Foundation Course in Interior Design

This course is a full introduction to Interior Design. It is a
foundation aimed at those who wish to delve into the design
of spaces and user experience: domestic, retail, public and
private spaces, well-being, interactive design, ephemeral
spaces, etc.
During the year, we will work on a range of scales and spatial
typologies, and all artistic, visual, conceptual, technical
and projectual facets will be covered, through projects and
participative workshops, which encompass all the essential
subjects for the professional exercise of interior design.
The course uses a methodology based on professional activities,
so that, around a projectual core, a number of key subjects are
developed in this space design training. This structure makes
it possible to learn by designing, and to train our students in
design processes and cutting-edge digital and communication
tools applied to interior design. Additionally, each project is led
by important working professionals, who guide our students
through the design process and the methodology of a real
interior design project.

The requirements for studying Foundation Course in Interior Design are:

- High School Diploma or Equivalent Official Diploma must be
handed over by foreign students.
- English level B2
- An update copy of CV (Resume) and a Cover Letter.
- Portfolio in case you have it.
- Academic Orientation with the information and orientation
departament.

The teaching style of the course is mainly practical.
The theoretical contents acquired are applied using
experimentation and active participation. Thus, in parallel
with the theory and technique, experimentation and design
workshops are developed. The course is structured in three
blocks spread over two semesters:
1. Design and Creativity
Theoretical and practical knowledge of the foundations
and references related to design, colour, form, visual and
structural languages, perception of space, scale and volume
through courses in conception, analysis and creativity
such as the Basics of Design, History of Art and Design and
Colour.
2. Project
Throughout the course projects and workshops will be
carried out relating to space, the user and the experience,
in which knowledge acquired in other subjects comes
together. The projects are exercises for greater conceptual,
technical and detail development, unlike the workshops,
which are more intensive, creative and experimental.
3. Communication
Communication is the most important tool for
transmitting an idea and explaining a project. It is for this
reason that it is so important to teach the tools and certain
techniques needed to represent and communicate the
design of interiors: drawing, surveying and graphic design
among others.

Our differential value is that we are an art school specializing in
teaching design, and not a general university in which all types of disciplines are offered. Training at the IED Madrid means living with all branches of design: product, interior, photography, fashion,
graphic, style, video games, illustration… in an international
environment with a global vision of design.