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Projects designed by our students

Transportation Design and Mobility

Turin

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

Product and Service Design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Elevia

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
The middle class opulence

Accessories and Jewelry Design

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
VYDE

Interior and Spatial design

Rome

Didactic projects
Tactical Urbanism: Multiple Narratives of the Meanwhile

Fashion Communication and Management

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Expressly by E. Marinella

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Special projects
Tejiendo Comunidad - Carabanchel Distrito Cultural

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
Interstice

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
NEUº

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Typolab

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Hellraiser

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
Sinestesia

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Special projects
Abono 03. Hogar

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Ñaño

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
El suelo que desaparece bajo nuestros pies

Visual and Interactive Arts

Rome

Geographies of the Prototype and of a Self Found Elsewhere
Poster for a fashion brand showing a woman with a helmet and sunglasses dressed in dark leather and the word ROTO at the top

Creative and Art Direction

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
ROTO: Instinctive Hardware
Poster with colored lettering with the name CELESTIAL BODIES on a black background

Interaction Design and User Experience

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Celestial Bodies
An open laptop on a gray background

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
PAL – Plastic Alternative Library
Still life of postcards and letters on building materials and stone

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
UDON: Asia comienza aquí [UDON: Asia begins here]
Commercial interior of a clothing store with rounded shapes on the walls and coral colors

Interior and Spatial design

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Mango Mediterranean Lines

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Cento Insegne

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
9.132.000 Historias de Reconstrucción

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Memory Inputs

Interaction Design and User Experience

Cagliari

Final projects / thesis projects
Onirico

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Matterness

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Turin

Didactic projects
Linkiesta Magazine x IED Torino

Interior and Spatial design

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Corteza Abierta

Interior and Spatial design

Milan

Thesis Project with Amici Donatori di Sangue - Policlinico Milano

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Special projects
IED X The British Institute of Rome

Arts and Restoration

Florence

Final projects / thesis projects
Dominae - A Podcast for Museo Sant'Orsola

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Special projects
IED X Red Bull Turn it Up

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Buona Domenica
Photocomposition with two women wearing colorful clothes on a drawn background and with a mask painted over their eyes

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
This must be the place

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Soundain

2026: IED celebrates its 60th anniversary with ‘Plural Intelligences’, an exploration of design as a catalyst for interaction between different ways of thinking.

Through an international public programme and the publication of the journal Notes on Plural Intelligences, the project explores design as a relational practice capable of integrating diverse voices and forms of knowledge. The editorial journey analyses the concept of intelligence across five key dimensions — from relationships to memory, from materials to learning processes — to define a manifesto that guides the global community’s reflection.
What is the aim of this vision? To promote design that contributes to the betterment of the planet through collaboration between plural intelligences. An invitation to rediscover listening and sharing as fundamental tools for addressing the complexity of the contemporary world.

Upcoming Events

Exhibitions and Festival

09 December 2025 - 28 April 2026

Florence

A masterclass with Jacopo Benassi, Sabato De Sarno and Sissi opens the project In corpo presente

A masterclass with Jacopo Benassi, Sabato De Sarno and Sissi to enter the creative worlds that will shape the project In corpo presente.

07 April 2026 - 07 April 2026

New York City

Casa IED New York presents Adama Sanneh

Can creativity reshape society? A conversation on plural intelligences as a driver of social change.

Lecture and Panel discussion

08 April 2026 - 08 April 2026

Barcelona

“New Textile Crafts: When Tradition Breaks the Boundaries of Design”

A modern take on craft techniques related to textiles, framed within the European Days of Arts and Crafts and serving as a prelude to the presentation of the sixth edition of “New Crafts Digital Revolution”.

IED MUSES Talks: Mit Borrás
Lecture and Panel discussion

08 April 2026 - 08 April 2026

Madrid

IED MUSES Talks: Mit Borrás

Mit Borrás will be the next creative to take part in an upcoming edition of IED MUSES Talks, the series of inspirational conversations promoted by the Istituto Europeo di Design.

News

19 March 2026

Plural Intelligences: IED Announces the Theme of Its 60th Anniversary

IED reveals Plural Intelligences, the theme dedicated to the 60th anniversary of its foundation, which will take place in 2026.

23 March 2026

TIME. A Manifesto for Future Mobility

On Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 11.00 am, at MAUTO - Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin, TIME will be presented, the autonomous driving concept car developed in collaboration with Tesla

Moisés Nieto, alumni del IED Madrid, premiado como Mejor Diseñador en los Premios L’Oréal Paris

17 March 2026

Moisés Nieto, IED Madrid alumni, awarded Best Designer at the L’Oréal Paris Awards

The designer receives one of the industry’s top recognitions, consolidating a career defined by innovation and responsible production

23 March 2026

MBFW honours designers Juan Vidal, a lecturer at IED Barcelona, and Jaime Álvarez (MANS), IED Madrid Alumni

Juan Vidal has been awarded the National Designer Award, whilst Jaime Álvarez has received the NARS Icon Award

Forbes Next Leaders – IED Student designs the February cover of Next Leaders

12 March 2026

Forbes Next Leaders – IED Student designs the February cover of Next Leaders

Forbes Next Leaders and IED come together to promote the creativity of a new generation: the partnership dedicated to the covers of Next Leaders begins.

11 March 2026

IED and Tiny Idols collaborate on the costumes for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony

A special workshop with the costume director of the 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony, Silvia Ortombina, led to the finalisation of Vibes.