Interior Design and Decoration  - Junior

Language

English

Start date

July 2026

Frequency

Part-time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Weeks

Credits

40 Hours

This course, taught in English, covers all the basics of how to 'dress' spaces and create living experiences based on the relationship with objects and people.

The Interior Design and Decoration Junior Summer Course is an intensive course in English for young aspiring designers aged 15 - 18 years old with a passion for design and beauty who want to take their first steps in the wonderful world of interior design.

A learning experience that covers all the basics to understand spaces, design and decorate new interiors for new trends.

See how a professional interior designer works, discover different interior design processes and techniques: concept studies and the representation of ideas; how to use colour or materials and understand the user, and ground-breaking visualisation tools such as virtual reality, used more than ever in the sector.

This programme is taught at IED Madrid Design District - Oporto. 

Information to decide

Experiment with a world of decoration and interior design, take a close look at it from the inside out, emulate a professional in the sector, in a English-speaking summer experience with a difference.

A well-structured, practice-based, 2-week course to see the world of possibilities in interior design and decoration.

Build the basics, acquire the know-how, and conceive and design spaces. Find out how we relate to those spaces and what we put in them. Learn about fabric printing and design techniques, experiment with various methods used in decoration and interior design. Define concepts, design experiences, convey ideas, choose furniture and other essentials to decorate, and discover the importance of color and materials in interior design.

 An intensive course, taught in English, for aspiring young designers aged 15 - 18 years old. This introduction to interior design helps you develop your creative skills and discover which tools you can use in the most effective way to do what you do.

Weeks of fun learning new things in an extremely creative context, with professional designers and other young talents sharing the same interests.

A chance to create contacts with like-minded creative people in a professional sector that could be just what you’re looking for. A great way to improve your English and make the most of your holidays by doing something different.

Syllabus

Week 1

Introduction to interior design, decoration and their methodology
Identification of spaces and the elements that comprise them
Typologies and styles
Colour and materials, what influence do they have?
Decoration project



Week 2

Furniture. Typologies and location
Textile decoration. Ornaments and applications
Textile design and printing techniques
Spatial model
360º virtual reality

News

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Talent Days at IED Torino: a bridge between creativity and the world of work

Two days of meetings and interviews between students and companies to foster networking, dialogue, and early professional opportunities in the fields of yacht design and communication.

27 November 2025

Paula Garrote, IED Madrid Alumni. The experience of being the winner of a Francesco Morelli scholarship

Paula Garrote has been awarded with this scholarship to continue developing her final degree project, Órtesis Urbanas

25 November 2025

DARD Vietnam 2025 : an immersive thesis experience in adaptive reuse and sustainable innovation with RMIT

DARD Vietnam 2025: Eighteen IED Milano BA students involved in the Second Edition of the Immersive Thesis Program in partnership with RMIT Vietnam

Tercer Premio Antalia Decora y mención especial a la funcionalidad y diseño para Matriz, del estudiante Jacobo López del Hierro del IED Madrid

25 November 2025

Third Prize Antalia Decora and special mention for functionality and design for Matriz, by student Jacobo López del Hierro from IED Madrid

In addition to this award, student Lilia Cherradi was one of the finalists in the V edition of these awards

21 November 2025

FRAME Editor's Pick Award for COLAB by Sancal, a project by IED Madrid alumnus Lucas Muñoz

An award that seeks to recognise the project that best represents the values of innovation, sustainability and critical thinking.

14 November 2025

From all over the world to Turin: IED welcomes its new international students

Two days between campus spaces and the city center, where new international students, guided by a treasure hunt, started to find their way, meet each other, and grow as a group

06 November 2025

Casa IED opens in New York: a new space for design culture and creative exchange

In Williamsburg, the creative heart of New York, Casa IED has opened as the first of the spaces that IED will dedicate to cultural exchange and collaborative design.

Don't miss it

Exhibitions and Festival

04 December 2025 - 07 January 2026

Barcelona

“Christmas lights illuminate commerce 2025”

From 4 December 2025 to 7 January 2026, two shop window projects designed by fourth-year Interior Design students will take part in a new edition of this campaign aiming to innovate in the city’s commerce through design.