Welcome to IED Alumni community - a vibrant network of creative professionals who promote the sharing of knowledge and innovation.

Our community exists thanks to YOU: designers, artists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders making a mark in various sectors worldwide.

The global community of IED Alumni is an exclusive network, and according to our values communities are the place where you can plant seeds of change.

Whether you graduated recently or years ago, being part of our Alumni network offers unique opportunities and benefits that extend beyond your time at IED.

As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our Alumni community informed and engaged, we are pleased to share the latest updates.

Your support and involvement are essential to us as we chart new horizons together.

Our Numbers

+100.000

Alumni in our Network

+150

Professional Profiles

+24

Mentors

+1.000

Exclusive Job Opportunities per Year

IED Community

Taking you Beyond

 

Taking you beyond is our main purpose: that's why we have built a world of free and exclusive opportunities, unique events, tailor-made experiences, professional tools, resources and spaces to give value to your lifelong status as IED Alumnus.

We call them privileges.  We'll make them grow together with you.

A sense of belonging

Community

Connect with like-minded professionals, expand your professional network, and forge meaningful collaborations within the creative industry.

Career Development

Access exclusive job opportunities, career resources, and mentorship programs to support your professional growth and development.

Lifelong Learning

Stay updated on industry trends, attend workshops, and participate in continuing education opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Business Development

Engage and sponsor you in events, exhibitions, and projects that promote your creativity, innovation, and social impact.

Professional Storytelling

Tell your story across our communication channels, bring your value to a higher level and on a global scale.

Opportunities and Services

Exclusive Services for Alumni

We offer you 48 hours per year of mentoring with our senior Alumni, these meetings can be arranged either virtually or in person according to their availability.

Among the most popular topics available for exploration are:

  • Events and branded content in gaming industries
  • Interactive tools for hybrid events and entertainment
  • Brand management for your business startup
  • Innovative entrepreneurship in creative industries,
  • Metaverse as a tool for humans and companies
  • Bringing your design to market by starting your own business
  • Make it real: strategic design for great ideas
  • Sustainability in fashion production
  • Launching your own fashion collection
  • Merchandising plan: Balance between creativity and market needs
  • Digital Design: how to create compelling projects
  • Photography, fine arts and architecture as a lifestyle

Book your mentoring session!

 

Navigating through the complexities of freelancing can be daunting, but even a career as a corporate employee may not always be a good fit for us.

This is why we guide you through the complexities of the professional world by providing expert partners in legal and tax matters and personalized career coaching. Get a free initial meeting and complete assistance packages for tax matters, contracts to protect your intellectual property and career development at exclusive rates, so you can face the difficulties of working better prepared!

Book your consultancy!

 

The desire to continue learning, growing and making discoveries is one of the strengths of our Alumni.

This is why, among the privileges dedicated to you, we have also introduced the use of IED libraries.

Lifelong use of the school labs and spaces like IED House in Milan, Fashion Lab in Rio de Janeiro and Fab Lab in Barcelona. You will find at your disposal printed and digital resources (books, journals, ebooks, audiobooks, data banks), spaces with machinery and workstations.

Find out more!

Take advantage of a series of exclusive proposals to get free or privileged access to museums, products and services.

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Check out some of the best projects

20 May 2024

IED part of the NYCxDESIGN

Ethics and values, education, and product, for a design respectfully responding to changes and needs. We will be present in New York City Design Week with different events and content: Wanted Design at ICFF, Istituto Italiano di Cultura and our event with Salotto, where a group IED alumni will discuss their vision on studying design in Italy and working in USA. 

22 March 2024

What's on - Our Alumni at the Design Week 2024

Many of our Alumni are present, both at the Salone and Fuorisalone, with installations, exhibitions, and events during the most important week for the design industry.

11 March 2024

A glimpse of young Italian fashion design at ModaLisboa 2024

IED presented a Graduate Fashion show "Future Starts Slow" and gave a scholarship to the winner of Sangue Novo

02 February 2023

Marc Sanz Pey, finalist at the Hyères Festival

The IED Barcelona alumnus is one of the 10 designers shortlisted from among 800 candidates in the prestigious competition for young fashion designers.

26 April 2023

IED Alumni at Milan Design Week 2023

The Milan Design Week is a remarkable event for the industry and after four years was held in April and it was bigger than ever with more than 900 events and exhibitions.

09 May 2023

IED presents biomaterials applications at WantedDesign 2023

IED participates in the new edition of WantedDesign in Manhattan and wins a Conscious Design Award

IED Barcelona Marc Sanz, finalista de Hyères: “Los diseñadores jóvenes debemos apostar por la continuidad de la artesanía”

31 October 2023

Marc Sanz, Hyères finalist: “We young designers must strive for the continuity of craftsmanship”

The IED Barcelona alumnus tells us about his time in the prestigious competition and his future plans.

15 February 2023

A total of 8 IED alumni participating in MBFW Madrid

From proposals on the catwalk to emerging brands in the Allianz Ego Showroom, the event has a wide representation of fashion talents trained at IED.

La exposición “Latam Creative Talent” del IED abre sus puertas dentro de la "Fiesta Design" del MDF

15 February 2023

IED's "Latam Creative Talent" exhibition opens its doors as part of MDF "Fiesta Design"

The exhibition will be open until next February 26th at Fundación Francisco Giner de los Ríos

22 December 2022

Art meets Sustainable Fashion and Inclusive Design - Las Manuelas Art Series

Las Manuelas - Art Series is the newest edition of the Las Manuelas Project supported by IED

Light Shelters

25 October 2021

"Light Shelters" by IED Alumni at Dubai Design Week 2021

IED participates in the Dubai Design Week 2021 with a physical exhibition “Light Shelters”, displaying 2 projects by IED Alumni. From November 8th to 12th.

Meet the professionals trained in our classrooms

02 June 2022

Emiliano Ponzi

IED Milano Alumni in Illustrazione e Animazione | Freelance illustrator worldwide considered among the finest of his generation.

01 May 2022

Gabriele Chiave

IED Milano Alumni in Industrial Design. Currently Vice President, Design creative director & innovation of The Estée Lauder Companies.

01 June 2024

Simone Legno

IED Roma Alumni in Illustrazione e Animazione. Creator of Tokidoki brand.

20 October 2022

Marco De Vincenzo

IED Roma Alumni in Fashion Design | Creative Director at ETRO and Leather goods Head Designer at Fendi.

21 October 2022

Francesco Meda

IED Milano Alumni in Product Design. He's considered one of the most important Italian contemporary designers.

03 January 2023

Enrico Sangiuliano

IED Milano Alumni in Sound Design. Word-wide famous Dj, Producer, Performer and Sound Designer.

14 April 2021

Benedetta Bruzziches

IED Roma Alumni in Fashion Design | Founder of her namesake brand, ambassador of the purest Made in Italy in the world.

14 September 2022

Andrea Crespi

IED Milano Alumni in Product Design. Phisical and digital artist

20 October 2022

Jaime Hayon

IED Madrid Alumni in Industrial Design. He is one of the most important figures in contemporary design.

16 December 2020

Daniela Gutiérrez

Founder and CEO of Barokah Jewels - Fashion and Beauty Director at Neo2 magazine

26 March 2020

Dodo Arslan

IED Milano Alumni in Product Design. According to Taschen, among the 90 leading designers and manufacturers in the world.

15 June 2021

Simone Bonanni

IED Milano Alumni in Product Design. He is working for international brands.