Description

The Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin, thorough the Master Course in Design for Sport aims to train designers to enable them to interpret and translate into a product the needs of sportsmen. Students will be introduced to the "World of the Extreme", so that they may understand it's motivations (the challenge, the search for the limit of ones performance) and the rules (ethics, ecology, respect for Nature).

Target:

The Master course is thought for graduates in architectural, engineering and design disciplines and graduates from IED.

Highlights

The Master's will be divided into 3 workshop series of 5-7weeks each, which will start with experimental and creative exploration and develop into tangible plans able to be made into real products. The course will conclude with the development of a thesis upon a real customer's request. The three initial projects will introduce students to the meaning of extreme, the needs of the athletes and the equipment which strengthens and assists the athletes in their sporting performance. The final thesis will be the result of the academic process, using all the skills acquired during the course to design and plan a single object.

Degree Level

Masters Degree

Minimum Education

Diploma/Certification

Subject Areas

• Art/fine Arts
• Design

Cost in US$:

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Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living
• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 5

Scholarships are Available

Visit our website to get info on opportunities for scholarship for the academic year.

Application Process Involves

• Resume
• Written Application
• Other

IED - Istituto Europeo di Design's Mission Statement

The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is a design school that attracts students from over 90 different countries to its one and three year/four undergraduate, masters courses and advanced training. The school was born in 1966 to the intuition of its President Francesco Morelli. Through time, it has become a 100% Made in Italy international network of excellence, operating in the fields of training and research, in the disciplines of Design, Fashion, Visual Communication and Management. The school is spread around twelve cities: (Milan, Turin, Venice,Cagliari, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing and Shanghai). Every year more than 1800 foreign students enroll in its courses, mainly coming from Europe, Central and South America and East Asia. The school offers more than 500 courses in English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Year Founded

1966