The programme has been coordinated by ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels.
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IED Milano partner in the international Blended Intensive Programme
Date
28 April 2026
The collaboration between students from the DAPL Graphic Design course at IED Milano and ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels, promoter and coordinator of the Blended Intensive Programme Called Messages, Writing with Matter, has recently come to a close.
Over the course of an intensive week, from March 30 to April 3, participating students took part in a workshop held at La Cambre, where they were invited to rethink writing beyond its traditional boundaries. The proposed approach explored written language as an embodied, spatial, and sculptural act, no longer limited to applied typography or graphic design on paper, but understood as a material practice of carving, engraving, and imprinting, capable of engaging directly with space and matter.
The workshop alternated hands-on laboratory experimentation with moments of group discussion and project sharing. These activities were complemented by urban explorations and guided visits to emblematic sites in Brussels, aimed at broadening the students’ perspectives through cultural, institutional, and artistic references.
The experience gained a strongly international dimension thanks to the participation of students from Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design (Germany) and Haute école des arts du Rhin (France). This context fostered an ongoing exchange of approaches, methodologies, and sensibilities, creating a dynamic, intercultural, and interdisciplinary working environment.
The project stands as a concrete example of IED’s commitment to promoting educational paths grounded in international dialogue and cross-disciplinary exchange. In particular, the initiative is part of the Erasmus+ Programme, contributing to the development of Blended Intensive Programmes, innovative teaching models that combine physical mobility with digital collaboration, fostering European academic cooperation and the development of transversal skills within a shared and structured international context.
The Called Messages, Writing with Matter experience thus offered students not only an opportunity for design growth, but also a space for critical reflection on the contemporary role of writing and design, understood as practices capable of activating relationships between body, matter, and space.
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