Language

Spanish

Start date

September 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

4 Years

Credits

240 ECTS

Course Coordination

Pilar Pasamontes, Julia Weems

Course also available in:

Bilbao
Madrid

Learn how to anticipate future trends and comprehend the latest needs of the fashion market, developing unique proposals at one of the best design schools in the world.

The Bachelor of Arts in Design, specialising in Fashion Design helps you develop and consolidate your own personal style to stand out from the crowd in an increasingly complex sector.

In this degree you’ll acquire the know-how and skills you need to create collections, organise fashion shows and events, use marketing and communication to take your own fashion brand to success.

What’s more, studying at IED Barcelona gives you the opportunity to use spectacular workshops where you can experiment with different tools and processes. You can also learn to produce digital or 3D prints in the Hybrid Lab, and organise photo shoots at the Medialab.

There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Fashion Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language.

The Bachelor of Arts in Design is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area, equivalent to an official university degree, and is accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This programme grants access to official university master’s degrees and, where applicable, to doctoral studies.

Information to decide

In this program at one of the best design schools in the world, you’ll learn how to create your own designs and your own personal fashion universe in a multicultural and international environment.

This is a project-based degree in which you’ll gain experience developing experimental projects under the supervision of professionals working in the fashion sector.

The program is divided into modules of complementary subjects, so you can concentrate on one project at a time. This helps you improve your concept development and implementation skills more effectively.

In this program you’ll learn how to anticipate trends and propose solutions in advance. To do this, you’ll use a combination of traditional techniques and innovative tools; an essential mix of handicraft and the latest technology.
 

If you’ve got a passion for fashion, an healthy interest in aesthetics and boundless creativity, this is the program for you.

At IED Barcelona you’ll learn to express your creative spirit presenting professional proposals in a completely autonomous way.

The hallmarks of this degree are respect for your own distinct personality and style, and monitoring and encouraging your evolution as an artist.

What’s more, you’ll be studying with lecturers who have extensive academic and professional experience in the fashion sector. In this program you’ll acquire a solid theoretical and cultural grounding to become autonomous, developing your creative talent with tenacity and demanding the highest professional standards of your work as a professional designer.

These qualities are essential for success as a professional fashion designer to create your own outstanding collections.

IED Barcelona is one of the best fashion design schools in the world, as its international rankings show.

Syllabus

What will you learn?

The first year introduces you to the basic concepts of design, project culture and methodology. Lecturers actively encourage you to break the mould, to create and communicate.



First Semester

Design Fundamentals I
Representation Techniques
Project Communication I
An introduction to Marketing
Science Applied to Design
Form and Colour



Second Semester

Sociology
Volume I

COLLECTION MODULE
Design Fundamentals II
Representation Techniques II
Project Communication II
Technical Drawing I



Year Subject

The History of Art and Design

What will you learn?

You’ll begin your second year by studying specific fashion design techniques, including pattern design, modelling, illustration, accessories, the history of clothing and textiles. You’ll acquire a full understanding of the industry using a combination of traditional and modern techniques, discovering the technologies you can use most effectively to develop your creative talent.



First Semester

Semiotics
The Production Process
The History of Fashion I

FABRIC PRINTING MODULE I
Fashion Materials and Technology I
Printing Fabrics

PATTERN DESIGN / MODELLING MODULE I
Pattern Design for Garment Making I
Modelling



Second Semester

Knitwear Collection
Interdisciplinary Project

COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project I
Fashion Accessories’ Project I
Fashion Representation Techniques I
Fashion Project Communication I

What will you learn?

In the third year you’ll specialise in the Fashion Design pathway and study the latest trends, illustration, advanced modelling and pattern design techniques, creating numerous men’s and women’s collections. You’ll develop a sustainable eco-fashion project, as well as various works using ground-breaking techniques and fabrics.



First Semester

Fashion Styling Project I

MEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project II
Fashion Representation Techniques II
Pattern Design and Garment Making for Menswear II

SUSTAINABLE FASHION MODULE
Business Plan
Sustainability and Fashion



Second Semester

DIGITAL PRINTING MODULE
The Latest Fashion Trends
Fashion Materials and Technology II
Modelling II

WOMEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project III
Fashion Project Communication II
Pattern Design for Womenswear II

What will you learn?

During the fourth year, you’ll gain work experience with a company operating in the sector and present your final project, the best letter of introduction to the professional fashion world. At the end of the year you’ll present your final project designs in a fashion show.



First Semester

Professional Portfolio
Professional Work Experience
Multidisciplinary Workshops

PRE-COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Research and Communication
Pattern Design and Garment Making III
Modelling III



Second Semester

Final Project

Faculty

Director

Julia Weems

International stylist and costume designer

Course Leader

Anna Masclans

Fashion designer and founder of Studio PL1

Teacher

Ana R. Tichy

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Willy Villacorta

Fashion photographer and lecturer specialised in visual identity and art direction

Teacher

Sebastián Ruelas

3D Fashion Designer

Teacher

Fabricio Pérez

Fashion Designer and Co-Founder of Llamazares y de Delgado

Teacher

Sebastian Pons

Fashion designer and textile print specialist

Teacher

Flora Ximenis

Fashion designer and lecturer specialised in creativity and trends

Teacher

Francesc Grau Tomàs

Fashion Designer and Expert in Footwear and Accessories

Teacher

Jaime Martínez

Fashion designer and expert in garment making and tailoring

Teacher

Miquel Malaspina

Menswear designer and fashion educator

Teacher

Julia Pelletier

Artist and textile designer specialized in screen printing.

Teacher

Eñaut Barruetabeña

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Sheila Casado

Fashion designer and lecturer

Teacher

Sergio Plaza García

Print Designer

Teacher

Consol Rodríguez

Visual artist and expert in applied technologies

Teacher

Daniel Lierah

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Arturo Martínez

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Sebastian Eichinger

Fashion designer specialised in sustainability and craft-based processes

Teacher

Juan Vidal

Fashion designer with an artistic and technical vision of femininity

Teacher

Astrid Kasdorf

Pattern cutter and educator with an experimental approach

Teacher

Andrei Palma

Fashion Designer

Projects

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Nostalgia

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Taste in Art
Photocomposition with two women wearing colorful clothes on a drawn background and with a mask painted over their eyes

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
This must be the place
Collage of two black and white photos. On the left, a hand with a butterfly. On the right, a close-up of eyes.

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Una Vez y Más
Several female models with dark looks with metal details

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
YHÖ
Two sepia-toned photos of details of a man in a trench coat

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Anem al poble

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
L’anatomia d’un refugi
Three girls dressed in white running in a garden on a sunny day

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Auster
Two vintage-style fashion illustrations with sophisticated models on a beige paper background

Fashion Design and Styling

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Lunch at the tennis court

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.