Istituto Europeo di Design

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staff =1200 (freelance) 300 (in-house)
president =Fancesco Morelli
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city =Turin, Milan, Rome, Venice, Florence, Barcelona, Madrid, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
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website =http://www.ied.it/ http://www.ieddesign.com/ http://www.ied.it/triennali

The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is a design school that is spread out over six cities, in three countries. It attracts students from over 80 different countries to its one and three year undergraduate programs and various masters programs. The school is separated into four disciplines: IED Moda Lab for fashion, IED Design for industrial and interior design, IED Arti Visive for audio/visual design including photography, and IED Comunicazione for advertising and marketing and business communication.

Facts and figures

Spread over six cities and nine locations, IED locations occupy over 32 700 square metres of space. They offer 29 different three year courses in many languages including English, Italian and Spanish. Over 8000 students attend IED courses every year, hailing from 82 different countries, totaling to over 60000 students for IED's 40 year history. IED also boast that 90% of their graduates find work within six months of getting their diplomas.

Brief history

The school was first founded in 1966 in Milan by Francesco Morelli.

"We founded the Istituto Europeo di Design in 1966 under a guiding idea that ever since has inspired didactic methods and educational pathways: the philosophies of "knowing" and "knowing-how to" must grow and mature together. Directly tackling the process of knowledge acquisition enabled us to understand its innermost meaning. Respecting the mindsets of the market and of the academic thinking, we opted for a more authentic, up-to-date culture of design. We conceived and built the school of projects: an authentic and modern culture.Over decades of practice, we have dug into knowledge, analyzed all processes of doing and verified theories.

"Now we fully understand what carrying out an idea right up to its concrete realization means, and today we teach how to do this. Five seats – and the intention of becoming more and more projected towards a consolidated international dimension – giving evidence of our history and the spirit that has led our activities to the present day."

-IED Founder and President Francesco Morelli

IEd is considered as one of the best Design schools in Italy. Fortunately IED is starting one year program in luxury brand management at IED Rome and is expected to take prospective students from all over world.

IED in Rome

IED chose Rome as it is a city where art and history instil a special flavour into design disciplines. The courses in Rome benefit from the opportunity to refer culturally to a wealth of tradition. They are able to focus on innovation and experimentation. IED courses in Rome have a special focus in the areas of cinema, television and the new media.

IED in Madrid

IED chose Madrid for the dynamism that shoots right through its economy, culture, art and design. IED courses in Madrid work to reflect that vigor while training professionals who are capable of managing continuous developing contexts. The city's cultural links with Latin America provide a future stimulus to growth and enrichment.