Language

Spanish

Start date

September 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

4 Years

Credits

240 ECTS

Course Coordination

Ignasi Bonjoch

Conceive, experiment, create the spaces you imagine. In this program you’ll discover how to turn your ideas and your client's ideas into projects that are as exciting as they are challenging.

In this 4-year program you’ll learn how to start from scratch to create comfortable, sustainable living, work and leisure spaces, giving free rein to your passion.

You’ll acquire detailed professional know-how and experience in interior design: understanding the role played by light, materials and sustainability in a program focused on user experience. 

Work experience during the program lets you assimilate your new knowledge by putting theory into practice and so adding real job experience to your curriculum.

The Bachelor of Arts in Design is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area, equivalent to an official university degree, and is accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This programme grants access to official university master’s degrees and, where applicable, to doctoral studies.

Information to decide

You’ll acquire an understanding of holistic interior design and implement your knowledge in a multitude of different spaces: indoor, outdoor, ephemeral, permanent, and more.

As a professional interior designer you’ll learn to observe trends and how styles evolve, and also how to comprehend and interpret your client’s demands and expectations.

In this progressive learning experience you’ll acquire the skills, know-how and tools you need to express your ideas with a solid foundation in design culture. 

You’ll have several opportunities to apply the knowledge acquired to practice, especially in the third and fourth years of the program, by doing compulsory work experience for real companies.

This program is particularly designed for people with a keen interest in creating comfortable and sustainable environments, improving the user's interaction with their living, leisure or work space.

You’ll also find answers to any questions you might have on lighting, comfort and well-being.

An interior designer is the missing link between a user's dreams and their surroundings, the person who can create a living space they’ll enjoy, one that offers the highest levels of comfort and well-being.

This IED program gives you a comprehensive understanding of interior design from a more holistic perspective, with particular emphasis on spatial elements, such as lighting, the use of materials, the concept of comfort, respect for the environment and the importance of sustainability.

As a unique value, your syllabus includes subjects on designing a range of very different spaces, significantly increasing the fields you can work in. 

To acquire a broader perspective of the design world, you’ll share subjects with students specialising in other fields such as Transportation Design, designing the interiors of ships, airplanes and trams, etc. and study the Ephemeral Project or Urban Materials with Product Design students. 

Work experience with companies in the interior design sector guarantees you’ll finish the program with the necessary professional experience. 

Syllabus

What will you learn?

In the first year you’ll focus on the basics of interior design, culture and project methodology, learning to create and communicate in the most effective way.



First Semester

Design Fundamentals I 
Representation Techniques I 
Project Communication I 
An introduction to Marketing
Science Applied to Design
Form and Colour



Second Semester

Design Fundamentals II 
Representation Techniques II 
Project Communication II 
Technical Drawing I 
Sociology
Volume I



Year Subject

The History of Art and Design

What will you learn?

In the second year you’ll develop your creative skills as a unique individual talent, deepening your knowledge of project culture and the tools used in interior design: construction plans, installations, scale models, photography, verbal communication, Autocad, Rhino, Illustrator and Photoshop.



First Semester

Multidisciplinary Workshop
Interior Design Technology I
Interior Design Representation Techniques I
Interior Design Technical Drawing I
The History of Interior Design 
Volume in Interior Design I
Home Project



Second Semester

Interdisciplinary Project
Interior Design Computing
Semiotics
Personal Development Project
Interior Design Computing II
Workspace Project
Interior Design Project Communication

What will you learn?

In the third year you’ll begin to gain experience with companies in the sector, also on technical and complete projects, as well as technical construction projects, installations, in lighting technology, VRED, site management and costs. You’ll work in interdisciplinary teams with students from other courses, and study new materials with a focus on sustainability.



First Semester

Interior Design Technology II
Lighting Project 
Ergonomics Project - Furniture
Technical Interior Design Project 
Site Management 
Home Refurbishing Project 
CAD Workshop I



Second Semester

Multidisciplinary Workshop II
Interior Design Project Communication II
Trends 
Urban Materials’ Project



Commercial Space Project

Interior Design Workshop I

What will you learn?

In the fourth year you’ll put what you’ve learnt into practice in the form of mandatory work experience to define your own professional profile. You’ll prepare your final project working with real companies, collaborating in the development of models and tests. If approved, your ideas will go into production to be launched on the market. 



First Semester

Professional Work Experience 
Design Management Project 
Transportation Interiors’ Project 
Ephemeral Project 
Interior Design Project Communication III 
Interior Design Workshop II
Multidisciplinary Workshop III



Second Semester

Final Project

Faculty

Director

Raffaella Perrone

PhD in Theory and History of Architecture

Course Coordinator

Ignasi Bonjoch

Teacher

Ignasi Pérez

Teacher

Irma Arribas

PhD in Visual Communication in Architecture and Design

Teacher

Laia Cisteró Fortuny

Architect 

Teacher

Caterina Miralles

Architect and audiovisual artist

Teacher

Albert Casas

Architect and co-founder of Metronom Arquitectura

Teacher

Emanuele Di Marzo

Architect and retail design expert

Teacher

Joan Maroto-Sales

PhD in Architectural Projects

Teacher

Anna Sodupe

Teacher

Nacho Gómez

Advertising Film Director, Documentary Filmmaker & Photographer

Teacher

Raquel Gil

Projects

Interior of a Martian habitat with shelves on the left containing plants, green armchairs in the center, and cylinders for species reproduction in the background.

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Adaptis VerΔ
Interior of an urban space with sofas made of natural materials and glass walls overlooking an interior garden and an oval staircase in the background in white tones

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
The invisible impact
Structure of small wooden squares with a small central shelf in the background

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
The Trail of Curiosities
A bedroom for seniors, with wooden walls and ceiling and a large bed on the right side

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Nova Aurea *
Every Drop Counts IED Barcelona – Estudiante: Chloe Bou Chabake

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Every Drop Counts
Liminal IED Barcelona – Estudiante: Hana Mekawy

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Liminal
Move with the sun IED Barcelona Ana Carolina Bustamante

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Move with the sun
Ciclo IED Barcelona Hana Abdelaziz

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Ciclo
Cel·la IED Barcelona Maria Alonso

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Cel·la

News

14 April 2026

200 people take part in the “Urban Picnic” initiative, which connects design, sustainability and community

An initiative by IED Barcelona within the programme of Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture, and as part of the European project Feed Your Future and the activities marking the 60th anniversary of IED · Plural Intelligences.

30 March 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao students turn children’s imagination into real design with “Dream Room”

Interior Design students collaborate with primary school children to transform their drawings into real pieces in a project that explores new approaches to the creative process.

26 March 2026

Architectural Sketching Erasmus+ with IED Firenze

Interior Design students from IED Barcelona take part in a blended mobility programme with IED Firenze, exploring the city of Florence through drawing and direct observation.

25 March 2026

IED ranked among the world's top 100 academic institutions in the QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2026

Europe's largest Art and Design school network secures 78th place worldwide in the Art & Design discipline, marking its 60th anniversary year.

25 March 2026

Inditex Talent Session at IED Barcelona

The Zara Talent programme brought together students from Fashion Design, Interior Design, Styling, Fashion Marketing and Communication, and Footwear Design for a day of one-to-one meetings with the group’s human resources teams.

19 March 2026

Plural Intelligences: IED Announces the Theme of Its 60th Anniversary

IED reveals Plural Intelligences, the theme dedicated to the 60th anniversary of its foundation, which will take place in 2026.

A group of people posing behind a long table with food

17 March 2026

IED Barcelona hosts BIP – Erasmus+ KA131: The Future(s) of the Mediterranean Food System

Focused on imagining possible—and desirable—futures for the Mediterranean food system, this interdisciplinary programme took place from 23 to 26 February together with students from IED Rome, Università Federico II of Naples and University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne.

06 March 2026

IED Madrid’s Workshop Week 2026 explores new creative territories with international guest lecturers thanks to the Erasmus KA131 programme

Guest lecturers Lavinia Rosseti, Filippo Rossi, and Nicolas Lambouris brought new perspectives on materiality and contemporary audiovisual practices within the #TimesNew concept.

03 March 2026

This was IED MUSES Talks: Omar Sosa

The co-founder of ‘Apartamento Magazine’ shared his creative dynamics at the intersection of art, architecture and editorial design in the second episode of the second season of the IED’s inspirational talk series.

Don't miss it

Lecture and Panel discussion

06 May 2026 - 06 May 2026

Barcelona

IED MUSES Talks: Silvia Brandi

The fifth inspirational talk at IED Barcelona will address new materials, product design, sustainability, 3D printing, advanced architecture and international collaborative projects aimed at revitalising rural areas, led by the renowned Milanese architect.