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

Projects

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Sync

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
VIBIA Renewed

Interior and Spatial design

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
The Reflection of Mediterranean Light in Space

Product and Service Design

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Caldo de Ojo

Interior and Spatial design

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Atravesando el destino

Marketing and Communication

Milan

Didactic projects
Because we are Clashy

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Special projects
Abono 03. Hogar
An open laptop on a gray background

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
PAL – Plastic Alternative Library

Design Strategy and Management

Turin

Didactic projects
MnemoOs

News

02 July 2026

Product Design IED Madrid alumni Jorge Penadés designs the Museo Reina Sofía's new public space

The designer created Alhacena, an installation conceived to encourage visitors to pause, read and connect within the museum's permanent collection.

01 July 2026

Three IED Designers Win at the 2026 Spanish Fashion Academy Awards

Alumni Ernesto Naranjo, together with faculty members Miguel Becer (ManéMané) and Juan Vidal, have been recognised at the third edition of the Academia de la Moda Española Awards for their outstanding creative work.

30 June 2026

This Was IED Madrid's Graduation Shows 2026: Two Days of Designing the Future

Under the concept Times New, IED Madrid's campuses hosted the final project exhibitions for Graphic Design, Product Design, Interior Design and Fashion Design, culminating in the traditional Avant-défilé.

23 June 2026

Best Thesis Awards 2026 – IED Barcelona

Fashion that evokes nostalgia through layered fabrics; a reinterpretation of retail as a living biological interface; an exploration of how Korean Wave (Hallyu) cultural products generate value within the luxury fashion sector; and an interactive digital experience that makes a previously hidden financial language visible.

22 June 2026

Jaime Hayón, Product Design IED Madrid alumni, honoured at the Escala Interior Design Awards

The designer received the National Excellence Award, recognising the work of leading interior design professionals in Spain.

19 June 2026

Sense of Dubai, a Project by Two IED Madrid Students, Wins at the Accor Design Awards 2026

Ana Cristina Lara Sanabria and Camilla Lari Prado received the Second Prize and the Public Choice Award for a proposal that transforms Dubai’s evolution into an immersive experience.

08 June 2026

IED among the Top Design Schools 2026 according to Calibre Careers: european Network, industry connections and educational excellence

The international careers observatory analyses the Institute’s educational model, combining global recognition with the historic pillars of hands-on, laboratory-based teaching.

28 May 2026

IED Barcelona Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony 2026

It will take place on Thursday, 18 June at 4:45 pm at Paral·lel 62 theatre.

21 May 2026

New Business Strategies through Design for VIBIA

Students from the BA (Hons) in Business Design at IED Barcelona have presented their final projects featuring innovative proposals aimed at imagining new ways of understanding lighting in the hybrid spaces of the future.