Domus Academy joins the global Dialogue on AI
Nine Domus Academy students from the Academic Master’s in Visual Brand Design, Interior & Living Design, Interaction Design and Product Design programmes took part in ICADE 2025, actively contributing to workshops, discussions, and international exchanges.
Their participation highlighted the school’s commitment to innovation, interdisciplinary thinking, and design education in the age of AI.
Nine Domus Academy students from the Academic Master’s in Visual Brand Design, Interior & Living Design, Interaction Design and Product Design programmes took part in ICADE 2025, actively contributing to workshops, discussions, and international exchanges.
Their participation highlighted the school’s commitment to innovation, interdisciplinary thinking, and design education in the age of AI.
About the conference
Under the theme “Future Context: New Paradigms for Art and Design Education”, ICADE 2025 brought together deans, professors, researchers and industry experts from more than 30 leading international institutions.
The two-day event, held in Milan on November 15–16, featured a rich program of forums, seminars, exhibitions and student sessions. Discussions focused on how AI is reshaping creative processes, educational models and the evolving languages of art and design, opening up new directions for human–machine collaboration, interdisciplinary experimentation and cross-cultural dialogue.
AI-driven workshop experience
A highlight of the programme was a hands-on workshop where participants experimented with AI tools to explore four speculative and future-oriented design themes:
- When the body fails, can design still stand?
- Does space need “adequate cultural genes”?
- Without yesterday, today, group or tomorrow, how do we build emotional connections?
- In a placeless land, how can we foster a sense of the public?
Twenty students participated overall, including nine from Domus Academy, who contributed original ideas and collaborated with peers from different international universities.
A valuable learning opportunity
The conference offered our students the chance to engage with global thinkers, explore new AI-powered creative tools, and experience firsthand how design education is transforming in response to emerging technological and cultural contexts.
FAQ – Frequent questions
1. What is ICADE 2025 and where did it take place?
ICADE 2025 is an international conference on art and design education held in Milan on November 15-16, focusing on artificial intelligence and new educational paradigms.
2. Which Domus Academy students participated in ICADE 2025?
Nine students from the Academic Master’s programmes in Visual Brand Design, Living & Interior Design, Interaction Design and Product Design actively contributed to AI workshops and international discussions.
3. What themes were explored in the workshop?
The workshop addressed four design questions: design when the body fails, the cultural genes of space, emotional connections beyond time, and the sense of public in placeless lands.
3. How did Domus Academy students experiment with AI at ICADE 2025?
Students used artificial intelligence tools in a hands-on workshop to develop original ideas on speculative themes, working alongside 20 participants from international universities.
4.Why is AI important for the future of design education?
Artificial intelligence is transforming the languages of art and design, requiring new educational approaches that integrate technology, creativity and cross-cultural dialogue to prepare the designers of the future.
