Three year course
Poster
-> art. 1
Training fosters a diversity of attitudes and knowledge to build a system of interrelationships; the teaching method is never one, it is constantly changing and evolving.
-> art. 2
The interconnection between the various disciplines stimulates a deeper understanding of reality and design.
-> art. 3
The territory evolves because of the synergy that is built between the individuals who live there.
-> art. 4
Individual freedom is guaranteed and valued.
-> art. 5
The coexistence of different languages and communities is governed by ethical and moral value and fosters collective growth.
-> art. 6
Going outside the boundaries converges in implementation.
-> art. 7
Curiosity is the driving force behind the design act.
-> art. 8
Acquired knowledge is inseparable from the individual and transforms with it.
Three years -> Italian School of Design
SID-Scuola Italiana Design was founded in Padua in 1991 and is now an Afam Academic Institute recognized by the Ministry of University and Research, authorized to grant the First Level Academic Diploma (three-year degree). It is the educational department of Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico Galileo SCpA, a research and design hub dealing with digital transformation and environmental sustainability, a body accredited by the Veneto Region for Higher Education.
SID-Scuola Italiana Design is a space for growth, where culture and design practice come together to train designers capable of dealing with complex and constantly evolving scenarios. The course of study, without rigid specializations, allows students to develop a transversal design method, applicable to any field of design, overcoming the traditional distinctions between small and large scale.
The goal is to train professionals with a critical spirit, technical skills and a sense of responsibility toward the project, ready to accompany companies and society in concrete and conscious change.
Design -> Designer
Being a designer means taking concrete responsibility. Designing means observing, listening, writing, drawing, building, experimenting. It also means reading, imagining, traveling, choosing, questioning, studying, appreciating, rejecting, loving, using, respecting.
The designer guides companies and communities in their constant evolution, finding answers to functional, economic, communicative, ethical and cultural needs. He is distinguished by his ability to cross multiple disciplines, crossing rigid boundaries and adopting a flexible working method. Its impact is real: it contributes to transforming scenarios, objects and systems, accompanying society in its development.
Study plan
The SID curriculum is designed to develop open-minded thinking capable of expansion. Ettore Sottsass said that before drawing a line, one must learn to think, while Achille Castiglioni argued that without curiosity it was better to leave it alone. These principles guide our teaching, which weaves together technical, practical, humanities, social and economic disciplines.
The three-year course is based oninterdisciplinarity, project culture and experimentation, also taking advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology, which has dissolved the boundaries between two and three dimensions. Classroom training is complemented by off-site activities with tutors and professionals, which broaden students’ outlook and bring them into contact with different approaches and visions.
Anno I
Il primo anno è un percorso di esplorazione guidata, in cui lo studente entra nel metodo progettuale sperimentando strumenti, tecniche e approcci diversi. Non è un semplice avvicinamento al design, ma un'immersione strutturata in tutte le sue dimensioni, per acquisire gradualmente la consapevolezza e le competenze necessarie a sviluppare un progetto.
Si parte dalle basi del disegno tecnico e dello sketching, per poi applicarle nei laboratori di tinkering, soft modeling e basic design. Al tempo stesso, si introducono strumenti concettuali fondamentali: tecniche di brainstorming, modelli di ricerca, analisi di mercato, storia dell’arte, antropologia e studi sociali. Ogni disciplina si intreccia con le altre, costruendo un bagaglio solido su cui poggeranno i successivi anni di formazione.
Questo primo anno non è un esercizio astratto, ma un passaggio essenziale per imparare a visualizzare, strutturare e dare forma alle idee, con metodo e visione critica.
Anno II
Il secondo anno segna il passaggio dalla teoria alla costruzione del progetto. Se il primo anno insegna a dare forma alle idee, il secondo fornisce gli strumenti per trasformarle in qualcosa di concreto. Qui si affina la strategia progettuale e si acquisisce la padronanza tecnica necessaria per sviluppare concept solidi e realizzabili.
Gli studenti imparano a padroneggiare strumenti digitali e analogici come modellazione 3D, rendering, elaborazione delle immagini, AI generativa, grafica editoriale, UI/UX e tecniche di stampa e prototipazione. L’obiettivo è chiaro: saper modellare, plasmare e comunicare un progetto in modo efficace, traducendo un’idea in un prodotto o in un sistema visivo coerente.
A questa formazione si affianca il primo vero contatto con il mondo professionale, grazie alla collaborazione con le realtà del Galileo Visionary District. Attraverso corsi tenuti in sinergia con R&D Design, R&D Matech e Start Cube, gli studenti hanno l’opportunità di confrontarsi con start-up, ricercatori e ingegneri dei materiali, portando il loro lavoro oltre l’aula e sperimentandolo in contesti reali.
Anno III
Dopo due anni di metodo e strumenti, il terzo anno è il momento della vera progettazione. Non si tratta più solo di esercitarsi, ma di lavorare su sfide concrete in una dinamica immersiva, a stretto contatto con il mondo professionale.
La classe diventa una design agency, i docenti assumono il ruolo di art director, gli studenti quello di junior designer. Ogni progetto nasce da un'esigenza reale e viene sviluppato in risposta ai Laboratori di Progetto, brief assegnati direttamente dalle aziende partner di SID. Con oltre 350 realtà coinvolte, il terzo anno è un’opportunità per applicare conoscenze e competenze in contesti reali, sperimentando il processo progettuale dalla ricerca alla presentazione finale.
Ma è anche molto di più: un ponte verso il mondo del lavoro. Il terzo anno è una vetrina per gli studenti, che hanno l’occasione di entrare in contatto diretto con aziende e professionisti, costruendo relazioni e opportunità concrete per il proprio futuro professionale.
Format
SID adopts a system of teaching formats that structure students’ work and ensure a coherent approach to design. Each activity follows a defined method, which is useful both for the student, allowing them to take on design challenges in different contexts, and for teachers, professionals in the field who bring their experience to the teaching world.
Activities are divided into Project Laboratories, Workshops, Camps and Summer School. Project Workshops are part of the curriculum and allow students to work on real-world briefs in collaboration with companies and professionals. Workshops and Camps are extracurricular experiences, organized at different times of the year and in some cases compulsory, while Summer Schools are on-demand pathways reserved for the most deserving students.
These formats are carried out both within the school and in selected locations, with the aim of offering a comprehensive educational experience, alternating between immersive design moments and opportunities for discussion and discovery of the area.
laboratori di co-design
attività curricolari
workshop
attività extra scolastica
camp
attività extra scolastica
summer school
attività estiva
workshop internazionale
in collaborazione con Nida Art Colony
SID-Scuola Italiana Design trains designers ready to enter the workforce, with a high employment rate after the three-year degree.
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Organization chart
Presidente
Paolo Giopp
Paolo Giopp
Paolo Giopp
Direzione
Emiliano Fabris
Emiliano Fabris
Emiliano Fabris
Consiglio di Amministrazione
Francesca Bozzato
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Francesca Bozzato
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Francesca Bozzato
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Didattica
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Management
Katia Fasolo
Alessio Zini
Steve Azzalin
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Katia Fasolo
Alessio Zini
Steve Azzalin
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Katia Fasolo
Alessio Zini
Steve Azzalin
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Comitato di ricerca
Steve Azzalin
Andrea Maragno
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Steve Azzalin
Andrea Maragno
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Steve Azzalin
Andrea Maragno
Andrea Busato
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Consiglio Accademico
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Giulia Turra
Eva Tenan
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Giulia Turra
Eva Tenan
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Giulia Turra
Eva Tenan
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Emiliano Fabris
Paolo Giopp
Nucleo di Valutazione
Joseph Carci
Massimo Castagnaro
Chiara Grandesso
Joseph Carci
Massimo Castagnaro
Chiara Grandesso
Joseph Carci
Massimo Castagnaro
Chiara Grandesso
Consulta studenti
Francesca Bozzato
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Francesca Bozzato
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Francesca Bozzato
Julius Cortivo
John Boldrin
Anno I
Scott Alan Stuart
Riccardo Maistrello
Giulia Turra
Tommaso Russo
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Irene Sgarro
Lorenzo Mason
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Scott Alan Stuart
Riccardo Maistrello
Giulia Turra
Tommaso Russo
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Irene Sgarro
Lorenzo Mason
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Scott Alan Stuart
Riccardo Maistrello
Giulia Turra
Tommaso Russo
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Irene Sgarro
Lorenzo Mason
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Cesar Arroyo
Andrea Busato
Anno II
Enrico Giolo
Matteo Formentini
Tommaso Morbiato
Paola Amabile
Tobias Jurgen Nitsche
Alessio Abdolahian
Christopher Century
Luca Fattore
Chiara Grandesso
Scott Alan Stuart
Giulia Turra
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Enrico Giolo
Matteo Formentini
Tommaso Morbiato
Paola Amabile
Tobias Jurgen Nitsche
Alessio Abdolahian
Christopher Century
Luca Fattore
Chiara Grandesso
Scott Alan Stuart
Giulia Turra
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Enrico Giolo
Matteo Formentini
Tommaso Morbiato
Paola Amabile
Tobias Jurgen Nitsche
Alessio Abdolahian
Christopher Century
Luca Fattore
Chiara Grandesso
Scott Alan Stuart
Giulia Turra
Luca Ferigo
Luca Trombin
Giulio Simeone
Eva Tenan
Eugenio Farina
Dario De Meo
Anno III
Marco Cellini
Alessandro Carraro
Giuseppe Brofferio
Alessandro Busana
Stefano Claudio Bison
Matteo Zorzenoni
Stefano Traverso
Enrico Sorio
Cesare Bizzotto
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Lucrezia Stocco
Francesca Perpetuini
Fabio Furlanis
Maira Passuello
Dominic Fucigna
Christopher Century
Scott Alan Stuart
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Sonia Tasca
Andrea Busato
Marco Cellini
Alessandro Carraro
Giuseppe Brofferio
Alessandro Busana
Stefano Claudio Bison
Matteo Zorzenoni
Stefano Traverso
Enrico Sorio
Cesare Bizzotto
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Lucrezia Stocco
Francesca Perpetuini
Fabio Furlanis
Maira Passuello
Dominic Fucigna
Christopher Century
Scott Alan Stuart
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Sonia Tasca
Andrea Busato
Marco Cellini
Alessandro Carraro
Giuseppe Brofferio
Alessandro Busana
Stefano Claudio Bison
Matteo Zorzenoni
Stefano Traverso
Enrico Sorio
Cesare Bizzotto
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Lucrezia Stocco
Francesca Perpetuini
Fabio Furlanis
Maira Passuello
Dominic Fucigna
Christopher Century
Scott Alan Stuart
Andrea Maragno
Cesar Arroyo
Sonia Tasca
Andrea Busato
Segreteria
Sara Guerriero
Alessandra Bortoli
Tatiana Nicoletto
Sara Guerriero
Alessandra Bortoli
Tatiana Nicoletto
Sara Guerriero
Alessandra Bortoli
Tatiana Nicoletto
Biblioteca
Sara Guerriero
Sara Guerriero
Sara Guerriero
Ricercatori
Giulia Boscolo Chielon
Lucia Griggio
Mattia Giulio Canola
Giulia Ghisa
Sara Griggio
Marco Selmin
Lisa Pravato
Francesco Angeloni
Alice Azzolin
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Giulia Boscolo Chielon
Lucia Griggio
Mattia Giulio Canola
Giulia Ghisa
Sara Griggio
Marco Selmin
Lisa Pravato
Francesco Angeloni
Alice Azzolin
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Giulia Boscolo Chielon
Lucia Griggio
Mattia Giulio Canola
Giulia Ghisa
Sara Griggio
Marco Selmin
Lisa Pravato
Francesco Angeloni
Alice Azzolin
Chiarajenny Dellomonaco
Consulenti
Manuela Soccol
Richard Sandre
Alessandro Zanella
Stephen Noventa
Manuela Soccol
Richard Sandre
Alessandro Zanella
Stephen Noventa
Manuela Soccol
Richard Sandre
Alessandro Zanella
Stephen Noventa
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History
Fondazione Scuola Italiana Design
Riconoscimento del Corso Triennale in Design Industriale.
Inaugura il format del Workshop
SID entra a far parte di Galileo Visionary District
Galileo ente accreditato dalla regione del Veneto per la formazione superiore
Riprogettazione piano didattico e aree disciplinari
Scuola Italiana Design diventa ISIA
Una nuova sede per Scuola Italiana Design
The new headquarters
Starting in September 2025, SID-Scuola Italiana Design will move to its new location within the “La Cittadella” Business Center in Padua, at 8 Via Masini. The project, promoted by the Padua Chamber of Commerce and developed with an investment of 3.4 million euros, represents a strategic evolution for the school and for the entire Galileo Visionary District ecosystem.
The goal is to create a state-of-the-art learning environment capable of responding to contemporary design needs. 1,500 square meters will house classrooms, research and development labs, collaborative work spaces, alecture hall, arelaxation area and a multimedia library, designed to stimulate creativity and discussion among students, faculty and companies.
The new headquarters is part of the larger project of the “Blue Mile of Innovation,” a hub dedicated to technological development and contamination between skills, positioning itself as a reference point for advanced training in design and communication.
This change marks a new chapter for SID-Scuola Italiana Design: a space designed to train designers ready to lead change.
The current venue
SID-Scuola Italiana Design is located in Padua, in a strategic area that connects the city’s productive and cultural fabric. The location is designed to offer students a dynamic environment, with spaces dedicated to design, prototyping and study.
In addition to teaching classrooms, the school has well-equipped laboratories for modeling and digital manufacturing, spaces dedicated to advanced design technologies, and an extensive academic library. These environments foster a hands-on approach to design, allowing students to experiment, deepen and develop their skills at every stage of their education.
Millinery
The Joe Colombo Model Shop is SID-Scuola Italiana Design’s in-house laboratory dedicated to prototyping and three-dimensional modeling. Here students have access to tools and machinery for processing different materials, from plastic to wood to composites, experimenting with traditional techniques and advanced technologies.
This space is an essential step in design education: it allows people to test their ideas, build physical models, and hone technical development skills through a hands-on, iterative approach. The model shop is a meeting point between thought and matter, where design takes shape through manual labor and direct experimentation.
Digital classrooms
SID-Scuola Italiana Design’s Digital Classrooms are environments designed to support theintegration of design and digital tools. Each space is optimized to meet the needs of different disciplinary areas: the “Bruno Munari” Digital Classroom is dedicated to visual communication and graphic design, while the “Achille Castiglioni” Digital Classroom is designed for product design.
Students can work with professional software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Fusion 360, KeyShot, and the latest generative AI solutions for visualization, including Vizcom and emerging tools. SID also provides comprehensive software licenses for all students, which can also be installed on their personal devices and are valid for four years, ensuring continuity of learning even after the end of the three-year period.
These spaces enable the development of advanced digital skills, which are essential for designing with awareness and precision.
Library
The Marco Zanuso Library of SID-Scuola Italiana Design is a private academic library established to offer students a wealth of specialized works on every aspect of design and related disciplines, from anthropology and sociology to product management and applied technologies.
It has more than 450 volumes devoted to design and related disciplines, more than 1,900 journals specializing in design, communication and technological innovation, as well as unique historical collections, such as the archives of the publication DOMUS, with more than 500 volumes starting in 1963.
In addition to being a place of study and consultation, the library is also a coworking space available for students to work independently or in groups. An exclusive SID asset is kept here: the SID Portfolio section, which collects theses, individual projects and work done by students within Project Laboratories, Workshops and Camps from 2015 to the present.
The library also maintains the Prototype Archive, which preserves in physical and digital format a selection of the students’ most deserving works, also from 2015.
By subscribing to the MLOL platform, students and faculty have access to more than 2,500 digital volumes dedicated to design, further expanding the possibilities for research and in-depth study.
Poplab
Poplab is the external reference laboratory for SID, specializing in digital manufacturing and advanced prototyping. With a dedicated fleet of machines, Poplab enables students to tackle complex 3D modeling, augmented reality and virtual reality projects , optimizing prototyping in both exploratory and pre-production phases.
In addition to supporting large-scale prototyping, Poplab is a research and experimentation space where design meets new technologies. Close collaboration with SID offers students access to specialized skills and cutting-edge tools, expanding the possibilities for design development and introducing them to advanced digital fabrication methodologies.
Poplab is also home to a number of extracurricular activities organized during the academic year, such as Workshops and Camps, and is the home of the SID Specialization Courses, advanced training paths designed to delve into specific areas of design and planning.
Documents
and student services
In this section you will find all the official documents of SID-ScuolaItaliana Design, useful for orienting you on your academic path. Here you can consult the teaching regulations, admission procedures, evaluation criteria, the study manifesto and the rules governing the interaction between students, teachers and the structure.
Consulta i documenti e i servizi -> Bylaws
-> Regulations
-> Right to Study
-> Transparent Society
-> Academic Council
-> Organization
-> Sid Student’s review
-> Internationalization
-> Third Mission
-> Evaluation core annual report