As evidence of its vocation for innovation and development, IED offers complete training programmes, always updated to the latest trends and based on the culture of the project. The Undergraduate, Master, Training Courses and Continuous Education courses, together with the Summer, Semester and Academic Year courses, are able to meet the needs of everyone and are taught in Italian or English.

News

16 June 2026

Bilbao and Turin Design the Future of Glass Packaging Together

An international Product Design project brings together students from IED Torino and IED Kunsthal Bilbao to tackle a real-world design challenge, from concept development to prototyping

12 June 2026

Issue 3: Future Memories - Plural Intelligences

What will we choose to remember from the present we are living through? This is the starting point of the third issue of Notes on Plural Intelligences – Future Memories.

09 June 2026

Creativity in motion: the IED.60 Public Programme gets underway

June marks a special moment for IED: the Public Program IED.60 is in full swing, with a rich calendar of events spanning fashion, design, illustration and visual arts, bringing talks, exhibitions and open events to Milan, Rome, Florence and New York for the IED community and the wider public.

08 June 2026

IED among the Top Design Schools 2026 according to Calibre Careers: european Network, industry connections and educational excellence

The international careers observatory analyses the Institute’s educational model, combining global recognition with the historic pillars of hands-on, laboratory-based teaching.

05 June 2026

Forbes Next Leaders: the May cover is signed by Riccardo Dall’Angelo

The collaboration between IED and Forbes Next Leaders continues, foregrounding the design perspective of students and alumni.

05 June 2026

From IED Thesis to the Camera Moda Fashion Trust

Francesco Matera wins over Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana with MATERIA, an evolution of his IED thesis.

04 June 2026

Closing event in Brussels for Grand Tour AFAM

Grand Tour AFAM (GTA), featuring IED as a partner, is entering its final stretch.

28 May 2026

Future Relics: a Crivelli Scholarship to imagine the jewelry of the future

What will the jewelry of tomorrow look like? Will it still be merely an ornament, or will it become an extension of the body, an interface, an object capable of embodying new forms of identity and value?

25 May 2026

COMPASSO D'ORO YOUNG

The project "A occhi chiusi", dedicated to inclusive play, receives the Compasso d’Oro Young certificate.

Events

Exhibitions and Festival

16 June 2026 - 19 June 2026

Florence

Pathos Formulas: IED at Pitti Uomo 110

On the occasion of Pitti Uomo 110, IED presents Pathos Formulas, an exhibition and installation project curated by Francesca Gavin hosted in florence in Florence from 17 to 19 June 2026.