Semester in Product Design
The Semester Course provides the foundations of Product Design, from materials and technologies research to product manufacturing.
Duration: 16 Weeks | Language: English | Start: February, September, November
Are you willing to deepen your design knowledge in few weeks with a high-standard programme?
This approx. 16-week journey will lead you to join selected theoretical courses with professionals, active learning sessions and workshops working in international and cross disciplinary teams and taking advantage of many networking occasions.
Get a taste of the unique Domus Academy experience.
The Semester Course in Product Design will lead you to join selected theoretical courses with professionals, active learning sessions and workshops working in international and cross disciplinary teams and taking advantage of many networking occasions.
After successfully completing the Semester Course, eligible students will be recognised 24 CFA/ECTS and will obtain a Certificate of Completion.
The 24 CFA/ECTS credits will be delivered upon successful completion of the course to students enrolled in the accredited path only; they will be used in case of progression to a Master’s Programme inside Domus Academy and might be validated at the option of the chosen University of reference in case of a transfer’s request to a postgraduate programme.
Participants are expected to have a first level academic degree or a previous professional experience in the related field of study.
IELTS 5.0 certificate or equivalent is required.
All courses are taught in English. A high level of proficiency in the English language is required.
The Semester Course structure is organized in two modules.
Each module includes one theoretical course and one workshop in the specific area of interest.
DESIGN CULTURE
Based on the Made in Italy brand, the Design Culture course aims at exploring and discussing a wide range of case studies and sources for understanding the nature, languages and values of the contemporary design scene while developing critical and analytical abilities.
DESIGN FORMATION
The course explores different design strategies through the analysis of iconic projects in order to form a design critical thought and a visual communication strategy.
ENVISIONING
Through field research, physical or digital analysis, the Envisioning workshop investigates cultural and social conditions that will have an impact on our society in a medium or long-term perspective for questioning and envisioning the role of design and designers.
ADVANCED DESIGN & PROCESSES
The Advanced Design & Processes workshop explores a design integration approach, which is based on bringing together research, materials, advanced technologies for design manufacturing and digital fabrication to create innovative products for the industry.
The Semester’s programme involves the following costs:
Semester Course Tuition
€ 9.500
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A multidisciplinary designer with a master's degree in Product Design, Alessandro has collaborated with internationally renowned studios such as Aldo Cibic/Cibicworkshop, Chris Kabel, Minale-Maeda, Richard Hutten, Carlo Ratti Associati.
A multidisciplinary designer with a master’s degree in Product Design, Alessandro has collaborated with internationally renowned studios such as Aldo Cibic/Cibicworkshop, Chris Kabel, Minale-Maeda, Richard Hutten, Carlo Ratti Associati.
Since 2015, he has also been active in teaching, holding courses, workshops, and lectures at UniRSM San Marino, Politecnico di Milano, IED Torino, Abadir, HfG Karlsruhe, and Uni Cattolica. Since 2023, he has been collaborating on an ongoing basis with Domus Academy. Alongside his academic work, he currently partners with several studios in Milan and contributes to Salone del Mobile.
