Accademia Italiana
Bachelor's Degree in Interior and Product Design
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 11,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Please contact us for specific information on fees (EU, Non-EU), scholarships and payment plans
Introduction
The three-year course in Interior and Product Design prepares students to design objects used in various fields, as well as private and public spaces.
As the market continuously evolves, we shape a new generation of professionals able to answer to challenges related to product sustainability, and to the request of innovative products and solutions. Learning freehand drawing as well as digital one and modeling, together with the study of traditional and innovative material, will allow students to build a high-level of project methodology. Theoretical subjects include both historical and marketing studies concerning commodities and technology.
We organize opportunities for cultural and professional growth which entail to participate to international exhibitions, such as ‘Salone del Mobile’ in Milan; guided tours to specialized trade fairs, to companies and exhibitions typical of this field; meetings with people from the design, art and cultural worlds. All of these experiences allow students to understand their interests and address themselves towards a precise professional orientation.
The whole program is oriented towards shaping a professional designer who can reach an international degree of competence and to successfully establish themselves thanks to their knowledge and creativity.
As a conclusion of the three-year course, it is possible to further concentrate on the topic, while accessing the post-grad two-year courses of study.
Student services
Accademia Italiana offers a range of student services:
Orientation
Accademia Italiana’s Information & Admission Office provides students with the information necessary to choose and apply to the most appropriate course of study. Accademia Italiana’s Information & Admission Office provides students with the information necessary to choose and apply to the most appropriate course of study.
Housing
Accademia Italiana offers a free housing assistance service to help students away from home find suitable accommodation.
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Scholarships and Funding
Every year Accademia Italiana promotes excellence and access to its programs education through the award of study scholarships to partially cover the tuition fees.
The scholarship award is given on a merit-based evaluation that can include school grades, curricular and extracurricular activities, etc.
The scholarship announcements are published annually on the Accademia Italiana website, providing information on the application procedure and process.
Curriculum
1st year
- Contemporary Art History 1
- Architecture for Interiors 1
- Architectural Design & Interiors
- Model Building
- Design 1
- Product Design
- Latest Trends in Visual Arts
- Theory of Perception and Psychology of Forms
- Elements of Information Technology
2nd year
- Contemporary Art History 2
- Architecture for Interiors 2
- Applied Arts and Technology of Materials
- Design 2
- Graphic Design
- Techniques of Digital Modelling - Computer 3D
- Aesthetics
- Foreign Language
- Elements of Cultural Marketing
- Law, Legislation and Economics of Show
- Business
- Web Design
3rd year
- Architecture for Interiors 3
- Design 3
- Photography
- Virtual Architecture
- Exhibition Spaces
- History of Design
- Elements of Architecture and Urban Design
- Workshops, participation in academic events
- Final Project (thesis)
Program Outcome
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Design research analysis
- Knowledge of materials and their use
- Survey and restructuring of spaces
- Design of interior furniture (private homes)
- Design of furniture for commercial and public spaces (restaurants, museums, hotels)
- Design of external spaces (redevelopment of public squares and gardens) and outside furniture
- Product design (market trends analysis; study of the history, functions, morphology, production and types of industrial materials; ideation and development of the concept; design of a new project, creation of prototypes);
- Graphic and visual communication of the design
- Ideation of the layout and creation of the final portfolio
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
To encourage the professional development of the graduates, Accademia Italiana offers a free Job Placement Office. Besides establishing contacts with companies in the field, the Job Placement Office organizes internships and helps students and ex-students find employment.
Introducing young designers in the world of production
At present, designers work internationally in totally different fields one to another. Flexibility, competence and ability to innovate are essential qualities to become such a professional. In order to develop this attitude, we believe it is very important to align class education while keeping the pulse of producers, which allows to fully understand the market requests. This is a school open to the outer world, in constant contact with businesses from this field. We facilitate access to the business world to our students who graduated, providing them with a series of experiences and contacts developed during their learning period. In the latest years, our students, together with their professors, were involved in projects cooperating with important businesses which operate into different fields by participating into workshops, internships, international contests, where they often were awarded prizes and rewards.
Every year, the best students’ projects are displayed in an exhibition: this is the chance for them to become visible to businesses and professionals from the field. Andrea Branzi, Alessandro Mendini, Riccardo Dalisi, Cristina Morozzi, Cini Boeri, Denis Santachiara, industrial professional Alberto Alessi, Poltrona Frau, Kartell, Artemide are only some of the meetings with professionals and businesses leader in the design field, which took place at Accademia.