Design Management

This one-year programme (First Level University Master’s Degree in Management of Creative and Cultural Industries, Major Design Management) offers a real connection between management and design, two worlds that inform and empower each other. NABA and Luiss Business School bring together creative and managerial vision to educate professionals capable of redefining the future of the creative and design industries. The students develop a deep understanding of the contemporary design landscape - in its planning, economic and social aspects - and learn how to intervene with critical vision and concrete tools. Sustainability not as a constraint, but as a systemic paradigm. Innovation not as a goal, but as a method to envision products, services and organisations that can live up to the future.

During the Master, students have the opportunity to: 

• to develop a strategic and managerial vision for the design practice, integrating the fundamental aspects of business with the disciplines of design and of the creative industries
• to master the ecosystem of contemporary design - from creative direction to design system, from service design to the integration of artificial intelligence tools - developing the ability to manage complex design projects in both corporate and entrepreneurial contexts
• to develop a sustainable entrepreneurial mindset that understands market needs, generating innovation and assessing the economic, social and environmental impact of design choices

NABA’s Career Services & Industry Relations Office can provide you with support and guidance during your transition from the academy to the professional world. Our staff can help you develop self-promotion tools and assist you during your first steps into the world of work.

The Office develops relationships with companies in order to set up internship agreements, employment opportunities, and interactive projects between students and businesses.

NABA has developed strong relationships with leading companies which provide internships for NABA students. Among them are: Armani Hotel, Giulio Iacchetti, Studio Bestenheider, Vittorio Martini 1866, Giochi Preziosi, Intégral Ruedi Baur et Associés, The Swatch Group, Giorgio Armani, Pininfarina Extra, Tagua, Azimut-Benetti, Bonetto Design International, Alta Design & Engineering, AAAHHHAAA, Forchets, Studio di architettura Amedeo Guidobono Cavalchini, Aldo Cibic – Cibicworkshop, Progetto CMR Engineering, Integrated Services S.r.l., Abad Architetti S.r.l., Festina Italia, Zanotta, Luxottica, Studio Italo Rota & Partners, Giugiaro Architettura, Rintala Eggertsson Architects, Luceplan, Ikea Italia Retail, 3M ITALIA, Yellow Office, Studio Lissoni Associati, Studio Barreca & Lavarra, Uragano Studio, Veneta Cucine, Dado Arredamenti.