Date

06 October 2026

This month, IED’s Public Program continues to take design beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for dialogue with audiences, cultural institutions, businesses and professional communities.

Through exhibitions, festivals, awards and public initiatives, students, alumni and faculty showcase the ability of design, fashion, visual arts and communication to interpret the present and imagine new futures. 

Among the month’s highlights is IED’s participation in Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, one of the leading international events dedicated to design, where students from IED Milano, IED Barcelona and Kunsthal Bilbao will present a selection of projects addressing some of today’s most pressing environmental challenges.  

In fashion, IED will once again join Fashion Graduate Italia, where students from all IED campuses across Italy will take to the runway alongside those of the country’s leading fashion schools, in an event that celebrates creativity and the education of the next generation of designers.

Find out HERE about the events scheduled for the coming month.

Find out more about the whole project at www.ied.iedu/plural-intelligences

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