Through this program, you will build a solid foundation in interior design while developing specific, advanced skills within a stimulating learning environment.
To prepare you for a wide range of design opportunities, our students are introduced to academic grounding in problem solving, formal design skills, and relevant historical and technical knowledge. Each stage of the program engages knowledge and skills in problem discovery and resolution, critical and imaginative thinking, communication, and technology.
Students will develop a deep understanding of how people inhabit and experience spaces, and will become fluent in the elements and principles of interior design: point, line, shape, form, color, light, texture, time, rhythm, balance, scale, proportion, harmony, and unity.
Interior Design is a highly competitive field, and a strong portfolio is essential.
Alongside practical classes in your major subject, complemented by meaningful homework and assignments, our "Italian Arts and Culture Classes" will introduce you to the fundamentals of Italian arts and design.
You will also broaden and enrich your artistic experience beyond the borders of your specialty through our weekly guided Art Visits and monthly guided Cultural Activities.
Students are encouraged to present a graduation portfolio that combines different media: a traditional portfolio and a digital one.
The Master in Interior Design at Accademia Riaci is a full-time program with a focus on advanced studio and academic research in history, theory, and methods as they relate to an interdisciplinary approach to interiors and design.
The Master's program is of particular interest to graduates of various design programs and to practitioners in interior design, architecture, and other related disciplines who wish to pursue post-professional study. An interdisciplinary approach to design is increasingly a requirement for professional advancement as designers attempt to satisfy the complex requirements of contemporary architectural and interior environments.
The curriculum is formulated to expand understanding of different design disciplines, with special emphasis on their interdependence. There are four components to the program: a core design studio sequence, furniture design, lectures/seminars, and projects. The core design studio sequence consists of a series of experiences of increasing complexity culminating in the thesis project. Each student must demonstrate originality, research and design skills, and creative capacity to resolve advanced problems in design.
A final project is presented to a graduate faculty jury for evaluation.
At Accademia Riaci, we do not just teach interior design; we encourage every student to access and nurture their own natural sense of flair and creativity that they can then turn into reality. Students are taught to understand the needs of people and create designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and practical. Classes will focus on Italian interior design, renowned for the world’s best sensibility in color, and minimalism, and for its superior taste. The course covers all aspects of interior design, from furniture design, and color theory to spatial planning and furnishing. Instructors will give individually tailored advice to each student, whether they are beginners, amateurs, or professionals.
This course is for new designers, students looking to improve their portfolio, or professionals wanting to revisit the basics.
Portfolio Preparation
The final portfolio should represent the student's skills acquired through the course and development as a designer.
Note: the "Summer Intensive Course" has the same contents as the "Short Course", but with a double number of lessons. Furthermore, it includes housing and extracurricular activities and services.
At Accademia Riaci, we do not just teach interior design; we encourage every student to access and nurture their own natural sense of flair and creativity that they can then turn into reality. Students are taught to understand the needs of people and create designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and practical. Classes will focus on Italian interior design, renowned for the world’s best sensibility in color, and minimalism, and for its superior taste. The course covers all aspects of interior design, from furniture design, and color theory to spatial planning and furnishing. Instructors will give individually tailored advice to each student, whether they are beginners, amateurs, or professionals.
This course is for new designers, students looking to improve their portfolio, or professionals wanting to revisit the basics.
Portfolio Preparation
The final portfolio should represent the student's skills acquired through the course and development as a designer.
Summer Course fees include:
NOT included:
Prof. Bicci
Accademia Riaci’s Interior Design department boasts instruction from a top designer who was selected as a head designer of a firm in charge of planning and designing the Ferragamo boutiques. He taught at the Institute of Art of Florence for more than 30 years and gained a high mark on his teaching methodology, and many excellent designers have grown under his instruction. Besides being still active as a professional designer, since 1999, he has been head of the school’s design department.
