As part of IED’s 60th anniversary celebrations, five thesis projects and a special mention explore the themes of Plural Intelligences, offering new perspectives on design, fashion and communication.
Date
09 November 2026
On the occasion of the Graduation Days for the 2025–2026 academic year, IED Firenze presented the Thesis Awards, recognising outstanding thesis projects for their quality of research, experimental approach and originality of design solutions.
The initiative is part of IED's 60th anniversary celebrations and draws inspiration from the concept of Plural Intelligences, highlighting the diversity of languages, skills and perspectives through which design engages with the contemporary world.
The projects were selected within the five themes of Plural Intelligences: Together Apart, Now-Here Land, Future Memories, Material World and Never Not Learning, alongside a special mention awarded by the jury.
The projects were evaluated by a jury of professionals from the fields of design, fashion, architecture and communication: Sabrina Bignami and Alessandro Capellaro, architects and co-founders of b-arch; Cosimo Bonciani, architect and founder of Bunker Studio and Bunker Galleria; Eva Cavalli, fashion designer; Galib Gassanoff, Creative Director of Institution and LVMH Prize finalist; Francesco Poroli, illustrator; Tommaso Valente, CEO and co-founder of Mirror Digital Agency; and Ritamorena Zotti, writer, editor and content manager.
The jury selected the winning projects across the five thematic categories and awarded an additional special mention.
The awarded projects:
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Timon Frolich "Commons", Fashion Marketing and Communication
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Mariasole Proto and Daniela Vitu "I ricordi di domani", Interior Design
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Sofia Stefani "Fragments of Memory", Fashion Styling and Art Direction
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Rayenne Rahmani "Nulla si perde", Fashion Design
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José Miguel Pimenta Filipe "Costume Design Based on a Short Story", Textile Design
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Danilo Carboni, Sofia Forti and Armando Garzella "You Are the Hero", Visual Communication Design — Special Mention
The awarded projects reflect different approaches to research and experimentation, showing how dialogue between disciplines, creative languages and skills can open up new design possibilities.
The Thesis Awards offer an insight into the variety of approaches, languages and perspectives through which IED Firenze students explore contemporary themes and challenges in their thesis projects.
Timon Frolich #TogetherApart
Commons
Mariasole Proto and Daniela Vitu #Now-Here-Land
I ricordi di domani
Sofia Stefani - #FutureMemories
Fragments of Memory
Rayenne Rahmani #MaterialWorld
Nulla si perde
José Miguel Pimenta Filipe #NeverNotLearning
Costume Design Based on a Short Story
Danilo Carboni, Sofia Forti and Armando Garzella #SpecialMention
You Are the Hero
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