Master of Arts in Interaction Design - IED Torino

Language

English

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Years

Credits

120 CFA / ECTS

Course Coordination

Alice Mela, Andrea Pinchi

How might we empower communities to address systemic issues through technology by leveraging interaction design methodologies and fostering inclusive participation?

In a world where everything is ever more interconnected, interaction design works as a catalyst for creating new and more accessible digital experiences where user and context diversity is regarded as key, blending breakthrough technologies together in a more responsible way.

The Master of Arts in Interaction design. Crafting tomorrow’s experiences is about interpreting and designing new human interactions with the environment and technology. This approach fits into the vision of DesignXCommons, where design is regarded to integrate the commons and regenerate the planet.

 

Information to decide

In order to understand how digital transformation can be strategically and sustainably applied to design, the development of interfaces and devices - whether tangible or intangible - is achieved using an interdisciplinary, experimental approach, where technology itself is seen as a key tool for creating socially, culturally, environmentally and economically meaningful interactions. Crossing disciplinary fields such as user experience, ethnographic studies, generative AI, digital sociology, and creative coding are likely to empower technical design skills and promote the development of independent critical thinking skills, thus allowing designers to engage with complex problems, make full use of breakthrough technologies and respond to rapidly changing needs of society. All this in turn contributes to building new connections and forms of experience. As part of lab-based design learning sessions, partnerships with companies and businesses in the industry will provide first-hand experience of what has been learned in the course. With its valuable industrial and technological background, the city of Turin has long been providing the groundwork for the European Interaction Design arena, emerging as a key player in a co-design process that looks towards industry excellence and innovation.

Career roles that can be pursued with the degree programme in Interaction Design. Crafting tomorrow’s experiences will be able to work hands-on with technology in the area of Building Automation, focusing on technology applications to improve the quality of living; IoT (Internet of Things), exploring the digital identity of networked products and environments; Edtech, developing multimedia devices for education; Service Design, understanding user behaviours and needs to develop user-friendly services; Digital Product Design, developing interfaces and the way users interact with them; Design of digital services and products for public institutions. Continuing in Ph.D. trajectories at Italian and foreign universities will also be an option.

The main software you will need during your course is provided by IED!

On this page you will find all the features you need for your computer. 

Faculty

Course Leader

Alice Mela

Interaction designer & Creative technologist

Course Leader

Andrea Pinchi

Interaction Designer

Simone Rebaudengo

Founder and Creative Director at oio

Enrico Moccia

Head of Interaction & UX/UI Design - Pininfarina

Francesco Carletto

Design Director (UX, UI, Product & Visual)

Isabel Farina

Co-founder and UX Researcher at ALMA Female

What people say

Interaction Design. Crafting tomorrow’s experiences

Course Coordinators describe the goal, the methodology and the professional opportunities of the Master of Arts in Interior Design.

Alice Mela, Andrea Pinchi

DesignXCommons

News

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.

06 November 2025

Two alumni from IED Barcelona design the award for the 18th ‘Premi Dona i Esport’

Mina Barchi and Stella Ferrazo, graduates in Product Design, have created a sculpture through which the Barcelona City Council recognises this year the transformative power of women in sports.

A bottle of craft beer next to dried artichoke waste

04 November 2025

‘Santa Carxofa’, awarded at NEXT GEN DESIGN 2025! “Redesign tomorrow, today”

The project by Justine Vargas, alumnus of the Master in Sustainable Design at IED Barcelona, is one of the winners of this competition that promotes innovative solutions aligned with the European Green Deal.

28 October 2025

IED in China for the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year at Sichuan Normal University

IED Roma strengts its international cooperation with Sichuan Normal University by taking part in the event “Shaping the Future: Product Innovation in a Global Perspective.”

28 October 2025

Rural Futures at Class of 25 @ DDW

A selection of projects from various IED campuses was showcased at the latest edition of Dutch Design Week under the title “Rural Futures.”

27 October 2025

Design meets Tech: crafting tomorrow’s experiences

At Tech Villa, as part of the off program of Italian Tech Week, Andrea Pinchi, coordinator of the two-year specialist program in Interaction Design at IED Turin, explored the evolution of the user experience across graphical user interfaces, touch, natural language, and intelligent agents.

16 October 2025

IED Projects Featured in the ADI Design Index 2025

For the Design for Social category, The Glitch Camp was selected. For the Targa Giovani award, product design projects from IED Roma and Milano entries.

A group of people at the opening of a design exhibition

14 October 2025

IED celebrates creativity and optimistic design at Barcelona Design Week

CREATIVE OPTIMISM, an exhibition filled with positive attitude and enthusiastic pieces originating from international projects within the Istituto Europeo di Design network, was inaugurated on 8 October at IED Barcelona.