Product Design Self-Production and Entrepreneurship
Design your path. Become Product Designer.
Educational Partner
Course Length
2 Academic Years
Start
January 2025
Language
English
Where
Milan
The Master inProduct Design focuses on the user experience and the broader meaning of the product, crucial for designers to fully understand the social and environmental impactof it.
The aim of the course is to provide a space for experimentationfor students, in order to express their skills, from conception to execution.
Multidisciplinary Approach
A lot of practice, laboratories, outdoor visits and workshops are the core of the SPD method. The program provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and companies, fostering teamwork and skill development.
SPD Experience
Studying at SPD means immersing yourself in a fresh, dynamic and international environment, where foreign students account for 70% of the total student population. Each student is followed individually by a faculty composed of professionals coming from different fields.
Internship/Advanced Practice
This module provides the opportunity for the student to experience either a vocational internship with external institutions and companies, an internal research internship, or a period of study abroad.
Major Project
The Major Project module aims at enabling students to develop and direct their own design project, taking into account learnings from previous modules. It aims also at encouraging students to demonstrate a high level of professional competence and to have a deep understanding of the social and philosophical context, in which they are practising. Students are expected to demonstrate the enterprise potential in their ideas and to understand the future possibilities and contexts, in which ideas will exist. Students critically reflect upon their own learning and become prepared for continuous professional development.
Discover the topics, download the brochure
Design your path. Become Product Designer.
The Master inProduct Design focuses on the user experience and the broader meaning of the product, crucial for designers to fully understand the social and environmental impactof it.
Educational Partner
Course Length
2 Academic Years
Start
January 2025
Language
English
Where
Milan
Discover the topics, download the brochure
Master of Arts in
Product Design Self-Production and Entrepreneurship
The aim of the course is to provide a space for experimentationfor students, in order to express their skills, from conception to execution.
Multidisciplinary Approach
A lot of practice, laboratories, outdoor visits and workshops are the core of the SPD method. The program provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and companies, fostering teamwork and skill development.
SPD Experience
Studying at SPD means immersing yourself in a fresh, dynamic and international environment, where foreign students account for 70% of the total student population. Each student is followed individually by a faculty composed of professionals coming from different fields.
Internship/Advanced Practice
This module provides the opportunity for the student to experience either a vocational internship with external institutions and companies, an internal research internship, or a period of study abroad.
Major Project
The Major Project module aims at enabling students to develop and direct their own design project, taking into account learnings from previous modules. It aims also at encouraging students to demonstrate a high level of professional competence and to have a deep understanding of the social and philosophical context, in which they are practising. Students are expected to demonstrate the enterprise potential in their ideas and to understand the future possibilities and contexts, in which ideas will exist. Students critically reflect upon their own learning and become prepared for continuous professional development.
Course Leader
Francesco Faccin
Francesco Faccin, born in Milan in 1977, graduated from the European Institute of Design in 2003 and worked in Enzo Mari’s studio. He then pursued a career as an independent designer, collaborating with both Italian and foreign companies. Starting in 2004, he focused on creating self-produceable projects in small quantities, working closely with artisans and overseeing every phase of product development.
During this period, he also collaborated with model maker and luthier Francesco Rivolta. In 2007, he made his debut at the SaloneSatellite with the “Quadrato” table, which entered production and became a part of the Cosmit’s permanent collection. In 2009, he began an ongoing collaboration with Michele De Lucchi.
Also in 2013, he presented an exhibition at the Triennale featuring objects crafted from urban waste in Nairobi’s slums, titled “Made in Slums.” He collaborated with numerous Italian and foreign companies and consistently conducted research through small-scale projects. His work has been extensively featured in national and international publications.
Study Plan
*The study plans, including laboratory activities, may be subject to updates.
First Year
Mass Production - 20 credits Small Series - 40 credits Self-Made Production - 40 credits Makers and Markets - 20 credits
Second Year
Advanced Practice
Major Project - 60 credits
Career Opportunities
Those who complete the Master in Product Design at SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design are ready to pursue careers in:
+ Product Designer
+ Project Manager
+ Design Manager
+ Sustainable Design Consultant
Employability
L'82% dei nostri studenti trova lavoro dopo un anno dal master.
Circa il 10% dei nostri studenti dopo il master decide di proseguire la propria carriera conseguendo un livello di istruzione superiore.
Gli studenti dei master in Visual Design vengono assunti principalmente in agenzie di comunicazione o studi di design.
Training Programm
L'obiettivo del SPD è preparare ogni studente a diventare un professionista completo. I corsi sono suddivisi in una parte teorica, costituita da lezioni e visite esterne, e in una parte progettuale per ogni area di insegnamento con workshop realizzati in collaborazione con importanti studi e agenzie di design.
Faculty
In SPD ogni studente vieneseguito individualmenteda un corpo docente composto da designer, professionisti provenienti da vari settori e tutor. Molti dei più importantinomi internazionali del Design, come Patricia Urquiola, Martí Guixé, Denis Santachiara, Ross Lovegrove e Chris Bangle hanno tenuto lezioni in SPD.
A chi è rivolto
I Master di SPD sono rivolti a laureati in materie affini al master che vogliono intraprendere nella capitale italiana del design un percorso di specializzazione che li permetta di migliorare le proprie capacità manualiecreative; i posti sono limitati e le selezioni avvengono previa chiamata conoscitiva.
Milano
Milano, capitale mondiale del Design e della Moda, meta ideale per i giovani talenti internazionali, grazie a musei, skyline, hotel, showroom che rappresentano un'incredibile fonte di ispirazione. La città offre grandi opportunità di business, un’attiva vita sociale e numerosi eventi esclusivi.
Employability
82% of our students find work after a year from their master’s degree.
About 10% of our students after the Master’s Degree decide to pursue their career by pursuing a higher education level.
Students of the Masters are mainly employed in communication agencies or design studios.
Training Programm
SPD’s goal is to prepare every student to be a complete professional. The courses are divided into a theoretical part, consisting of lectures and external visits, and a project part for each teaching area with workshops held in collaboration with important studios and design agencies.
Faculty
In SPD each student is followed individually by a teaching staff composed by designers, professionals from various sectors and tutors. Many of the most important international names in Design, such as Patricia Urquiola, Denis Santachiara, Ross Lovegrove and Chris Bangle gave lectures in SPD.
Aimed to
SPD’s Masters are aimed at graduates in subjects similar to the master; the students who want to undertake, in the Italian capital of design, a specialization path that allows them to improve their manual and creative skills; the places are limited and the selections happen in a previous cognitive call.
Milan
Milan, world capital of Design and Fashion, ideal for young international talents, thanks to museums, architecture, hotels, showrooms that give an incredible source of inspiration. The city offers great business opportunities, a bustling social life and exclusive events.
