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

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Oltre Confine

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Grow

Product and Service Design

Rome

Contact

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Didactic projects
MOON HIVE

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Didactic projects
HEART CORE

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Didactic projects
GAIA

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

Didactic projects
EMBER

Product and Service Design

Rome

Didactic projects
A occhi chiusi

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Special projects
Trophies Save the Children

News

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

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

27 November 2025

Paula Garrote, IED Madrid Alumni. The experience of being the winner of a Francesco Morelli scholarship

Paula Garrote has been awarded with this scholarship to continue developing her final degree project, Órtesis Urbanas

25 November 2025

DARD Vietnam 2025 : an immersive thesis experience in adaptive reuse and sustainable innovation with RMIT

DARD Vietnam 2025: Eighteen IED Milano BA students involved in the Second Edition of the Immersive Thesis Program in partnership with RMIT Vietnam

Tercer Premio Antalia Decora y mención especial a la funcionalidad y diseño para Matriz, del estudiante Jacobo López del Hierro del IED Madrid

25 November 2025

Third Prize Antalia Decora and special mention for functionality and design for Matriz, by student Jacobo López del Hierro from IED Madrid

In addition to this award, student Lilia Cherradi was one of the finalists in the V edition of these awards