of denim to the international runway

Projects by students on IED Torino’s Undergraduate Programme in Fashion Design, developed using materials supplied by the company, are heading to Tranoï Tokyo and Denim Première Vision as part of the collaboration with Pioneer Denim, bringing together research, experimentation and product culture.

07 September 2026

Exploring Human-Robot Collaboration in China

New forms of collaboration between humans and robots through AR

07 September 2026

Fashion show and festival: the IED Public Programme is back

In September, IED's Public Program returns with a calendar of events across its campuses in Italy and Spain, offering opportunities for dialogue, exchange and discovery open to the community and the wider public.

28 August 2026

What does sustainability mean for a design school?

When discussing sustainability, the debate often focuses on environmental impacts and the responsible use of resources. But what does sustainability mean, in practical terms, for a school that educates future designers, creatives and professionals capable of driving change?

07 September 2026

ORACLE: Extra Virgo’s sensory exhibition at IED Firenze

From September 11 to 18, as part of Pitti Fragranze 2026, the Ex Teatro dell’Oriuolo hosts an immersive exhibition that translates the notes of ORACLE into images, shapes and sensations.