Semester in Product Design

Semester in Product Design

The Semester Course provides the foundations of Product Design, from materials and technologies research to product manufacturing.

Duration: 15 Weeks | Language: English | Start: February, September, November

Are you willing to deepen your design knowledge in few weeks with a high-standard programme?

A 15-week journey that 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 COURSE

A 15-week journey into Product Design that 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.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

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.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The Semester Course structure is organized in two modules.

Each module includes one theoretical course and one workshop in the specific area of interest.

Explore the Programme
Theoretical Courses

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.

Workshops

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.

TUITION FEES

The Semester’s programme involves the following costs:

Semester Course Tuition

€ 8.500

Meet your faculty
Aoi Faculty Leader
Your programme leader
Aoi Hasegawa

After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture and Building Science at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Aoi Hasegawa launched her career as a set designer at Fuji Television Network in Tokyo, where she designed sets for Japanese and international musical acts. In 2005, Aoi moved to Milan and earned a second master’s degree at Domus Academy.

Aoi Faculty Leader
Your Programme Leader
Semester in Product Design

After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture and Building Science at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Aoi Hasegawa launched her career as a set designer at Fuji Television Network in Tokyo, where she designed sets for Japanese and international musical acts. In 2005, Aoi moved to Milan and earned a second master’s degree at Domus Academy.

Since 2006, she has worked with Domus Academy, first as a project assistant and tutor and now as programme leader of the Master in Product Design and Master in Interior & Living Design course. She also collaborates professionally with various companies and studios in the fields of product, interior, and strategy design.

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