INTERIOR DESIGN
FIDI, DESIGN SCHOOL IN FLORENCE, ITALY
FIDI is a specialist Interior Design school in Florence, Italy, offering studio-based education taught entirely in English. Students can study at diplomas, bachelors and a Master's level developing creative, technical and professional skills through individual design projects. . FIDI is designed for international students seeking to study Interior Design in Italy in English.
Overview
Located in Italy, students can study Interior Design for a 1-year diploma, 3-year bachelor's or 1-year Master. The three-year bachelor's degree is issued by Goldsmiths, University of London. A defining feature of FIDI's teaching model is its small-group studio education, with design-studio groups averaging 10 students. Combined with high contact hours, this allows teachers to provide frequent individual feedback through desk critiques, project reviews and presentations. Students develop their own projects rather than relying primarily on group-based design assignments. Interior Design courses focus on the techniques and design processes used in professional interior design practice in Italy. Courses cover all areas of Interior Design, furniture design and interior decoration. Small class sizes with high contact hours ensure high frequency of feedback, development of technical skills, and creative conceptual growth. Our interior design school has been integrated to allow thorough exploration of each design concept. Form and functionality aspects are studied in the Studio Design Courses. Simultaneously, virtual 3D models of interiors and furniture are created in the computer classes to further examine the visual aspects and presentation qualities of the scheme. The Interior Design school courses offer instruction in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino and V-Ray while developing projects from initial research and concept design through spatial planning, technical resolution and final presentation. Themes of space planning, Furniture Design, Interior Decoration, textures, color schemes and lighting are addressed. Visit our Design Gallery or social media to view examples of the types of projects realized during the course.
Teaching
FIDI's teaching model is based on small-group, high-contact studio education. Interior design-studio groups average 10 students, allowing teachers to work individually with students throughout the development of each project. Design school lectures cover many topics, technical data and design theory. Students receive regular contact with teachers through lectures, individual desk critiques, technical instruction, formative project reviews and presentations. Throughout the year, students will be issued design problems, and then asked to develop design solutions over a period of weeks. This program requires a full-time commitment in order to obtain good results with 40 to 50 hours weekly between home and classroom study. Our teaching faculty is highly qualified. The teachers come from both Italy and international backgrounds. Our teachers combine professional practice with experience in design education for dynamic teaching methods, motivating course material and interactive learning.
Objectives
Interior Design is learned primarily through individual studio projects. Each student develops their own design response from research and concept development through spatial planning, material selection, technical drawings, 3D visualisation and final presentation. This structure provides substantially more opportunities for individual teacher feedback than would normally be possible in a large design studio. By the end of the courses, Interior Design students will have acquired the training and the portfolio necessary to apply for positions in interior design firms, furniture design studios, or architecture studios. Florence Institute graduates can find entry-level positions as space planners, assistant designers, rendering illustrators, digital design technicians, 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.
Field Trips
Field trips within Florence and to other parts of Italy are an integral part of FIDI'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 per term for travel and admission costs for field trips that are scheduled for classes in which they are enrolled. Regular field trips in Florence include museums, historic palazzi, churches, exhibitions and other sites relevant to the curriculum. Some of the places typically visited by Interior design students include Italy’s largest furniture exhibition Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and the Cersaie international ceramics exhibition in Bologna. Italy is known worldwide for its furniture industry, and one of the course highlights for interior design students is a visit to one of Italy’s premier furniture factories.
