Design Strategy e Management - IED

Professions in the area Design Strategy and Management

Working in the creative industries requires passion and curiosity for the world around us: there are endless possibilities.

IED students are currently working as: 

  • Design Strategist
  • Design Manager
  • Design Consultant
  • Open Innovation Manager
  • Business Development Manager
  • Innovation Strategy Designer
  • Business Design Strategist
  • User Experience Designer
  • Product Innovation Manager
  • Design Thinker
Find out who he is, what he does and how to become: Communication DesignerArt Director , UX Designer, Concept Designer
IED Open Day - September 2025

Projects

Various graphics and images of trees on a wallpaper

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Virtual Garden

Product and Service Design

Milan

Didactic projects
Moleskine

Product and Service Design

Milan

Didactic projects
Manetti and Roberts

Product and Service Design

Milan

Didactic projects
TVS

Marketing and Communication

Milan

Didactic projects
VASELENS

Marketing and Communication

Milan

Didactic projects
The Jolly Jelly
Two models of multi-colored handmade espadrilles with a background of colored fabrics

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Artisanal harmony
A futuristic virtual dressing room concept for StyFit, focusing on a woman using the platform. Show a sleek and modern environment with advanced technology

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
StyFit
Almaterna IED Barcelona – Estudiante: Maria Antonia Arredondo Alzate

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Almaterna

News

Overhead view of a labyrinth of fabric panels and light

10 February 2026

IED Barcelona bathes Llum BCN 26 in warm light

The lighting design installation “Fabric Maze”, a labyrinth of fabrics, lights and shadows inspired by the textile past of the Poblenou neighbourhood, created warm visual compositions with each visitor’s passage.

09 February 2026

Creativity, design and architecture at the Workshop Week 2026

From 2 to 6 February, 430 students at IED Barcelona took part in this annual multidisciplinary academic activity, which offered 25 multidisciplinary workshops inspired by the Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026 event. And, for the first time, it included mobility between campuses.

04 February 2026

punto—trama LAB: workshops for young designers

After its first edition, punto—trama continues its journey as a space for dialogue and experimentation dedicated to young designers.

Poster for the Saló Ensenyament 2026 showing two cheerful young people against a blue background

03 February 2026

IED Barcelona at Saló de l’Ensenyament 2026

From 18 to 22 March, attendees at this event focused on educational guidance will have the opportunity to explore the school’s design training programmes at stand D-453, located at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc venue.

General plan of a design project exhibition

12 January 2026

Portfolio Review Design 2026

The annual showcase of standout projects by final-year students in Interior, Product, Transportation and Business Design at IED Barcelona presented innovative proposals that envision the companies, objects, homes and vehicles of the future.

19 December 2025

IED Barcelona celebrates Graduation Day for a hundred students from Master's and Specialisation Courses

The event recognises their successful journey through their studies at the school.

Green lettering on a blue background with the copy Welcome Event 26

18 December 2025

Welcome event Postgraduate 2025/2026 - IED Barcelona

It will take place on 15 and 16 January for Master's, Postgraduate and Specialization Course students.

Environmental Psychology and Interior Design: The Influence of Space

15 December 2025

Environmental Psychology and Interior Design: The Influence of Space

How to design interior spaces that enhance psychological well‑being

15 December 2025

Solutions to boost the circular economy in the automotive industry and regenerate ecosystems by uniting science, creativity, and technology

Students from IED Barcelona, UPC and Esade together with SEAT and MAD Travel–Ateneu de Manila University have developed innovative proposals for recycling and extending the life of vehicles and monitoring systems in favor of sustainable rural development in the Philippines.