Language

English

Start date

July 2027

Frequency

Part-time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Weeks

A unique learning experience at one of the best fashion schools for your future studies or personal passion.

This Fashion Design Junior Summer Course, taught in English, gives you the technical grounding and tools you need to freely express your ideas in style, and an inside look at how professional fashion designers think and work.

Make the most of forecasting, use experimentation, modelling and various representation techniques. Create a sketchbook that reflects your creative process and use this material for your very own portfolio.

Information to decide

A practice-based course to immerse yourself in a fashion design project.

The course includes various exercises to give you hands-on experience with the skills and tools a designer needs to create a collection.

You’ll also use forecasting and design development for the project.

Young students aged 15 to 18 years old who want to get started in the world of fashion and see whether it could be interesting for academic development or a future career.

If you’ve got creative talent and want to see what you can do with it in the world of fashion, if you want to know more about this profession first hand, this is the course for you.

This could be a summer with a difference. Just imagine having two weeks to discover the ins and outs of something you’re truly passionate about, at one of the most prestigious fashion schools in the world.

Hang out with like-minded students from all over the world, speaking English. Find out how to turn your ideas into projects. Get insider info from teachers working in the sector. Live a learning experience that lets you express every aspect of your creative talent, and see if this is the path you want to take for your future studies.  

Syllabus

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Fashion trend forecasting
Illustration
Concept development
Fashion design

Faculty

Teacher

Ana R. Tichy

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Flora Ximenis

Fashion designer and lecturer specialised in creativity and trends

Teacher

Arturo Martínez

Fashion Designer

News

Professional fashion catwalk with models parading

17 September 2026

IED fashion takes centre stage at 080 Barcelona Fashion

Acceptance Letter (by IED Barcelona lecturer Jeakyong Sim), Compte Spain and L’AMAR (brands founded respectively by IED Madrid alumni Santi Mozas and Nacho Lamar) will take to the catwalk at Spain’s most international fashion event in October.

Crowded stalls of an auditorium

15 September 2026

More than 200 students from 52 nationalities open the 2026-2027 academic year of the IED Barcelona

On 14 September, the Welcome Event welcomed a new generation of creatives and designers joining the undergraduate programmes.

14 September 2026

Chimera – Hybrid Artifacts: Design Connects Turin and São Paulo

Seven bags, two cities and one shared project. A collaboration between Italy and Brazil has evolved into an international design journey, bringing together different cultures, materials and design languages.

11 September 2026

Issue 4: Material World - Plural Intelligences

What happens when we recognize the intelligence of materials and learn to work with it responsibly, collectively, and collaboratively?

11 September 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao temporarily transforms Doña Casilda Park with ‘Sareak’

A cross-disciplinary project bringing together nearly 200 members of the community to reflect on contemporary communication through design.

11 September 2026

Peio Santisteban’s “Flores para un monstruo” Wins the IED Madrid Fashion Talent Award 2026

Twelve students from the Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree at Istituto Europeo di Design Madrid presented their collections for the second consecutive year as part of the OModa Madrid Es Moda programme.

07 September 2026

Fashion show and festival: the IED Public Programme is back

In September, IED's Public Program returns with a calendar of events across its campuses in Italy and Spain, offering opportunities for dialogue, exchange and discovery open to the community and the wider public.

07 September 2026

From Turin to Tokyo: IED and Pioneer Denim bring new visions of denim to the international runway

Projects by students on IED Torino’s Undergraduate Programme in Fashion Design, developed using materials supplied by the company, are heading to Tranoï Tokyo and Denim Première Vision as part of the collaboration with Pioneer Denim, bringing together research, experimentation and product culture.

07 September 2026

IED Madrid Alumni Talent at OMODA Madrid es Moda 2026

Designers and IED Madrid alumni Luis Berrendero and Carlota Barrera have taken part in this edition’s programme, alongside other IED Madrid initiatives such as its Fashion Show 2026 and the event with Roberto Verino.

Don't miss it

14 September 2026 - 18 September 2026

Barcelona

IED Barcelona 2026 Undergraduate Welcome Week

The welcome event for undergraduate students, teachers and staff to mark the official opening of the new academic year will take place on Monday 14 September.

Exhibitions and Festival

02 October 2026 - 08 October 2026

Madrid

Sepiia’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition

IED Madrid alumni and designer Federico Sáinz de Robles celebrates the 10th anniversary of his brand, Sepiia, with an exhibition.

An open notebook showing two pencil sketches, one of a lamp and the other of designer handbags
Exhibitions and Festival

17 October 2026 - 17 October 2026

Barcelona

Barcelona Dibuixa 2026: “The Power of Hand Drawing”

IED Barcelona is offering this workshop, where participants will discover, guided by architect and lecturer Gianfranco La Cognata – Laco 2, how design takes shape through illustration.