Choosing to study in Turin, a city known for its cultural and artistic vitality, is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a stimulating environment.

IED stands out as a point of reference for those seeking a broad and stimulating educational path, where working with companies in the sector offers students tangible prospects for their professional future. Every year, around 80 collaborations are established with local organisations, institutions, foundations and multinational companies. These partnerships develop educational and extracurricular projects involving students.  

Studying in Turin at the IED campus means:

  • Living in a culturally and artistically vibrant city with an extensive range of national and international events.
  • Being welcomed into a ‘people-friendly’ city, surrounded by greenery, with over 300 km of tree-lined avenues and countless parks, and with an excellent public transport network that makes every journey quick and easy. 
  • Choosing a Design school that has been present in Turin since 1989, with a seat based in the residential heart of the city, a few steps from the train station and well connected with the airport.  
  • Access to Transportation and Mobility Design courses that embody excellence on a national and international level.
  • Benefiting from an environment that is sensitive to the wellbeing of people and social issues, thanks to a community approach rooted in the city's DNA. Experience living in a laboratory of innovation that has been able to evolve, while maintaining its historical productive vocation by developing sectors such as aerospace, IoT, artificial intelligence, food, tourism, sport and culture.
  • Being part of a dynamic and active ecosystem with a robust entrepreneurial culture and sensitivity to inclusion and sustainability, where people work on projects that have a positive impact on society and the environment.

IED Torino educational offer 

From three-year degrees, to Master's Programs and Master of Arts as well as Continuing Study Programs: with IED you can choose the perfect path for you.

Find out about the education departments in Turin

Visual Arts Department

To improve your skills in graphic design, photography and illustration. 

Communication Department

To become a professional in marketing, digital communication, event organisation and brand management. 

Design Department

For high-level training in product and interior design. 

Fashion Department

To specialise in the fashion sector, from fashion design to jewellery and accessory design to visual merchandising.  

Transportation and Mobility Design Department

To design vehicles and spaces for the mobility of tomorrow.

Open Days

We look forward to seeing you at future events!

We look forward to your online and in-presence.

News

14 November 2025

From all over the world to Turin: IED welcomes its new international students

Two days between campus spaces and the city center, where new international students, guided by a treasure hunt, started to find their way, meet each other, and grow as a group

10 November 2025

IED presents The Searchlights: Photography as a Political Gesture

The second chapter of the three-year project Ti Vorrei Dire (I Would Like to Tell You), developed in collaboration with Gallerie d’Italia – Intesa Sanpaolo, invites reflection on the power of the image as a political and conscious act — one capable of giving voice and presence to what often remains unseen

07 November 2025

ADCI Awards 2025: IED on the podium!

Five award-winning projects, including two Golds in the Student category for the projects SPICY:AM by IED Milano and IRREGULAR ITALIC by IED Roma.

04 November 2025

Kering Eyewear Scholarship

Kering Eyewear supports the creativity of tomorrow’s designers with a scholarship dedicated to the memory of Sara Furin, aimed at students of the Jewelry and Accessories Design Course at IED Torino.

03 November 2025

Design Sketch Battle 2025: Imagining the “Cockpit of the Future” with Ferrari

Students from IED Torino and IED Barcelona challenged each other in a day of pure creativity and design, under the attentive eyes of Ferrari’s designers.

Numbers of IED Torino 

+1.100

students

+400

professional teachers

10

Bachelor's Degrees

3

Master of Arts 

4

Master's Programs

20 

Continuing Education Courses

20

concept cars

80

collaborations per year with local realities, institutions, foundations and multinational companies

A school made up of people

Director - IED Torino

Paola Zini

Academic Standards Manager - IED Torino

Leonor Martinez

Academic Manager - IED Torino

Emma Cova

IED Torino

Modern, state-of-the-art spaces designed to inspire creativity. IED has two campuses in Turin, the latest opened in April 2024, with new Fashion laboratories and the new Visual Arts laboratory. The San Quintino campus is located in the historic centre, while the new Marconi campus is in San Salvario, an area particularly popular with young people and recently transformed thanks to a major urban regeneration project.  

Stories

15 September 2025

Aurora Raso | Alumna IED Torino

From Turin to Seoul: Aurora’s Creative and Personal Journey

11 September 2025

Leonardo Martinez, IED Alumnus, presents 001 (Collinetta Vivente) at PAV

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Parco Arte Vivente (PAV) in Turin hosted 001 (Collinetta Vivente), a collective performance project by Leonardo Martinez, IED Turin Photography Alumnus.

03 July 2025

Three Wood Pencils at the D&AD New Blood Awards 2025 for IED Torino

Marcello Bottaro, Andrea Mammì, and Chiara Baldovini, third-year students in Communication Design, won three Wood Pencils and travelled to London for the D&AD New Blood Awards ceremony—one of the most prestigious international competitions for emerging creative talent.

11 March 2025

Our graduates shine at Modalisboa

Three years redefining fashion and promoting young Portuguese talents

27 February 2025

INEQUALITIES. Design for a better life

Italian Design Day 2025 took part in different cities around the world, and IED was present with different ambassadors and teachers to discuss how design can make the world a better place

22 January 2025

Davide Chiarito from IED Torino wins the Progold Design Contest 2025

IED Torino shines at the Progold3D Design Contest 2025, the prestigious international event dedicated to jewelry design.

28 December 2023

Transdisciplinary Design student Shruti Umesh Chakke wins double at SDG’s Design Awards

IED Torino's Shruti Umesh Chakke from the Master's in Transdisciplinary Design participated twice at the International SDG's Design Awards winning a bronze and a gold award

04 May 2022

Maksym Shkinder

IED Torino Alumnus in Transportation Design. Senior Car Designer and artist.

11 May 2021

Quentin Amore

Transportation Designer at Maserati

At the service of our students

Services, meetings, personalised information desks and dedicated teams: living well to learn better.

IED Torino, through a network of affiliated residential accommodation, supports you in finding well-connected accommodation with the location of your course of study.

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IED cares about the all-round well-being of its students, and with this in mind, in recent years it has activated didactic and extra-educational support services to help make the study experience integrated, participatory and mindful.

 

Discover the services available to you to get in touch and learn more about IED, find your way through your admission process and the important steps you will need to take to successfully start your IED journey.

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Where to find us

IED Torino - San Quintino

Via San Quintino, 39 - 10121 Torino
Tel. +39 011 541111
Fax. +39 011 517016

IED Torino - Marconi

Via Nizza, 18 - 10125 Torino

How to get there

GTT (Gruppo Torinese Trasporti) is the company that manages public transport in Turin.

The website offers comprehensive information and allows the shortest route to be calculated by entering the desired destination. Up-to-date timetables for transport routes can be downloaded from the company portal.

In the Turin area, there is a Bike Sharing service ToBike, making it possible to move around the Greater Turin area on two wheels, benefiting from all the advantages of cycling in the city.

From Turin it is possible to reach any destination in the country by train.

The main railway stations are Torino Porta Nuova and Torino Porta Susa, which are easily reached by metro and bus.

Visit the Trenitalia website for timetables and the terms and conditions of transport.

Turin’s “Sandro Pertini” airport is located in Caselle, about 16 km from the centre of Turin, which can be reached by a SADEM group shuttle service.

Info: +39 011 5676361/2 (from 6 am to 12 noon) or www.aereoportoditorino.it or www.turin-airport.com

 

Important annual events

Turin International Book Fair

It is the most important Italian event in the field of publishing. It takes place in Turin once a year, in May, and hosts publishers of various sizes. The conference rooms host a varied schedule of lectures, performances, book presentations and educational initiatives, according to a central theme that varies from year to year.

Artissima

An international contemporary art event and a stage for the best research in the visual arts: over 180 galleries with works by more than a thousand artists. Museums, foundations, magazines, conversations, conferences and the sister event: Paratissima, dedicated to emerging talent. 

Torino Film Festival (TFF)

This is one of the most important film festivals in Italy. Dedicated mainly to independent cinema, it was founded in 1982 as the International Festival of Young Cinema and is now a permanent fixture in the city of Turin.

Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile di Torino (Turin National Automobile Museum) 

With a collection of over two hundred cars from 80 different brands, MAUTO attracts not only automotive enthusiasts as well as those looking to immerse themselves in a journey through the history of the automobile and its impact on fashion, culture and science.

Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino (Turin National Museum of Cinema) 

Located within the picturesque setting of the Mole Antonelliana building, a prominent symbol of the city, the museum includes an exhibition of over 40,000 items allowing you to immerse yourself in the magic of cinema.

Museo Egizio  

Founded in 1824, it is the oldest Egyptian museum in the world entirely dedicated to Nilotic culture. Four floors and over 2 km of space house an extraordinary collection of relics, artefacts and handcrafted pieces that tell the fascinating story of ancient Egypt.

Gallerie d’Italia 

Five floors are dedicated to the visual arts, where photography and video art come together to accompany the visitor along a variety of itineraries, also featuring numerous guided initiatives.

C2C Festival 

Founded in 2002 and considered one of the most important music events at national and international level, the C2C Festival attracts avant-pop and electronic music fans every year for what is always an extraordinarily innovative and immersive experience.

ATP Finals  

Talent, adrenaline and competition at the highest level. The Nitto ATP Finals mark the grand finale of the men's tennis season, where the eight best singles players and eight best doubles pairs compete for the last title of the year.

Turin Motor Show

An open-air cultural exhibition that takes the public through the history of the automotive industry, including the past represented by the most beautiful cars and the future with more sustainable models.

Kappa FuturFestival

The FuturFestival or, for sponsorship reasons, the Kappa FuturFestival is an electronic music festival that has been held in Turin since 2009.

Map your interests

Discover IED locations and all the places of creativity, fashion and culture

  • MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale
  • Gallerie D'Italia
  • OGR - Officine Grandi Riparazioni
  • Camera
  • MAUTO - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile di Torino
  • Museo Egizio
  • Museo Nazionale del Cinema
  • Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano
  • Musei Reali
  • Polo del ‘900
  • Circolo del Design
  • Fablab Torino