Diploma of Interior Design

FIDI offers 1-Year or 2-Year Diplomas of Interior Design. The one-year course is a basic but intensive program that addresses all of the fundamentals of the interior design profession such as materials, lighting, colour, and space planning. The 2nd Year takes on much larger complex spaces and covers also detailing, 3D printing and furniture design. FIDI also has 3-year Bachelor’s Degrees. Students with already a degree in design qualify for the Master’s level.

Interior designers are creative, imaginative and artistic. They also need to be prepared and organized. By combining knowledge with aesthetic vision, interior designers work with clients and other design professionals to develop solutions that are functional, attractive and meet the needs of the people using the space. Interior designers must especially know about the materials and products used to create and furnish space. Above all, they specialize in the interaction of texture, colour, and lighting while creating human space.

The second year is for obtaining an Advanced Diploma of Interior Design is much more thorough in its exploration of design concepts. Larger projects are developed during this year with a more detailed approach to materials, details and lighting.

By the end of the courses, Interior Design students will have acquired the training and the portfolio necessary to interview for positions in interior design firms, furniture design studios, or architecture studios. Florence Institute graduates can find entry positions as space planners, assistant designers, rendering illustrators, draftsmen, and production coordinators. After gaining professional experience, graduates may eventually go on to advanced positions such as leading designers or project managers. Others may establish their own design firms or take on challenging freelance assignments.

Teachings

Our entire faculty is very qualified with the highest credentials. The faculty members of our Interior design program are all registered architects or PHD level professors. The teachers come from both Italy and international backgrounds. Our staff have a respected reputation for dynamic teaching methods, motivating course material and interactive learning.

Field trips

Field trips form an integral part of The Florence Institute’s curriculum. The school is located in close proximity to some of Florence’s most important museums and cultural sites. Students should budget an additional 200 Euro per semester of travel and ticket cost for field trips that are scheduled for classes in which they are enrolled . Visits to the Uffizi Gallery together with many other palazzi, churches and museums are visited each week. Some of the places typically visited by Interior design students include Italy’s largest furniture exhibition Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and the ceramics exhibit Cersaie in Bologna. Italy is known worldwide for its furniture industry. One of the highlights for interior design students is a visit to one of Tuscany’s premier furniture factories.