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Design

Master of Arts

Interior Design

Master of Arts in

Interior Design

The Programme: overview

The MA in Interior Design (Second Level Academic Degree in Design) develops all-round professional profiles ready to enter the global marketplace. In the contemporary world, interiors play an increasingly important role in individual and collective living spaces of global cities, becoming part of a complex physical and narrative system. The MA enables its students to deal with conceptual and operational issues through an interdisciplinary approach open to innovation and cultural exchange, and different project experiences led by
international professionals.

Over the MA, students will have the opportunity to:

Explore the limits and constraints of the world of interior design, acquiring and widening their critical and creative thinking skills
Develop a solid design and professional thinking, to define a conscious and mature methodological approach
Design how humans will live, work, and communicate through interior spaces

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STUDY PLAN

The Master of Arts allows students to deepen their knowledge through highly specialised studies and to acquire the theoretical and practical instruments necessary to understand methodological processes and to develop an interior design project, in a practical workshop dimension. Through the analysis of the fundamental project methodologies of interior design with an innovative and interdisciplinary approach, as well as thanks to various field experiences, students have the opportunity to confront the professional context, experiencing new creative and operational models for the global design world. FIRST YEAR Introduces students to the main themes of the programme and provide the most effective research and project implementation instruments, exploring the different techniques, materials and technologies for space representation, through studies in interior design, project methodology, 3D modelling and rendering, history of art, furniture design, brand design, design history. Through workshop experiences and theoretical lectures, students deepen their path developing cultural, theoretical and technical skills for a sound understanding of meanings and values linked to interior and public space projects, relational qualities of the space, relationship among space, men and objects.   SECOND YEAR Advanced studies in design, exhibition design, project culture, light design, design management and art direction reinforce knowledge and skills necessary to manage an interior design project for complex public spaces, enabling students to handle the entire design process, from concept to executive design, including the strategies to present the project in all of its phases. In the wider educational scope of one of the most important cities in the world of contemporary design, the cross-disciplinary workshops and the different project experiences allow students to acquire a methodological approach suitable for professional career.

Department: Design and Applied Arts

Area: Design

Title Awarded: Second Level Academic Degree in Design

Credits: 120 CFA

Starting: February 2025 - October 2025

Duration: 2 years

Languages: Italian and English

Campus: Milan

Our Faculty

Luca Poncellini

Design and Applied Arts Department Head

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Claudio Larcher

Design Area Leader

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Valentina Dalla Costa

Master of Arts in Interior Design Course Leader

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Dante Donegani

NABA Design Advisor

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Study and career opportunities

Study abroad programmes

NABA provides students with the opportunity to study abroad as part of their academic experience.
NABA Academic Coordination Office, in charge for the management of the exchange programmes, supports students in taking advantage of the international study opportunities through exchange programmes and promoting educational experiences thanks to a network including numerous prestigious international partner universities.

NABA counts more than 70 cooperation agreements with academies and universities through the Erasmus+ Programme in Europe and others international cooperation agreements with several universities outside Europe.

Companies and institutions placement

NABA has developed strong relationships with leading companies which provide internships for NABA students. Among them are: Armani Hotel, Giulio Iacchetti, Studio Bestenheider, Vittorio Martini 1866, Giochi Preziosi, Intégral Ruedi Baur et Associés, The Swatch Group, Giorgio Armani, Pininfarina Extra, Tagua, Azimut-Benetti, Bonetto Design International, Alta Design & Engineering, AAAHHHAAA, Forchets, Studio di architettura Amedeo Guidobono Cavalchini, Aldo Cibic – Cibicworkshop, Progetto CMR Engineering, Integrated Services S.r.l., Abad Architetti S.r.l., Festina Italia, Zanotta, Luxottica, Studio Italo Rota & Partners, Giugiaro Architettura, Rintala Eggertsson Architects, Luceplan, Ikea Italia Retail, 3M ITALIA, Yellow Office, Studio Lissoni Associati, Studio Barreca & Lavarra, Uragano Studio, Veneta Cucine, Dado Arredamenti.

COMPANIES

The MA in Interior Design cooperates or has cooperated with: Fondazione Pirelli, IKEA, Industreal, Jannelli & Volpi, L’Oreal, Leroy Merlin, Material connexion, Regione Lombardia, Samsung, Fondazione Vico Magistretti, Sas Italy, Proteo Investimenti, Ramdom

After the Master of Arts

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