Interior and Spatial Design - IED

The Interior, Product and Mobility Design area focuses on training professionals capable of operating in the design of spaces, products and mobility systems through an approach that integrates technical competencies, design methodologies and awareness of social and technological transformation processes

The learning path develops the ability to respond to contemporary and future needs through the design of environmentsobjects and systems that consider quality of life, technological evolution and social impact as fundamental parameters.

The teaching methodology is based on the integration of creativity, technical competence, sustainability and digital innovation, prioritising a critical and conscious approach to design. The learning process develops through research activities, analysis of reality and applied experimentation.

Students acquire the ability to develop projects that respond to complex requirements, operating in contexts characterised by continuous evolution and requiring interdisciplinary competencies.

Interior and Spatial Design

Training of designers capable of intervening in private, public and commercial spaces, with particular attention to the relationship between form, function and identity. Design activity involves physical and digital environments, the study of materials, lighting, colour and comfort, with integration of sustainability and innovation criteria.

Product and Service Design

Design of objects, systems and services through a user-centred approach focused on social impact. Courses address the study of materials, technologies, ergonomics and production processes, integrating design thinking and prototyping methodologies.

Transportation and Mobility Design

Study of mobility through the design of vehicles and systems that integrate aesthetic, functional, technological and sustainability aspects. Application areas include vehicle design, automotive interiors, human-machine interfaces and urban and shared mobility scenarios.

L'offerta IED in Interior, Product and Mobility Design

Competencies and Professional Prospects

The learning pathways in the Interior, Product and Mobility Design area develop solid and transferable design competencies, applicable in diverse professional contexts. Graduates acquire tools to interpret complex scenarios and develop design solutions oriented towards improving quality of life, transforming spaces and redefining mobility.
Trained profiles operate in fields such as product design, interior design, lighting design, urban services and sustainable mobility, collaborating with design studios, companies, public bodies and multidisciplinary organisations oriented towards innovation and ecological transition.

 

IED Students Currently Work As:

Interior Designer, Exhibition Designer, Set Designer, Gastronomic Space Designer, Hotel Designer, Shop Designer, 3D Visualiser and Renderer, Landscape Designer, Lighting Solutions Designer, Project Manager, Sustainable Design Professional, Urban Space Designer, Product Designer, Sustainable Design Professional, Maker, Service Designer, Social Impact Designer, Experience Designer, Furniture Designer, Lighting Solutions Designer, Concept Designer, Product Innovation Director, Industrial Designer, Packaging Designer, Automotive Designer, Boat Designer, Bicycle Designer, Mobility Consultant, Colour & Trim, Automotive Interaction Specialist, Transportation Designer, Urban Mobility Designer.

Projects

Interior and Spatial design

Turin

Didactic projects
WE.HOME

Interior and Spatial design

Turin

Didactic projects
Minerva – Artist Residency

Interior and Spatial design

Turin

Didactic projects
Hubitativo

Interior and Spatial design

Turin

Didactic projects
Node 28

Interior and Spatial design

Turin

Didactic projects
COHO – Horizontal Community for an Operative Habitat

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Special projects
LUMO SU MISURA

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Didactic projects
FIZZ

Transportation Design and Mobility

Barcelona

OW

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
TIME, the self-driving concept car in collaboration with Tesla

News

13 May 2026

Diego Bicet, IED Barcelona alumnus, nominated for the Work Forward Awards ’26

A graduate in Interior Design, he is in the running to win with “Hope, un camino a la esperanza”, a project envisioning a workshop-school for refugees in the heart of Barcelona.

11 May 2026

Design tells its story at the Turin International Book Fair with EDICOLA IED

From 14 to 18 May, a newsstand of creativity presents the first two issues of Notes on Plural Intelligences alongside a selection of the best Italian and international magazines, accompanied by a programme of talks and workshops exploring themes of design, publishing and contemporary communication

11 May 2026

Silvia Brandi brings the second season of IED MUSES Talks to a close

The Italian architect and cultural manager shared her vision on sustainability, design and rural revitalisation in the episode that concludes the second edition of the IED’s inspirational talks series.

28 April 2026

Abitare con cura: IED and Sex & the City rethink collective and collaborative housing in Turin

17 April 2026

Vote for IED Madrid projects among the ten finalists in Accor Design Awards 2026

For the second year running, four IED Madrid students have reached the grand final, placing their projects among the best in the world

Luxury catamaran sailing at sunset

17 April 2026

The catamaran “OW” (IED Barcelona) wins the Digital Yacht Week 2026 Award

Designed by student Marco Bonfliglia (Transportation Design), in collaboration with Álvaro Prados and Alicia López Jaimes (Interior Design), the project has prevailed over thirteen other international entries.

15 April 2026

More than 9,800 students took part in the AQU Catalunya and Catalan universities' mass survey on recent graduate satisfaction

Responses will be used to identify areas for improvement in the higher education studies currently offered in the Catalan university system and in higher artistic education centres.

14 April 2026

200 people take part in the “Urban Picnic” initiative, which connects design, sustainability and community

An initiative by IED Barcelona within the programme of Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture, and as part of the European project Feed Your Future and the activities marking the 60th anniversary of IED · Plural Intelligences.

01 April 2026

IED at University of Milan with VIVO - Inhabiting the emergency

At the INTERNI MATERIAE exhibition-event, a temporary housing solution for the immediate post-emergency period.