Interior Design and Lighting
Design spaces with identity, functionality, and light
Bilbao
ESP
Postgraduate
Language
Spanish
Start date
October 2026
Frequency
Evening
Fruition
On campus
Duration
6 Months
Credits
30
Price
€ 6,600
Learn to design environments that combine emotion, technique, and sustainability, understanding the essential role of light in shaping spatial experience.
The Postgraduate Program in Interior Design and Lighting at IED Kunsthal Bilbao offers specialized training that integrates two key areas of spatial design in a balanced and comprehensive way. In response to the growing demand for professionals capable of conceiving space and lighting as a coherent whole, this program provides a solid foundation for understanding, designing, and communicating interior design projects from an integrated perspective.
You will explore how light transforms the perception and character of spaces, how materials interact with it, and how projects can combine creativity, technical precision, and sustainability. Through practical learning methodologies, you will develop a sensitive and professional vision of contemporary interior design, recognizing that lighting is not an addition but an essential tool for creating atmospheres, emotions, and meaning.
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Prepare to engage with space in a comprehensive way, combining interior design with lighting culture. This postgraduate program equips you to analyze, conceptualize, and execute projects in fields such as residential, hospitality, retail, and corporate design, integrating technical, material, and lighting aspects from the earliest stages of the process.
With a duration of six months and a part-time format, the program is designed to accommodate working professionals or students seeking an intensive and applicable education. Its practical and up-to-date approach responds to the new demands of a market that values versatility, aesthetic sensitivity, and the ability to lead projects holistically.
The program combines theoretical classes, practical workshops, and project development, encouraging active participation, critical reflection, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Throughout the course, you will work both individually and in groups, applying knowledge to real case studies that simulate professional contexts.
The curriculum is divided into two complementary modules:
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Interior Design, focused on understanding space, materials, branding, and user experience.
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Lighting, oriented toward lighting culture, lighting technology, control systems, and the design of light in different spatial typologies.
This program is aimed at:
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Individuals with no prior background in design who wish to start a career in interior design and lighting.
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Professionals from related sectors (architecture, furniture, decoration, retail, landscaping, visual merchandising) looking to expand their skills and acquire new competencies.
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Students from creative disciplines interested in exploring spatial design from a technical and sensory perspective.
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Professionals seeking a career change toward interior design and architectural lighting.
Basic knowledge of AutoCAD is recommended. For those without it, IED offers access to online introductory training.
IED Kunsthal Bilbao offers an inspiring learning environment, closely connected to the design industry and with a strong practical focus. This program was born from the merger of two consolidated specialization courses, combining their academic and professional experience to offer a more comprehensive education.
You will learn alongside experts in interior design and lighting — such as José Manuel Fernández and Daniela Viloria — and become part of a creative ecosystem where design culture, innovation, and technical skill converge. The program also collaborates with key industry institutions such as APDI, Lightexture, and Slowlight, providing professional visibility, networking opportunities, and international experiences.
Completing this postgraduate program will allow you to join an active professional community and prepare to participate in the transformation of the built environment through a contemporary, sustainable, and human-centered approach.
Syllabus
Foundations and Strategies for Interior Design
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How to analyze spaces
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The creative process: how to generate design ideas
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Creating user-centered spaces
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Accessibility and sustainability
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Spaces that reflect a brand
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The built space
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Materials and surfaces
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Light
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Space conditioning
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Visual merchandising: designing to sell
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Interior design project management
Representation Tools for Interior Design
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Drawing and analysis of forms
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Graphic representation
Interior Design Projects
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Retail space
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Hospitality space
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Workspace
Foundations of Lighting
Tools for Lighting
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Key concepts
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Documentation
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Dialux EVO for lighting calculation and simulation
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Control systems
Lighting Culture
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Health and sustainability
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How to advance in professional development (APDI)
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Light art
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Selected case studies and Slowlight
Lighting Projects
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Thinking through light
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Interior lighting
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Exterior lighting
Inside the labs
+2
Multidisciplinary Workshop on Artistic Techniques
+3
Prototyping Workshop
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