Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (Higher Institute for Artistic Industries), usually referred to with the acronym ISIA, is the name of four Italian universities, which train students in the field of design. The ISIAs are in Rome (with a subsidiary in Pescara), Florence, Faenza and Urbino. They are public institutions under the umbrella of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, AFAM (Artistic and Musical Higher Education, Italian: Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale) division.
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Rome ISIA is Italy's oldest institution in the field of industrial design. It was founded in 1965 as Industrial Design and Visive Communication Course for architects and engineers, and changed its name in 1973. It follows the European tradition of the Bauhaus and the Hochschule für Gestaltung of Ulm, grafting their metodologies onto Italian creative culture. Rome ISIA has received many prizes and acknowledgements, and is the only European institution to have won the Compasso D'Oro by Associazione per il Disegno Industriale ADI (Industrial Design Association) twice (1979 and 1987). Rome ISIA is a member of the Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Media and Design.[1]
Florence ISIA was founded in 1975 and trains its students in both the fields of industrial and fashion design. Florence ISIA is a member of the Cumulus as well.[2]
Faenza ISIA was founded in 1980. The structure of its course was formerly different from the other ISIAs as the experimentation was mainly focused on ceramic products. By the end of the nineties, its attention has moved towards product design in general.
Urbino ISIA was founded in 1974 and trains students in the field of graphic and editorial design.
Pescara ISIA is a branch of Rome ISIA. It opened in 2009 and only offers the bachelor's degree.