First Level Academic Diploma in Interior Design - IED Roma

Language

Italian, English

Start date

October 2026
January 2027

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Years

Credits

180 CFA/ECTS

Course Coordination

Giovanni Cozzani

Course also available in:

Cagliari
Florence
Milan
Turin


The Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design at IED Roma is based on a vision sensitive to urban and cultural contexts, making environmental sustainability, social responsibility and design thinking central to its methodology. Design becomes a tool to trigger processes of regeneration, narration and meaning-making.

The programme is enriched by an international schedule of workshops and lectures with guest studios and designers, encouraging critical reflection on the role of public and collective space in the transformation of the contemporary city.

Course structure and contents:

The IED programme spans three years, during which design is integrated with cultural knowledge, dialogue with professionals, technical skills and innovative tools.

First Year: Builds methodological, design and technical foundations. Space analysis and representation are explored with manual and digital tools through practical exercises. Students learn graphic software, are introduced to AutoCAD and materials, and study theoretical subjects such as design history, contemporary art and visual perception.

Second Year: Focuses on complex spaces such as commercial and hospitality environments, enhancing the ability to analyse volumes, light, materials and colours. 3D modelling is introduced with software such as Rhinoceros, 3D Studio and V-Ray, alongside rapid prototyping tools and emerging technologies linked to artificial intelligence. Theoretical subjects deepen the historical, cultural and sociological contexts of design. Workshops and interdisciplinary activities consolidate a broad and articulated design vision.

Third Year: Students achieve progressive autonomy in design, tackling the complete definition of a domestic space. Technological, infrastructural and interior decoration aspects are explored, alongside photorealistic representation techniques and immersive environments. The final semester is dedicated to the thesis, based on personal or corporate briefs, developed individually or in groups.

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Giovanni Cozzani

Architect

Marco Provinciali

Architect

Carmelo Baglivo

Alessandra Glorialanza

Architect

Eliana Saracino

Architect

Gianfranco Bombaci

Architect

Giusi Bellapadrona

Architect

Giulio Aleandri

Architect

Jacopo Benci

Artist and Researcher

Anna Maria Cestelli Guidi

Art historian

Elisabetta Antonellis

Laura Federici

Painter and Architect

Gabriele Lungarella

Giulio Gualtieri

Architect and Designer

Nasrin Mohiti Asli

Andrea Ricci

Mauro Merlo

Luca La Torre

Francesco Colangeli

Roberto Pantaleoni

Architect

Federico Baldassarre

Communication Designer

Francesca Angelini - Valentina Angelini

Daniele Costa

Giulia Grechi

Ludovica Proietti

Benedetta Gaiani

Vincenzo Tattolo

Architect    

Giulia Turano

Adriano Caputo

Architect

Francesca Delicato

Architect and Designer

Paolo Di Pasquale

Light Designer

Alina Aggujaro

Architectural historian

Valentina Vinotti

Giovanna Zinghi

Barbara Brocchi

Art Director, Illustrator

Manuela Pacella

Onorato Di Manno

Giuseppe Vultaggio

Jacopo Costanzo

Andrea Tanci

Maria Azzurra Rossi

Alessio Tommasetti

Architect

Federica Cammarota

Lighting Designer

Giulia Milza

Riccardo Petrachi

Eva Schenck

Architect

Projects

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Didactic projects
Antefatto Logico

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Humena

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Marsplash

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Ares

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Space Care

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Omnia

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Redhouse

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News

13 July 2026

IED Torino presents Mise en Place: space as an ingredient of the dining experience

Eleven projects, eleven visions of tomorrow's restaurant: at Gallerie d'Italia – Turin, the Interior Design Bachelor's Programme explored the dialogue between design, food culture and place.

10 July 2026

Degree Show 2026 opens IED Kunsthal Bilbao to talent, design and the city

Once again, the Papelera Building opened its doors to the public, showcasing the work developed by students over four years of study and turning the school into a meeting point for design, culture, industry and institutions.

03 July 2026

July: Exhibitions, Installations and New Horizons for IED.60 Public Program

With the arrival of July, IED Graduation Days enter their busiest phase across IED’s Italian campuses, bringing with them a series of public events designed to showcase the ideas, projects and research developed by students.

02 July 2026

The 4th IED Enric Miralles Award honours a library reimagined as a living landscape of the mind

“Mind Garden”, a project by IED Barcelona student Anastassia Westenra, has been recognised for its outstanding ability to transform space organically.

02 July 2026

Product Design IED Madrid alumni Jorge Penadés designs the Museo Reina Sofía's new public space

The designer created Alhacena, an installation conceived to encourage visitors to pause, read and connect within the museum's permanent collection.

23 June 2026

Best Thesis Awards 2026 – IED Barcelona

Fashion that evokes nostalgia through layered fabrics; a reinterpretation of retail as a living biological interface; an exploration of how Korean Wave (Hallyu) cultural products generate value within the luxury fashion sector; and an interactive digital experience that makes a previously hidden financial language visible.

22 June 2026

Jaime Hayón, Product Design IED Madrid alumni, honoured at the Escala Interior Design Awards

The designer received the National Excellence Award, recognising the work of leading interior design professionals in Spain.

19 June 2026

Sense of Dubai, a Project by Two IED Madrid Students, Wins at the Accor Design Awards 2026

Ana Cristina Lara Sanabria and Camilla Lari Prado received the Second Prize and the Public Choice Award for a proposal that transforms Dubai’s evolution into an immersive experience.

15 June 2026

Three IED alumni among the winners of the iF Design Student Award 2026

Three alumni from IED Kunsthal Bilbao and IED Madrid have been recognised in the iF Design Student Award 2026, one of the world's leading international competitions for emerging design talent.