Interior Design
Design alternative living spaces to transform user experience, define your own unique identity, work in the world of sustainable development.
Madrid
On campus
ESP
Official Undergraduate Degree in Design
Language
Spanish
Start date
September 2023
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
4 Years
Credits
240
Price
from 12.900€
Today, design is everything. Society is undergoing a full-blown transformation to meet more demanding requirements with better solutions and this creates new opportunities for designers who have a crucial role to play at the dawn of this new age. Are you ready for the future of design?
When we design interiors we create new experiences and well-being. A designer imagines how we’ll live and behave, and creates unique physical or virtual spaces to maximise user comfort.
In this course you’ll develop a wide range of interior design projects in contexts, such as the home, retail, services, hotels, and more. To do this you’ll be using state-of-the-art technology like virtual reality, infographics and interaction in the IED Fab Lab.
Information to decide
You’ll develop projects for all kinds of spaces: residential, retail, tourism, urban environments, services and virtual spaces.
You can choose between two pathways in the IED Madrid course in Interior Design, Spatial Design or Home Decor and Furniture Design, both of which are based on years of experience IED has in these particular specialisations.
It’s a practice-based course, so you’ll study and gain experience at every stage of the interior design project: strategic planning, user understanding, defining user experience, using scale models and mock-ups for testing, developing plans and selecting materials, finishes and lighting, digital and virtual visualisation and communication.
The Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design gives you access to unique Design Labs where you can develop your own Personal Project and acquire advanced Soft Skills, combine contemporary handicraft with the latest technology.
This is an official BA that gives you a panoramic perspective of all the different types and areas of interior design, so it’s ideal for those who love decorating and finding creative solutions for friends and family when designing their living spaces.
If you love working with different materials and it seems you’ve always got a fresh idea for a new space, experience or business model, this is the course for you.
Another decisive point is the numerous job opportunities. When you’ve finished the course, you’ll be qualified to work in a variety of different areas designing spaces, products or virtual experiences, fields in which the city of Madrid represents a global reference point in sectors such as tourism hotel, retail, catering, residential, culture, events, and more.
Studying design in Madrid puts you right where the action is, in a bustling entrepreneurial context.
Madrid is more than just the capital of Spain, it’s one of the most modern and dynamic cities in the European design world, playing host to events like Casa Decor, Madrid Architecture Week and the Madrid Design Festival, one of the biggest events on the international design scene.
In this metropolis, you’ll also find a vibrant entrepreneurial culture where people never stop learning, the ideal place to start your own business with a wealth of networking opportunities while studying at IED.
This derives from the fact that all our students gain experience with studios and companies in the sector, putting what they’ve learnt in the course into practice working alongside top professionals in the design sector. IED collaborates with some of the major names in the design world.
Last but not least, this course lets you develop your own Personal Project in which you can put everything you’ve learnt at IED into practice in two official pathways to specialise in Spatial Design or Home Decor and Furniture Design, gaining hands-on experience in Labs.
Syllabus
What will you learn?
In the first year you’ll learn to analyse, combine and manage information to evaluate and develop ideas. You’ll start studying the fundamentals of design and take a look at eco-design and interior design for a sustainable future. You’ll also start working with technological tools.
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS / ANALYSIS
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS / IDEATION
REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION LANGUAGES AND TECHNIQUES
SKETCHING / REPRESENTATION
SKETCHING / COMMUNICATION
VOLUME
REPRESENTATION SYSTEMS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
COLOUR
SCIENCE APPLIED TO DESIGN
SCIENTIFIC FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN
ECO-DESIGN
THE HISTORY OF ART AND DESIGN
ART HISTORY AND THEORY
INTERIOR DESIGN MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
INTERIOR DESIGN
FREE CHOICE
SCALE MODELS AND MOCK-UPS I / MANUAL TECHNIQUES
What will you learn?
In the second year you’ll study the most important milestones in 20th-century interior design and learn the ins and outs of different techniques, materials and technologies developing various hands-on projects. You’ll also be doing Lab work and learn about the life cycle and assessment of the design process.
THE HISTORY OF ART AND DESIGN
DESIGN HISTORY AND THEORY
REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION LANGUAGES AND TECHNIQUES
PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN
EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
INTERIOR DESIGN MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
MATERIALS AND INNOVATION I / CONSTRUCTION
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY / MODELLING
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY / RENDERING
SPACE AND INTERACTION / COMFORT
DESIGN CULTURE
DESIGN THEORY AND CULTURE
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
PROJECTS / SPATIAL DESIGN / USER INTERACTION
PROJECTS / SPATIAL DESIGN / USER EXPERIENCE
LAB / SPATIAL DESIGN / MATERIALS AND COLOUR
LAB / SPATIAL DESIGN / PLANNING
INTERIOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS, DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY
FREE CHOICE
SCALE MODELS AND MOCK-UPS II / DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
What will you learn?
In the third-year core syllabus you’ll study various subjects on business organisation, digital technology and materials, acquiring more in-depth and technical knowledge while also taking a look at strategy and services. Third-year subjects depend on whether you choose the Spatial Design or the Home Decor and Furniture Design specialisation. This year you also have the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus programme.
Core Syllabus
DESIGN MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ORGANISATION
INTERIOR DESIGN MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY / INFOGRAPHICS
MATERIALS AND INNOVATION / STRUCTURES
MATERIALS AND INNOVATION / SURFACES AND FINISHES
DESIGNING INSTALLATIONS
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
PROJECTS / SPATIAL DESIGN / VIRTUAL
LAB / SPATIAL DESIGN / LIGHTING I / FUNDAMENTALS
STRATEGIC DESIGN
DESIGN CULTURE
AESTHETICS
Pathway Syllabus
SPATIAL DESIGN
THE HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN
THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF SPATIAL DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT
SPATIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
LAB / SPATIAL DESIGN / LIGHTING / APPLICATION
PATHWAY OPTIONS
SPATIAL DESIGN / SYSTEM
SPATIAL DESIGN
Home Decor and Furniture Design
THE HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN
THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF HOME DECOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT
HOME DECOR AND FURNITURE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
LAB / LAMP DESIGN
PATHWAY OPTIONS
HOME DECOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN / SYSTEM
HOME DECOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN
Free choice subjects
ENERGY AND SPATIAL ECOLOGY
What will you learn?
In the fourth year you’ll design a personal portfolio for your specialisation. You’ll also complete your studies and strategic projects for companies, while working on your own brand identity. Last but not least, you’ll prepare your final project, to be published at an international level.
Core Syllabus
INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
GRAPHIC IDEATION
Pathway Syllabus
SPATIAL DESIGN
PATHWAY OPTIONS
PORTFOLIO
SPACE AND INTERACTION
TUTORED WORK EXPERIENCE + FINAL PROJECT
FINAL PROJECT
TUTORED WORK EXPERIENCE
Home Decor and Furniture Design
PATHWAY OPTIONS
PORTFOLIO
TEXTILE DESIGN
TUTORED WORK EXPERIENCE + FINAL PROJECT
FINAL PROJECT
TUTORED WORK EXPERIENCE
Free choice syllabus (Subject to revision)
DESIGN AND BRANDING
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
VIDEO II
RESTORING SPACES
Here you can access the Study Plan of Higher Artistic Design Education
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