Industrial design school, interior design, art school. Welcome to the F.D.A. in Florence, Italy.

Art History - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

This course examines art and design from a variety of cultures and geographic regions. It introduces students to the conventional designations of stylistic periods, treats major works and artists in this span of time and familiarizes the student with the traditional methods.

Industrial Design analyses - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

In this course students analyse good and bad design and the common mistakes. Projects will be developed to correct errors of existing design to allow students to understand the workflow during the creation of a product.

Furniture Design I - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

This course covers the structural concepts of furniture and the materials that are used. They will design their own pieces of furniture and model them using the modern tools.

Professional organization /self promotion - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

Students will learn how to organize their business and how to promote themselves to clients. In this course students will create virtual companies in a teamwork in which they simulate realistic situations. They will analyze the different aspects of the future position that they will have in companies.

Italian Language III - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

The didactic method based on the inductive and deductive approach. There are two aspects of the lessons, the grammatical part and the communication of the Italian language. They are about themes of culture, of the Italian history and sociality, or any other argument proposed by the students.

C.A.D. Rhinoceros - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

This is a course about advanced CAD modelling for prototypes. Modern CAD systems are used to design the projects and to develop ideas.

Web Design - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

In this class students learn how to develop a modern web site, based on Flash technology. This class covers the technical aspects of web design, and teach the design principles that characterize the leading sites. Students will learn also how to create web and CD portfolios of their own design.

Model making - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

Students will learn how to build scaled and realistic models that describe their projects in a professional way.The relationships between different materials and methods will be described and analyzed. The combination between modern tools such computer assisted design and classical modeling techniques will allow to students to transform ideas in shapes.

Italian Language IV - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

The didactic method based on the inductive and deductive approach. There are two aspects of the lessons, the grammatical part and the communication of the Italian language. They are about themes of culture, of the Italian history and sociality, or any other argument proposed by the students.

Drawing from real models - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

This course is designed to offer knowledge and experience about the advanced techniques of sketching and drawing of the human body. Ergonomics is a fundamental aspect of this course. The student learns the proportions of the human body, the positions of it and how to represent different poses.

Furniture Design II - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

This course covers the structural concepts of furniture and the materials that are used. They will design their own pieces of furniture and model them using the modern tools.

Work Shops - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

Teachers will arrange meetings with groups of students to organize workshops where creative thinking and individual ideas will be focused. This way to act is fundamental for students who want to increase the skills.

Museum visits / exhibitions - 40 academic hours - 3 CREDITS

It is fundamental that students see with their eyes what masters in the past have created. Teachers will organize guided museum and exhibition visits.