NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano - brochure

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Introduction to the program

tcomes and Careeraims at investigating the potential that - starting from research on clothing - can be extend-ed to other areas of the fashion sector (accessories, textiles, interiors, exhibition and stage sets, multimedia displays) and to the related design subjects (design and architecture). The program is oriented towards project and technical experimentation and towards cultural and methodological innovation with a focus on the creative markets of the next decades. Design skills and cultural sensitivity are developed in a research context that moves around body, the world of the senses and the space. The program goes through the traditional segments of the textile-clothing sector and conjugates them together with the training of the visual culture, thus permitting a creative and critical approach to the phenomenon of fashion. During the first two years students follow educational paths that go through the main con-cept design and production development areas in order to be able to choose with which professional profile to present themselves on the job market. The two main specialization fields are Fashion Design and Fashion Set and Display Design.

Learning Outcomes and Career Opportunities

The educational path is aimed at providing students with plausible theoretical, professional and production tools to face markets that are being radically transformed and redesigned. Besides the traditional roles of the stylist, the model-maker and the textile and acces-sory designer operating in companies and professional studios, the program is focused on training professionals capable of working in the field of fashion communication and display

(retail, publishing industry, show business).

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Anna Barbara. Graduated in Architec-ture, she has always dealt with the relationships between sensoriality and architecture, places, objects and art. In 2000 she won the scholarship of the Canon Foundation at the Hosei Univer-sity of Tokyo in Japan. She was profes-sor at the Kookmin University of Seoul in South Korea and at the Università dell’Immagine in Milan, at the Politec-nico di Milano at the Faculty of Indus-trial Design and she held courses and lectures in many foreign universities. She was a jury member in many inter-national contests in the field of archi-tecture, design, fashion and took part in Biennale and festivals with exhibi-tion displays and installations on the sensorial theme. In 1997 she founded a studio of women designers, E123, and in 2003 the experimental design labo-ratory LAB_ that is active at an inter-national level.

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Academic Offer 15

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

THREE-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES (BA) 17

Admission for BA International Students 30 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 33

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

TWO-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS DEGREES (MA) 41

ONE-YEAR MASTER PROGRAMS 53

Master Programs Admission 58 PH.D. 60

SHORT PROGRAMS 62

General Information 68

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Welcome to NABA, The Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan.

We are one of the most progressive academies of art and design in Italy.

We are an academy devoted to research and to adding knowledge and understanding of all the ways art and design contribute to the culture at large.

We are an academy that believes art and design should serve the greater good, and that they must be practiced in a socially responsible, sustainable manner.

We are an academy with both a rich tradition in the visual arts and a commitment to innovation and expanding the boundaries of arts education.

We are not, however, an academy for all students. We are an academy for each student.

We are here to cultivate your individual passion, your distinctive vision, and your unique creativity.

To open your eyes and your mind to what’s possible.

To develop how clearly you think, and how deeply you feel.

To free you to challenge the rules, and yourself.

To prepare you for fulfillment in your career and your life.

We are here to explore new possibilities for art and design in the world.

We invite you to add your talents to that exploration.

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Milan.

The international capital of design.

The inspirational soul of design education.

When you have a passion for design and the arts, when you want to develop your passion into a career, come to the place where design and the arts are an integral part of the past, the present, and certainly the future.

In Milan, as in the whole of Italy, creativity and artistic expression are a fundamental, vital part of the culture, and they have been for centuries. You see it in the ancient ruins, the classic architecture, the timeless paintings and sculpture. You see it in opera and the media, in the most exciting fashions of the day, and in the most innovative design being conceived and produced anywhere in the world.

Here, you will have an unmatched opportunity not just to learn design, but also to immerse yourself in a vibrant, stimulating creative culture that will enrich your education immeasurably.

Here, you will find inspiration at every turn.

Studying in Milan exposes you to the trend-setting work of leading Milanese artists and designers. It introduces you to Italy’s finest artisan resources and production and fabrication facilities. It gives you access to a year-round array of thrilling cultural and artistic events, and world-famous design shows and exhibitions, including Salone del Mobile and the Fashion Weeks.

Additionally, Milan puts you in the center of a thriving contemporary art scene; a bold avant garde theatre community; world-class galleries, museums, studios and showrooms; and cutting-edge communications and media production companies.

And of course the spectacular alpine and lakeside beauty of Northern Italy, and the cities, towns and natural wonders of all Italy, are here for you and easily accessible.

These are the many inspirational sources that have nurtured the passions of artists and designers for centuries. Bring your passion to this special place and see where it takes you.

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NABA.

Recognized by the Ministry of Education for quality.

Recognized by students for creativity.

The Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti is unique among all Italian art and design academies. We were the first and are the largest and most innovative private academy recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. Our first and second-level academic degrees are legally recognized in Europe and the world over.

However there’s another critical difference that sets NABA apart. We are the school founded by artists for artists.

Right from our beginning in 1980, we have remained true to our mission: celebrating and cultivating the creativity of our students. And to helping them turn their artistic passion into a fulfilling, productive profession.

The NABA Approach: Learning By Doing.

For 30 years, we have used and refined our proven instructional method that thoroughly integrates classroom study with experiential workshop practice.

Our multidisciplinary approach combines traditional visual disciplines with new digital technologies, and synthesizes individual study with group project work.

We establish numerous collaborations and projects with Italian and international companies and institutions to give students hands-on workplace opportunities to develop their critical thinking, conceptual problem-solving, and practical artistic and design skills.

Additionally, acknowledging the importance of teamwork in professional organizations, our commitment to group projects helps students become effective collaborators as well as individual practitioners.

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NABA is a remarkable collection of creative talent in an

outstanding facility for advanced education.

Today our more than 2000 students come from all over Italy and almost 50 foreign countries to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in visual art, product design, fashion, graphic, media and theatre design.

Our 10-building campus in a newly renovated industrial complex has significant architectural value and is located downtown in the Navigli district, one of Milan’s most exciting and stimulating areas.

Our superb IT infrastructure, high tech equipment, and fully equipped labs, provide students with every resource for unlimited experimentation and self-expression.

And most importantly, with its numerous and spacious common areas, the NABA campus plays a key role in building a strong feeling of community among students and faculty and by fostering invaluable interaction and collaboration.

Our professors' passion for teaching matches our students' passion

for learning.

Our professors are key to the success of our approach. They are highly skilled educators who are also highly talented practicing art and design professionals. They come from leading design and architecture studios, fashion companies, advertising and marketing agencies, and arts and culture institutes. Many maintain their own thriving studios here in Milan. Still more are renowned art curators, critics, published authors, and regular contributors to influential arts and design magazines. And all of them bring a current, real-world perspective to both their lectures and group projects through which they inspire students to learn, experiment and grow.

But above all, NABA professors are passionate. About the art they practice, the subjects they teach, and the students they motivate and mentor. They are completely committed to helping NABA students become highly skilled critical thinkers, problem solvers, and communicators. In short, they love what they do – helping each student become the best that he or she can be.

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An Italian academy with international connections.

With students from almost 50 different countries, the NABA community benefits from a broad diversity of cultures and ideas. But our students also benefit from our reach beyond our Italian home. We participate in exchange programs with art and design universities throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia and the United States. We collaborate with prestigious foreign institutions such as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, London College of Fashion, Pearl Academy of Fashion in India, Media Design School in New Zealand, Philadelphia University, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, San Francisco State University, West Virginia University in the USA, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Nagoya University of Arts, Sugino Fashion College in Japan.

NABA is part of Laureate International Universities, a global network of more than 55 institutions in 28 countries serving more than 600,000 students around the world. For more information, visit www.laureate.net. Clearly, we believe staying connected and engaged with the world at large enriches the world of NABA.

The success of NABA graduates is proof of the NABA method.

Our graduates leave with the rich, relevant experiences and the advanced portfolios they need to launch their careers in the design and art fields of their choice.

Today, former NABA students are collaborating in some of the leading companies and institutions in Italy and abroad: Armani, Versace, Swatch, Rochas, Trussardi, McCann-Erickson, Leo Burnett, J. Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi, Pininfarina, Magnum Photos, Manifesta The European Biennial of Contemporary Art and many more.

They are setting new trends as innovators in product, fashion, interior, landscape and graphic design. They’re working as advertising and communications creative directors, art directors and filmmakers. They’re pushing the limits of interactive and new media design. They’re producing, writing, and directing throughout the TV and film production industries.And they’re creating groundbreaking visual and theatre arts throughout Europe and the world.

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Academic Offer

NABA offers a wide range of programs to meet the needs of international art and design students. As an academy recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, all NABA undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are internationally accepted. Our diplomas are equivalent to first and second-level university degrees and comply with the Bologna Agreement.

Undergraduate Programs

Three-year Bachelor of Arts Degrees (BA) 180 credits • Design* • Graphic Design and Art Direction* • Fashion Design* • Media Design and Multimedia Arts • Painting and Visual Arts • Theatre and Exhibit Design

Special Programs • Diploma Programs* • Certificate Programs* • Foundation Semester in Design

Postgraduate Programs

Two-year Master of Arts Degrees (MA) 120 credits • Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies • Communication Design • Fashion and Textile Design ** • Design** • Film and New Media

One-year Master Programs 60 credits • Interior Design** • Photography and Visual Design Ph.D. in Arts and Technologies**

Short Programs

Semester Abroad Programs**

Summer Programs**

Department Directors

Fashion Design Department Director

NICOLETTA MOROZZIHer professional activity spreads across the fields of fashion, art and design. Passionate about knitting and embroidery, she is one of the founders of Do-knit-yourself, a project based on the use of knitting as a tool for weaving threads and relations, both at a physical and metaphorical level. Started within NABA, the Do-knit-yourself project led to the realization of the exhibitions Do-it-jibun-de at Muji Atelier in Tokyo, and Dritto-Rovescio at Triennale di Milano (catalogue edited by Electa), where the project Family Dress, a collective knitting artwork, was presented to the public. The Milano-Cina project, also born within NABA, involved the Chinese community in Milan.

Design Department Director

ITALO ROTAArchitect and designer, in 1998 he founded Italo Rota & Partners Studio, dealing with the complexity of international projects, at different scales, from product design to urban scale projects, systematically towards richness of space and shape. The studio has received many prizes, among which the Golden Medal of Italian Architecture for public spaces, the Golden Medal of Italian Architecture for culture and leisure time, the Landmark Conservancy Prize, New York and the Grand Prix de l’Urbanisme, Paris. Besides his intense professional activity, he develops significant theoretical production writing books and articles for magazines, as well as giving lectures in conferences and universities.* Programs delivered in Italian and English.

** Programs delivered in English. NOTE: All other programs without * are delivered in Italian.


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Three-year Bachelor of Arts Degrees (BA)

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Design

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IntroductionThroughout this three-year program students acquire the core skills for the exploration of the boundless design world. As they develop proficiency with hand and digital drawing, use of the basic software, and the theory of color and shape; as they refine a critical approach to specialized readings and more, they begin to understand the many and varied ways in which to be a designer. Our instructional methodology is very simple: “learning by doing.” We integrate theoretical study with workshop practice to teach students to face and solve the real-world problems designers encounter. As students acquire more highly developed technical and conceptual abilities, we expose them to more challenging design experiences so they can put their growing skills into practice.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe BA in Design provides the fundamental theoretical, practical and relational skills students need to succeed throughout their education and to become professionals capable of meeting the complex design challenges of the contemporary world.

Professional FieldsInterior Design, Product Design, Display, New Technologies, Service Design and Social Design.

SpecializationsInterior DesignProduct Design

Department Director Italo Rota

Program Director

Vered ZaykovskyBorn in Tel-Aviv, she is a graduate of the Industrial Design Department at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1993). Based in Milan since 1998, she has worked freelance, focusing in research and experimentation, design concepts and the exploration of new techniques in a context of new domestic craft-scape, product design, installations and educational activities.Among her collaborations: Bysteel, Driade, ENI, Id-Lab, Material ConneXion, Politecnico di Milano, Sturm Und Plastic, Torino GeoDesign, Triennale Design Museum.

Program curriculum

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT*

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY*

YEAR 2

INTERIOR DESIGN II

HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS II

PRODUCT DESIGN II

DIGITAL MODELLING TECHNIQUES I

DESIGN SYSTEM I

LIGHT DESIGN*

ACCESSORY DESIGN*

YEAR 3

INTERIOR DESIGN III*

PRODUCT DESIGN III*

DESIGN CULTURE

DIGITAL MODELLING TECHNIQUES II

URBAN DESIGN*

PHENOMENOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS

INTERACTION DESIGN

HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO*

PHOTOGRAPHY*

YEAR 1

INTERIOR DESIGN I

DESIGN

HISTORY OF DESIGN I

HISTORY OF MODERN ART

TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS I

PRODUCT DESIGN I

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

DRAWING FOR DESIGN

DESIGN SYSTEM II*

AESTHETICS*

The three-year program curriculum includes a total of 22 compulsory and elective (*) courses listed in the table above.

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Graphic Design and Art Direction

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IntroductionThe three-year program in Graphic Design and Art Direction trains students to become graphic design and advertising professionals. The program teaches students how to research and analyze the languages of contemporary visual culture. It also helps them master the latest technical design techniques so they can become skilled communicators. The program meets the increasing need for professionals who are capable of thinking and communicating strategically using the fully integrated array of skills, from traditional graphic design and advertising methods to new interactive and web-based media. Students can choose between two specialization paths: one aimed at studying how to design brand identity, structural design and packaging; the second aimed at providing more skills in the development of multimedia advertising communication projects.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesGraduates of this program will be prepared to work as professional creative directors, visual designers, web directors, and graphic designers in advertising, traditional and multimedia publishing, visual identity and exhibition design, as well as institutional, business and social communication. Additionally, students will have the skills to meet the increasing demand for professionals who can keep pace with ever-evolving digital communication technologies.

Professional FieldsGraphic Design and Packaging, Advertising, Multimedia Communication.

SpecializationsMultimedia AdvertisingGraphic and Brand Design

Program Director

Angelo Colella After a distinguished career as an art director in important Italian and international advertising agencies, he added graphic design to his repertoire in the 1980s. He collaborated with Albe Steiner and he was professor of Graphic Design at the Società Umanitaria in Milan for five years. He is the ideator and curator of many shows and exhibitions, as well as graphics and design reviews. He was also curator of the image of the Prague International Marathon. He is a member of ADI, AIAP, BEDA, PDA and the prestigious Type Director Club of New York. He has been the Creative Corporate Director for important groups such as Publicis, Repubblic Lab, EBS in Prague, Arnoldworldwide Italy, Havas Group and, now, for Milano AD, Carpediem Group.

Program curriculumYEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

COMPUTER GRAPHICS I HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART COMPUTER GRAPHICS II

HISTORY OF MODERN ART DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS PHENOMENOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS

HISTORY OF GRAPHICS AND ADVERTISING ART DIRECTION II COMMUNICATION METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES

ART DIRECTION I GRAPHIC DESIGN II DESIGN FOR VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

GRAPHIC DESIGN I MARKETING AUDIOVISUAL LANGUAGES AND TECHNIQUES*

LAYOUT AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES I HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO BRAND DESIGN*

SEMIOTICS ILLUSTRATION* THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA*

PHOTOGRAPHY* DIGITAL ANIMATION TECHNIQUES*

LAYOUT AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES II*CREATIVE WRITING*

PHOTOGRAPHY*

PUBLIC ART*

AESTHETICS*The three-year program curriculum includes a total of 22 compulsory and elective (*) courses listed in the table above.

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Fashion Design

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Introduction The educational program focuses on all disciplines related to the world of fashion, intended as an industrial, artisanal, artistic, social and economic phenomenon. The lectures combine a methodological and hands-on approach to strong critical analysis, and their thoroughness allow the students to understand the subject both from a cultural and design point of view.History of costume and fashion, study of textiles, design methodology, fashion illustration, pattern making, communication, semiotics, marketing and related activities such as design and theatre design are just some of the topics that help students to use their creativity, and understand that fashion also means interaction with the environment and with others: it means communication and visual culture, body and senses language. The curriculum is geared towards design and technical experimentation and offers students the opportunity to explore both industrial production and self-production and to choose a specific path for their final year: collection or communication and creation of fashion events.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe three-year BA Program in Fashion Design provides students the theoretical, methodological and functional competences needed to be able to understand the evolving global fashion industry. The program prepares traditional fashion professionals such as fashion designers, pattern makers and textile and accessory designers. Participants will also gain skills and knowledge to organize, set up and communicate their business ideas in new markets through the use of new media.

Professional FieldsDesign of woman-man-children collections, knitwear, textiles, accessories.Design of fashion communication systems.

SpecializationsFashion DesignFashion Styling and Communication


HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION I PATTERN-MAKING I TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS II*

HISTORY OF MODERN ART HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART PATTERN-MAKING II*

TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS I TEXTILE DESIGN II FASHION DESIGN III*

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS ACCESSORIES DESIGN FASHION STYLING AND COMMUNICATION*

TEXTILE DESIGN I FASHION DESIGN II

FASHION DESIGN I HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION II

ANTHROPOLOGY HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO*MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

THEATRE COSTUME*

ILLUSTRATION*

AESTHETICS*

DECORATION*

SEMIOTICS

PHOTOGRAPHY* DESIGN*

THEATRE COSTUME*


Department DirectorNicoletta Morozzi

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Colomba LeddiShe has collaborated with fashion designers like Nanni Strada. She entered the group “Frammenti” and opened her atelier of made to measure unique pieces. The label can be found in some of the best boutiques (Rossana Orlandi, Imarika and Chicchi Ginepri in Milan, Few and Far in London, Noodle Stories in Los Angeles, HP France and Takashimaya in Tokyo, Husk in Australia). She participated in fashion fairs and collective exhibitions: “Passeggiata evanescente” with Melina Mulas, “le 5 Venice” in Venice, “Tutti a tavola” with David Khon in Milan during the Design Fashion Week, “Intervallo”, BankArt Yokohama in Japan curated by Kazuco Koike, collective exhibition “Arts as Bread” in Ljubiana Ethnographic Museum, “Suseta” with Melina Mulas in Como, at Triennale Museum with Eidos Group. She is a costume designer for theatre and cinema.


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Media Design and Multimedia Arts

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IntroductionThis three-year program trains students to become creators and producers of audiovisual programming and content for traditional broadcast media, cinema and new media. Acknowledging the inevitability of media convergence and the ever-increasing prevalence of interactive digital technologies, the program exposes students to a comprehensive array of production techniques and skills, including digital animation and new media art. It develops professionals who can direct and manage all phases of the production process for all forms of electronic media. It also trains students to be able to conceive, design and produce content in all its forms, from dramas to documentaries to 3D animations and more. Students gain hands-on experience with the full spectrum of audiovisual productions. In addition to classroom and workshop activities, students are involved in extra-curricular productions for external clients in which they work side by side with and learn from real-world production professionals.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesOur graduates work as professionals in television, cinema, show business, animation and new media. They become content originators, producers, screenwriters, directors, editors, and digital animators and visual effects professionals. They are prepared to be producer-entrepreneurs or to take creative and production leadership positions within electronic media organizations of all kinds.

Professional FieldsScreenplay Writing, Direction and Editing, 2D and 3D Animation, New Media.

SpecializationsVideo and Film MakingAnimation and Game Design

Program Director

Francesco Monico Since 1996, he has been professor of Theory and Method of Mass Media at NABA. He is a member of the research team CAiiA at the University of Plymouth (UK). He is Director of the Ph.D. M-Node research program and senior fellow of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto (CA). Since 1989 he has worked for the RAI and Mediaset broadcast networks and has participated in the most innovative projects in Italian TV. He worked with Inferentia DNM to develop multi-modal interactive channels of brands such as Corriere della Sera, Ferrari, Einaudi, and Electa. Francesco Monico is a professional journalist and the author of several books. He is also a member of the scientific committee of “Milano in Digitale” Festival.


DIGITAL APPLICATIONS FOR VISUAL ARTS I DIGITAL APPLICATIONS FOR VISUAL ARTS II HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

MULTIMEDIA DRAMA PHOTOGRAPHY THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA

AUDIOVISUAL LANGUAGES AND TECHNIQUES I INTERACTION DESIGN DIRECTION II

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN FOR THE ARTS AUDIOVISUAL LANGUAGES AND TECHNIQUES II SOUND DESIGN

MULTIMEDIA ARTS THEORY

NEW INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES

DIRECTION I

HISTORY OF NEW MEDIA NEW MEDIA AESTHETICS PROJECT CULTURE*

HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO MULTIMEDIA LANGUAGES

DIGITAL MODELLING TECHNIQUES*

VISUAL ARTS*

SEMIOTICS*



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Painting andVisual Arts

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IntroductionThe three-year program acknowledges the contemporary transformations that are blurring the traditional disciplinary borders of fine art in order to incorporate a design approach that attempts to connect art to a broader social context. The program reinterprets and expands a traditional academic approach to painting and visual arts. It includes instruction in and experimentation with the full array of artistic techniques encouraging students to conceive artistic works in terms of complete project development and with a regard for the dynamics and the values of the contemporary art system. Students are guided through the experimentation with a variety of environments, techniques and methods to help them develop an individual way of expressing themselves and their personal artistic path.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe program originates from the belief that the role of an artist is becoming more and more similar to that of a professional capable of playing various roles within contemporary aesthetical and social education, thereby carrying out functions that are connected with the world of production and that of communication as well. Besides creative skills, students are also encouraged to develop self-promotion, project and organisation skills in order to have easier access to the professional world.

Artistic FieldsPainting, Video Art, Photography, Performance, Public Art, Sculpture, Illustration.

SpecializationsPaintingVisual Arts


ARTISTIC ANATOMY HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART I HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART II

PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS II PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS III

PHOTOGRAPHY VISUAL ARTS TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

HISTORY OF MODERN ART VIDEO-INSTALLATION (VIDEO ART) DRAWING III*ILLUSTRATION*DECORATION*PHOTOGRAPHY*PUBLIC ART*ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF AUDIO SPACES*SCULPTURE*HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO*PRINT-MAKING*THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA*URBAN DESIGN*VIDEOART*

AESTHETICS

PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES

PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS I

SCULPTURE

PUBLIC ART DRAWING


Program Director

Marco Scotini Art critic and independent curator, director of NABA Visual Arts Department and curator of Gianni Colombo Archive in Milan. His writings have been published in magazines like Springerin, Flash Art, Domus, Moscow Art Magazine, Brumaria, Kaleidoscope, Manifesta Journal etc. He is the director of the magazine No Order. Art in a post-fordist Society, developed by NABA and published by Archive Books (Berlin). Among the most recent exhibitions: Prague Biennale (2003-2007); Gianni Colombo, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, together with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, 2009-2010; A History of Irritated Material, Raven Row, London, 2010, together with Lars Bang Larsen. Since 2005 he is a curator of the travelling exhibition Disobedience. An ongoing video Archive, hosted by, among others: Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros, Mexico DF, 2005; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2007; Nottingham Contemporary, 2008; Riga Art Space, 2008; Ernst G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta, 2010.


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Theatre and ExhibitDesign

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Program Director

Margherita PalliShe has been teaching since 1991. She is Professor of Theatre Design at NABA and of the Theatre Design Lab at the IUAV in Venice. She was Professor of Theatre Design at the Politecnico di Milano–Bovisa. Prior to teaching, she was a theatre designer. Beginning in 1984 she worked with the director Luca Ronconi, with whom she has produced a long series of shows all over the world. She works with other directors including Mauro Avogadro, Andrea Barzini, Franco Branciaroli, Liliana Cavani, Cesare Lievi, Valter Malosti and Mario Martone. She has worked for several internationally well-known theatres and festivals such as Teatro alla Scala Milan, Piccolo Teatro Milan, Theatre Odéon-Comédie Française de Paris, Salzburg Festival, Venice International Theatre Festival. Throughout her career, she has been awarded many prizes for her artistry in theatre design.


DRAWING FOR DESIGN HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION I AESTHETICS

HISTORY OF MODERN ART PHOTOGRAPHY THEATRE DESIGN III

HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION I HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART I SCENE DESIGN III

THEATRE DESIGN I DIRECTION HISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO

SCENE DESIGN I THEATRE DESIGN II DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS II*

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY*DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS I SCENE DESIGN II

THEATRE COSTUME

HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION II*

URBAN DESIGN*


HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART II*

DECORATION*

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF AUDIO SPACES*

VIDEO INSTALLATIONS*

IntroductionAt NABA, theatre design is an art form that incorporates many disciplines including theatre, stage, events and exhibitions, costume and light design. As such, our three-year BA degree in Theatre and Exhibit Design helps students develop a broad spectrum of skills to become professional designers for the theatre environment, as set designers for TV and cinema productions as well as for shows and events. From the first year, the course integrates lectures with hands-on practical workshops. Students gain invaluable experience and build their personal portfolios by designing for real projects and by serving internships on actual theatre, television, audiovisual productions, fashion shows and exhibitions.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesStudents can develop different scale projects, using traditional as well as computer-based tools: drawing, model making, 3D modelling. Theoretical lectures are combined with design experiences in external structures where students have the opportunity to get in touch with the professional world and learn to interact with different disciplines: space, light, and costume design, realization and security planning, program management, and budgeting. NABA graduates will be well-qualified to work in architecture and light design studios, as interior designers, costume or set designers in the areas of theatre, movie making, fashion shows, and events.

Professional FieldsTheatre Design, Cinema, TV, Exhibition Set Design, Fashion Events Design, Exhibition Design, Costume Design.

SpecializationsTheatre Design, Exhibition and Display Design

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Admission for BA International Students

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Admission and Entry Requirements

International students applying for our BA Programs are required to go through an entry selection. This helps NABA understand each applicant’s motivation and potential for success in his or her chosen field of study.

International applicants may choose one of the following options:- take an onsite entry exam which is scheduled four times a year (March, May, July and September) at the NABA Campus in Milan;- choose the portfolio assessment which is based on the evaluation of the applicants' portfolio, motivation letter and transcript of previous studies. This option is available at all times.

Onsite entry exam and portfolio assessment are completed by an onsite or online interview with the Faculty of the chosen Program.

Students wishing to enrol in one of our three-year Bachelor of Arts degrees are required to:• hold a secondary school diploma that is validated by the Italian diplomatic authority in the student’s home country and that is recognized as equivalent to the Italian secondary school diploma awarded after a period of study lasting at least 12 years;• pass the NABA entry selection; • obtain the Declaration of Value as well as the official translation of their Degree and academic transcription of previous studies;• non-EU students: comply with the pre-enrolment procedures and with the Italian Diplomatic Authorities in their home countries.

English Track Requirements:- Demonstrate proficiency in the English languageTOEFL average of 500 or higher or IELTS 5.0

Italian Track Requirements:- Demonstrate proficiency in the Italian languageCEFR level B1

NABA requires international BA applicants to take an intensive, three-week Italian language training course. This mandatory course is held in September and is offered free of charge for those courses offered in Italian language.

NABA International Admission department is available to assist applicants, offering guidance throughout the Admission process, enrolment procedures and visa applications.

Transfer Opportunities

Students from foreign universities may apply to complete their degree at NABA in Milan. If they are transferring from a university recognized in their home country, the students may enrol in the 2nd or 3rd year of any NABA BA program provided they meet our requirements for transfer admission. Transfer applicants must send a portfolio and official documents attesting their previous studies. These documents must be legalized by an Italian Embassy or Consulate. Additionally, transfer applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the language of instruction of the chosen Program depending on the degree completion options.The NABA International Admission department will provide assistance for transfer applicants.

For further information on transfer opportunities, admission and matriculation procedures, please contact [email protected] or visit www.naba.it

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Diploma Programs

Students who have completed only 11 years of education may apply to NABA to enrol in one of our three-year Diploma Programs. These programs offer the same curricula and examinations as our Bachelor of Arts Programs, however students who complete the curriculum earn a NABA diploma instead of a full Bachelor of Arts degree.To enrol in a NABA Diploma Program, students are required to submit a document attesting the student’s previous studies. This document does not need to be translated, nor does it need to be legalized by the Italian Embassy or Consulate, nor to ask for the Value Declaration Certificate. For Admission procedures, please refer to BA Admission section, chapter “Admission for BA Internationl students”.

To be awarded the final diploma, students must pass all exams on the approved study plan as well as a final examination.For further information, please contact [email protected]

Students from foreign institutions have access to transfer to the second and third year of the Diploma Program.

Certificate Programs

These programs are intended for students who do not want to commit to a long-term degree program and who desire to pursue just one year of our Diploma Program or who want a more tailor-made study plan.Certificate Program students are not required to pass an admission selection. However, before the academic term begins, students must agree to the course of study as defined by NABA Program Coordinators. Students who complete a Certificate Program receive an attendance certificate.We urge applicants to enrol by the end of June, as NABA can only accept a limited number of students in these programs.Applications sent after June may not be considered. Certificate programs are offered in English and Italian.

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Foundation Semester in Design

Introduction

The Foundation Semester is designed for high school graduates who need to improve their language skills and intend to enrol in one of NABA’s three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees. The semester gives students a basic introduction to our curricula in Painting and Visual Arts, Graphic Design and Art Direction, Design, Fashion Design, Media Design and Multimedia Arts.

For international students that desire to enter the Italian BA pathway, the foundation program will develop proficiency in Italian language so they can get the most out of studying at NABA and in Milan. Carefully calibrated modules facilitate a gradual acquisition of increasingly advanced language skills. The program includes a strategic combination of intensive Italian language classes (290 lessons), workshops in the major NABA BA degree disciplines (Basic Drawing, Visual Arts, Graphic and Media, Fashion Design, Design), and cultural field trips in Milan. A welcome orientation with intro to life in Milano, safety, lectures from NABA faculty on main discipline and specific field trips.Following this five-month program, a 45-hour Summer Course allows students to focus on the discipline they believe they want to pursue for their NABA BA degree. Throughout the Semester, a tutor will assist students in the creation of a portfolio that will be presented as part of the admission testing process for the Bachelor of Arts program.

Learning Outcomes

Intense academic and non-academic cultural activities will enhance students’ independent critical thinking and help them decide which academic path suits their ability, aspiration and potential.

Students will achieve a good working knowledge of the Italian language. This is vital in order for them to benefit completely from studying in Milan and from integrating fully in the Italian cultural environment. A final test will be administered for admission into the NABA Bachelor of Arts programs. Students who complete the Foundation Semester acquire the skills to pass the entrance exam.

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Schedules, Deadlines and Requirements

The Foundation Semester runs from January through mid-July. The application deadline is mid-November of the preceding year. Admission requirements: • 450 TOEFL score or IELTS 4.5 • High school transcripts • Visa • Health insurance

january february march april may june july

ORIENTATION 15 HOURS

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE - LDV 300 HOURS

BASIC DRAWING 30 HOURS

VISUAL ARTS 20 HOURS

GRAPHIC & MEDIA 20 HOURS

GROUP PORTFOLIO REVISION 10 HOURS

FASHION DESIGN 20 HOURS

DESIGN 20 HOURS

INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO REVISION 15 HOURS

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VISUAL ARTS II

CURATORSHIP II

YEAR 1

VISUAL ARTS I

CURATORSHIP I

EXHIBITION DESIGN I

COMPUTER GRAPHICS I

PHOTOGRAPHY I

HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

LIGHT DESIGNTHEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA

ACCESSORY DESIGNMUSEOLOGY

COMPUTER GRAPHICS II

EXHIBITION DESIGN II

PHOTOGRAPHY II

LIGHT DESIGNARTISTIC ANATOMY

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY

ECONOMY OF ART

ACCESSORY DESIGNPHENOMENOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Program curriculum

IntroductionThe two-year Master of Arts (MA) degree is the only program in Italy and Europe with the objective of uniting a solid education in the field of visual arts production with a highly specialised curatorial program. The program offers a series of theoretical lessons in which students study visual culture, visual arts and performance, curatorial studies, and exhibition design and communication. Students also participate in a wide range of laboratory projects in which they engage directly with external partner artists and professionals of international standing. Additionally, a series of interdisciplinary activities are conducted through lectures, workshops, seminars and exhibitions aimed at producing new operative and educational models in the field of contemporary art. Students will experiment with different schemes for artwork production. They will also examine various exhibition models: the “archipelago exhibition” (according to Glissant’s definition), the growing display, and the nomadic exhibition.The Faculty boasts prestigious teachers such as Celine Condorelli, Peter Friedl, Jens Hoffmann, Christian Marazzi, Chus Martinez, Angela Melitopoulos, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas, Bert Theis, Patrick Tuttofuoco.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe program is structured on a wide network of partnerships, allowing students to widen their contacts within the artistic scene. Students have collaborated with many visiting professors from well-known institutions such as MACBA Barcelona, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Portikus Frankfurt, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco and Manifesta Journal, Eastside Projects in Birmingham, M.I.T. Boston, La Biennale di Venezia, Documenta in Kassel. Particular attention is also focused on creating the student’s artistic portfolio, and providing students with a network of contacts allowing them to effectively promote their artistic work with collectors, galleries, public institutions, and critics. Graduates from this MA degree enjoy professional careers as artists, curators, editors of specialized magazines and books, journalists, and exhibition designers.

Program Director

Marco Scotini Art critic and independent curator, director of NABA Visual Arts Department and curator of Gianni Colombo Archive in Milan. His writings have been published in magazines like Springerin, Flash Art, Domus, Moscow Art Magazine, Brumaria, Kaleidoscope, Manifesta Journal etc. He is the director of the magazine No Order. Art in a post-fordist Society, developed by NABA and published by Archive Books (Berlin). Among the most recent exhibitions: Prague Biennale (2003-2007); Gianni Colombo, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, together with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, 2009-2010; A History of Irritated Material, Raven Row, London, 2010, together with Lars Bang Larsen. Since 2005 he is a curator of the travelling exhibition Disobedience. An ongoing video Archive, hosted by, among others: Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros, Mexico DF, 2005; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2007; Nottingham Contemporary, 2008; Riga Art Space, 2008; Ernst G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta, 2010.

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Program Director

Alessandro G. MontelHe received a degree in Law and a Master of Science in Economics at the London School of Economics. He is co-founder and partner of Apricot and Professor of International Marketing and Professor of Business Communication at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo. He also teaches marketing at the MIP Politecnico di Milano, CUOA, Altavilla Vicentina and Profingest, Bologna. He worked for BZW–Barclays Bank Plc Group, London and for Peter J. Rosenwald & Partners in London and Chicago. He has also been a professor of strategy and marketing at ISTUD–Institute of Management Studies, Stresa.

Program curriculumYEAR 2

COMPUTER GRAPHICS II

PROJECT MANAGEMENT II

ART DIRECTION II

ADVERTISING

SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING

COMPUTER GRAPHICS I

PROJECT MANAGEMENT I

ART DIRECTION I

INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION

THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA

LIGHT DESIGNETHICS OF COMMUNICATION

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENTWEB DESIGN

ACCESSORY DESIGNPHOTOGRAPHY I

DIGITAL CULTURE

DIGITAL VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHY II

IntroductionThe two-year Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communication Design provides solid training in conceiving and designing integrated marketing and communication campaigns. Students will use a wide range of technical disciplines – graphic design, media design, environmental design – in an instructional approach that combines classroom theory with workshop practice, and research with experimentation. Cross-disciplinary seminars encourage enlightening and fruitful exchanges with students enroled in other NABA programs. Students also participate in numerous projects commissioned by companies or institutions and supervised by a team of professors and representatives from the commissioning organizations. These projects provide real-world challenges and expose students to the realities of working in collaborative multidisciplinary teams that are so prevalent in the professional environment. The workshops help students improve their critical thinking abilities and sharpen their problem-solving skills, while utilizing the latest design tools and technologies to come up with innovation solutions in areas such as brand design, visual design, environmental design, multimedia publishing institutional communication, service/product communication, internal communication and in both B-to-B and B-to-C contexts.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe program provides rigorous training for students wishing to pursue careers in integrated marketing communications, brand management, advertising art direction, graphic design, sales promotion, Web 2.0, public relations, sponsorship management, direct marketing, exhibition and event management, packaging design, field marketing, interface design, and multimedia design in communication agencies, multimedia production facilities, and marketing-oriented companies. We encourage students to pursue an internship within production and communication agencies, companies or professional studios. During this period students will be able to see the practical application of what they have learned and to establish professional connections that may facilitate their entry into the professional job market.

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Fashion and Textile Design

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FASHION DESIGN II

TEXTILE DESIGN II

TEXTILE AND NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

CONCEPT PLANNING

DECORATION

ART DIRECTION

FASHION SETTING

YEAR 1

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

MATERIALS CULTURE (MATHERIOTHEQUES)

PROJECT METHODOLOGY

VISUAL DESIGN

HISTORY OF APPLIED ARTS

TEXTILE DESIGN I

FASHION DESIGN I

ACCESSORIES

DESIGN MANAGEMENT

Program curriculum

IntroductionThe two-year Master of Arts degree in Fashion and Textile Design is addressed to young designers that recognize in fashion a language able to visually embrace the essence of the contemporary world (music, visual arts, culture, technology, craftmanship and industrial technologies, experimentation and tradition): Fashion is their Language.The program develops within a classroom as a lab where students play a central role.Experienced professionals and leading figures in the field of fashion and creativity mentor students in building their very own skills to achieve a personal and professional identity.The program embraces theoretical and practical lectures, as well as internships that allow students to experience the creative realities that make of Milan an international melting-pot for the creative industries. The class-lab recreates the atmosphere of an atelier-greenhouse in which the connection between cultural contents and real application will be the source of creative outputs. This connection is essential for students to base the construction of their own professional aptitude within different creative fields (fashion, research, styling and visual communication). The Faculty includes, amongst others, Ivo Bisignano, Mariuccia Casadio, Romeo Gigli, Matteo Guarnaccia, Lou Sisters, Angela Missoni, Igor Muroni, Liuba Popova, Angarad Rixon, Cinzia Ruggeri, Stefania Seoni and international visiting professors.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe two-year program aims at providing students the design and critical skills to become strong enough to face the professional world, either in self-production or maintaining their personal identity and an active role while working in professional production structures.

Department and Program

Director

Nicoletta MorozziHer professional activity spreads across the fields of fashion, art and design. From industrial and handcrafted knitwear collections, to the coordination of international fashion and design exhibitions, to books publishing and collaboration with fashion and design magazines, as well as realizing textile artworks. Passionate about knitting and embroidery, she is one of the founders of Do-knit-yourself, a project based on the use of knitting as a tool for weaving threads and relations, both at a physical and metaphorical level. Started within NABA, the Do-knit-yourself project lead to the realization of the exhibitions Do-it-jibun-de at Muji Atelier in Tokyo, and Dritto-Rovescio at Triennale Milano (catalogue edited by Electa), where the project Family Dress, a collective knitting artwork, was first presented to the public. The Milano-Cina project, also born within NABA, involved the Chinese community in Milan in a re-interpretation of shop windows in Via Sarpi, Milan Chinatown, using design as a cultural integration tool.

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Design

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Department DirectorItalo Rota

Program DirectorMarco FerreriArchitect and designer, Marco Ferreri graduated in architecture in 1981 at Politecnico of Milan, where he is currently living and working. His designs are part of important design collections, such as the permanent Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the permanent design collection at the Israel Museum of Jerusalem, the Collection of the National Fund of Contemporary Art in Paris and other important private collections. He holds lectures and courses in the most important universities in Italy and abroad. His works were displayed at the IX Venice International Architecture Exhibition and at the first Beijing International Architecture Exhibition. A collection of his works has recently been organized at Triennale di Milano: “Marco Ferreri designingthoughts”.

Program curriculumYEAR 2

DESIGN MANAGEMENT

PRODUCT DESIGN II

BRAND DESIGN

INTERACTION DESIGN

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DECORATION

LIGHT DESIGNMULTIMEDIA DESIGN

YEAR 1

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PROJECT METHODOLOGY

NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

PRODUCT DESIGN I

PROJECT CULTURE

LIGHT DESIGN

LIGHT DESIGN RENDERING 3D

INTEGRATED NEW MEDIA

IntroductionThe new designer needs to specialize to attain the special, elevated status that comes from achieving a Master’s Degree. In Italian, the Master is the Maestro: someone who is able to draw inspiration from the past and from tradition, who builds on them to change the future. To evolve from a designer to a Maestro, a student needs an atelier; to learn, create, generate resources, find inspiration and grow. The NABA design atelier is sustainable. Like the forest, it is made of different organisms – students and a Maestro. Together, they draw inspiration from the environments that are all around. In our atelier, we explore the fundamental nature and new meanings of consumption. It is ever-changing, and thus, the work of the designer must also always be evolving. When you join our atelier, when you participate in our dynamic, organic process of discovery, you will grow in many ways. You will learn new ways to see, to understand, to admire, and to challenge. You will destroy to invent. In NABA’s new design atelier you will become a Maestro.In addition to Italo Rota and Marco Ferreri, the Faculty boasts prestigious teachers such as Riccardo Blumer, Alessandro Guerriero, Giulio Iacchetti, Franco Raggi, Luca Stoppini, Paolo Ulian.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesParticipants will develop project skills to be applied in the various fields of contemporary design, from industrial production of domestic and professional devices, to customized and even co-designed artifacts. Thanks to the continuous interaction with lecturers and professionals, students become highly skilled designers, able to handle the development of a product, from the initial idea until the real production. The mix of practical competences and theoretical vision allows graduates to successfully insert themselves in design companies of different styles and sizes, from transnational design companies to professional studios and self-production laboratories.

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IntroductionThrough intensive artistic and practical training, this highly specialized program develops students’ conceptual abilities and technical expertise. It prepares them to create and manage projects in an increasingly dynamic audio-visual environment marked by the ongoing convergence of the digital revolution. The program employs an innovative didactical approach that synthesizes theoretical inquiry, creative experimentation, and the refinement of technical techniques, all in the service of pure creative expression. Theoretical courses provide students with the interdisciplinary conceptual tools they need to understand the complexity of the current media scenario. Technical courses provide training in the pre-production, production and post-production skills required by current audio-visual, traditional media, and new media practices. In addition, students work on real-world briefs from institutions and companies and are required to deal with actual professional issues and to propose innovative creative solutions based on the knowledge they acquire. The Faculty boasts prestigious scientific committee members such as Derrick de Kerckhove and Franco Bocca Gelsi and teachers such as Maurizio Bortolotti, Alina Marazzi, Wu Ming 2, Dario Zonta.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThis program educates professional creators of communications for contemporary audio-visual formats of all sizes – from large (cinema) to medium (TV, home computer) to small (mobile devices). Graduates become producers, authors, directors, editors, and artists capable of coordinating and delivering innovative multimedia products. They find employment in a variety of professional industries and settings, including television, cinema, new media development companies, media production agencies, art galleries, theatres, cultural and artistic institutions.

Program Director

Francesco Monico Since 1996, he has been professor of Theory and Method of Mass Media at NABA. He is a member of the research team CAiiA at the University of Plymouth (UK). He is Director of the Ph.D. M-Node research program and senior fellow of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto (CA). Since 1989 he has worked for the Rai and Mediaset broadcast networks and has participated in the most innovative projects in Italian TV. He worked with Inferentia DNM to develop multi-modal interactive channels of brands such as Corriere della Sera, Ferrari, Einaudi, and Electa. Francesco Monico is a professional journalist and the author of several books. He is also a member of the scientific committee of “Milano in Digitale” Festival.

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AESTHETICS OF NEW MEDIA

ANTHROPOLOGY OF COMPLEX SOCIETIES

DIRECTION II

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN METHODOLOGY

MEDIA ART PRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATION

NET ART

LIGHT DESIGNSOUND DESIGN

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MULTIMEDIA STORY-TELLING

DIGITAL CULTURES

SOCIOLOGY OF NEW MEDIA

DIRECTION I

VIDEO SHOOTING AND EDITING TECHNIQUES

THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF MASS MEDIA

LIGHT DESIGNHISTORY OF CINEMA AND VIDEO

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENTAUDIOVISUAL DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES

ACCESSORY DESIGNDIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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Department and Program

Director

Italo RotaArchitect and designer, Italo Rota was born in 1953 in Milan, where he completed his studies in Politecnico of Milan, starting his professional career.Italo Rota & Partners Studio, founded in 1998, deals with the complexity of international projects, at different scales, from product design to urban scale projects, systematically towards richness of space and shape.The studio has received many prizes, among which the Golden Medal of Italian Architecture for public spaces, the Golden Medal of Italian Architecture for culture and leisure time, the Landmark Conservancy Prize, New York and the Grand Prix de l’Urbanisme, Paris.Beside his intense professional activity, he develops significant theoretical production writing books and articles for magazines, as well as giving lectures in conferences and universities.

MODELLING

INSTALLATION/EXHIBIT

WALLS SPEAK TO US

INTERACTION DESIGN: SENSITIVE SPACES

CONVERSATION ROOM

DESIGN SYSTEM: MATERIALS AND SOFT TECHNOLOGY

FURNITURE DESIGN

PROJECT METHODOLOGY I (ROOMSCAPE)

PROJECT METHODOLOGY II (EVERYTHING CAN BE SHOWN)

PROJECT METHODOLOGY III (DIGESTIVE ARCHITECTURE)

HISTORY OF INTERIORS

PRODUCT PHENOMENOLOGY

IN-OUT: BOUNDARY TECHNIQUES

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

LIGHT DESIGN

Program curriculum

IntroductionThroughout the last decades, the ways interiors contribute to the spaces in which we live have become increasingly important. Today, interior design means not only outfitting empty spaces, but more importantly, considering the entire environment, of which the interior is only a part. In these times, a mutual exchange is taking place among art, architecture and design. Designers are now adept at activating remains and treasures, so that the windows of the main retail companies can become artists’ windows, the flagship store of a big fashion company looks more like a museum than a shop, and a museum of natural sciences behaves more like a store that needs to sell complex products in order to be understood.In this Master program, students will explore the limits and boundaries of the interior design world, acquiring and deepening the necessary knowledge to become a décorateur d’intérieur. During a full one-year experience in internal spaces, students learn to conjugate the future and define the way we will dwell, exhibit, sell, and show. This experience will take place in Milan, a creative and stimulating environment preparing itself for World Expo 2015.NABA Master Program in Interior Design offers a real overview of Italian design through an exceptional selection of teachers and lecturers among which: Andrea Branzi, Riccardo Dalisi, Marco Ferreri, Alessandro Guerriero, Piero Lissoni, Alessandro Mendini, Stefano Mirti, Margherita Palli, Denis Santachiara, Attilio Stocchi, Matteo Vercelloni.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThe program trains interior designers, architects, editors of specialized magazines, capable of effectively facing the transformations and challenges involving the interior design field and its related disciplines, from architecture to light and industrial design.Graduates develop operative and concrete knowledge of the interior design field and become cross-disciplinary skilled young designers sensitive to the radical changes that they will face in the future.

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Photography and Visual Design

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Program Director

Francesco ZanotPhotography critic and curator, he has been working for exhibitions and catalogues with some among the most renowned Italian and international photographers, such as Alec Soth (Triennale, Milan), Olivo Barbieri (Palazzo Ducale, Genova), Takashi Homma (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa). Consultant for Contrasto exhibition activities, he is currently responsible for FORMA didactic activities, and lecturer of History of Photography at IULM University, Milan. Associate editor at Fantom – Photographic Quarterly, he participated to conferences and seminars on theory and history of photography at Columbia University in New York, American Academy in Rome and Università degli Studi in Milan.

Program curriculum

PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM (AGENCIES, COLLECTING, MARKETS)

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

PROJECT AND SET DESIGN (EXHIBITION)

PHOTOGRAPHY (MAGAZINE)

PHOTOEDITING (VIDEO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT, CORPORATE PROJECT)

HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

THEORY OF IMAGE

PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES: CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, DARK ROOM, STUDIO SHOOTING: ARCHITECTURE, CINEMA, PORTRAIT, REPORTAGE

Fondazione FORMA per laFotografi a

Introduction Developed in collaboration with Fondazione FORMA per la Fotografia, the Master Program aims at opening the field for research and experimentation within the mainframe of the new contemporary “society of images”. Photographic images constitute a fundamental part of our everyday visual experience, demanding an increasingly large share of our attention. In the most innovative institutions in our society, in the various fields of cultural and commercial production, performance, information management, and the exhibition industry, there is a growing demand for professionals who understand and know how to interpret such changes. The program integrates theoretical study with laboratories and project workshops, in order to train professionals able to combine a solid historical and cultural base with highly developed technical and practical skills necessary for success in national and international markets. Seminars and meetings with artists and professionals give students a broad vision of the international scene. Coursework is enriched by guided visits to research centers and performance spaces, audio-visual production facilities, publishing houses, theatres, artists’ studios, museums and contemporary art galleries. Workshops are conducted in collaboration with a network of partner companies and institutions and focus on various project areas. The Faculty boasts prestigious scientific committee members such as Denis Curti (President), Luca Molinari, Giovanna Calvenzi and teachers such as Luca Andreoni, Vincenzo Castella, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Luigi Gariglio, Walter Guadagnini, Francesco Jodice, Filippo Romano.

Learning Outcomes and Career OpportunitiesThis Master program is focused on training a wide variety of professionals: photographers, in a variety of fields including advertising, fashion, architecture and the arts; cultural operators, events managers for photographic exhibitions, festivals, fairs and other cultural venues; photo editors and image consultants for companies and publishing houses; photo research specialists and archivists for image banks and stock photography agencies; managers for cultural industries, involved in the production and management of photographic materials.

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Master Programs Admission

Audience

Candidates must hold an academic diploma or a bachelor degree in a field related to their Program of interest. Every Program sets specific Admission requirements for academic qualifications as well as essential technical and project-related skills. A special commission, headed by the Program Director, evaluates and assesses each applicant’s academic background, resume and portfolio.

Admission Process

All admissions are based on evaluation of the following set of documents: application form, resume, portfolio of projects, motivation letter, BA degree or academic diploma. The application form may be downloaded at www.naba.it or requested via email at [email protected]. The complete application set of documents and dossier must be sent to the NABA International Admissions Department. An additional interview can be scheduled upon request of the candidate or upon request of the department.The results of the evaluations are communicated to candidate by the International Admissions department that supports the candidate throughout the enrolment process.Deadline to apply to a NABA Master of Arts or a NABA Academic Master Program is by the end of November of each year.

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Introduction

M-Node is the Italian center of the Planetary Collegium, an international network that conducts interdisciplinary research on the relations between art, philosophy, technology and science. The network attracts talented artists, researchers and scholars from all over the world. Under the guidance of president Roy Ascott, outstanding artist and critic, and through the authority of Plymouth University, it issues the highest international academic title (Ph.D.), equivalent to an Italian research doctorate.

What does it mean to conduct a Ph.D. research project?

To provide an original contribution to collective knowledge.To learn how to focus on and deepen knowledge through a rigorous analytic process.To actively interact with the greatest thinkers in a specific field of knowledge, creating ideas that may extend the forefronts of the discipline.

Advisory and supervisor staff

Planetary Collegium President: Roy Ascott

M-Node Director: Francesco Monico, NABA, Media Design and Multimedia Arts Department Director, Italy.

Research Director: Antonio Caronia, NABA, Media Design and Multimedia Arts Department, Italy.

Supervisors: Pier Luigi Capucci, NABA, Media Design and Multimedia Arts Department, Italy.Derrick de Kerckhove, University of Toronto, Canada.Mike Phillips, Director of I-DAT / Head of Nascent Art & Technology Research / University of Plymouth UK.

Advisor: Elisa Giaccardi, Research Associate, Center for LifeLong Learning and Design (L3D), University of Colorado.

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Short Programs

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Semester Abroad Programs

NABA Semester Abroad Programs are designed specifically for International students who desire to complete a portion of their education by studying in Milan.

By enroling in NABA for a semester, these students have the opportunity to supplement their classroom session and studio workshops with several visits to Milanese design firms and studios as well as fashion showrooms and fashion fairs. Visiting students will enhance their independent critical thinking and, under the supervision of NABA’s faculty team, they will be guided to meet personal and professional goals as well as to develop their creative identity.

In addition, semester abroad students will enrich their experience with numerous day trips to nearby cities and towns and a variety of cultural activities. Furthermore, they have the opportunity to participate in an enlightening four-day mid-semester Italian excursion. NABA semester abroad programs are available to second and third year undergraduate students. Each course is in English and is composed of 45 contact hours. Students who complete the semester will receive a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 16 credits, issued through bilateral agreements with partner universities. A full orientation session is offered to all students during the week of arrival.

NABA offers four different tracks: Interdisciplinary Design, Italian Art and Design, Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising.

For further information about our semester abroad programs, please visit www.naba.it

Program curriculum

* Choose one of the courses indicated by (*).

INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE (101,102,201) - 45 hrs

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE (101,102,201) - 45 hrs

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE (101,102,201) * - 45 hrs

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE (101,102,201) * - 45 hrs

INTRO TO ITALIAN ART & DRAWING * - 45 hrs




DESIGN HISTORY - 45 hrs DESIGN HISTORY - 45 hrs

DESIGN STUDIO:GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN INTERACTION DESIGN(125 hrs)

ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY * - 45 hrs




ITALIAN ART AND DESIGN

VISUAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE 45 hrs

JEWELLERY DESIGNEXPERIENCE - 45 hrs

FASHION DESIGN

FASHION DESIGN HISTORY - 45 hrs

FASHION DESIGN - 45 hrs

FASHION STYLING - 45 hrs

LEATHER DESIGN - 45 hrs

FASHION MERCHANDISING

FASHION DESIGN HISTORY - 45 hrs

FASHION MKT COMMUNICATION 45 hrs

FASHION STYLING - 45 hrs

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR - 45 hrs

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Summer Programs

NABA Summer Programs provide introductory, intermediate and advanced level courses in Design, Fashion, Graphic and Media Design, Visual Arts and Communication supplemented with project work supervised by leading professionals.

Summer students’ experiences are enriched by exposure to the thriving Italian creative community and cultural opportunities through visits to museums, companies, production facilities and design studios. All summer courses are conducted in English, and some are held in collaboration with other renowned international institutions such as Central Saint Martins in London.

Introduction Level Courses are intended for students without any academic background in a specific subject area and offering a unique opportunity to explore a new creative environment.

Workshops (project research) are particularly suitable for students with some background in that specific subject area who are keen on building upon this through hands-on training experience.

Advanced level courses are intensive skills enhancement programs addressed to final year students and recent graduates willing to explore new opportunities combining strategy and creativity. Students will learn from experienced and skilled professionals and will be taught how to research and present a creative idea.

Italian + Design is a special educational program, offered in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci School of Italian, includes one NABA introduction level course and an Italian language instruction course.

The London/Milan Dual City Summer SessionStudents study at both NABA in Milan and Central Saint Martins in London during this uniquely inspiring four-week session dedicated to design and experimentation.

For further information on programs, application dates and course tuition fees, please visit www.design-summer-courses.com

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General Information

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Student Services

At NABA we offer a full range of support services to make sure our students enjoy the most positive, rewarding study experience possible.

International Relations Office

We’re committed to providing a wide range of support for international students. We facilitate their application to NABA. We assist them in meeting language proficiency requirements. And we help them integrate into life on campus and in Milan.

Accommodation Service

NABA helps international students find accommodation in Milan, providing at least two housing alternatives that satisfy their preferences and budget. We also assist students with directions, contacting landlords, and help in understanding their rental contract.

Counselling

We provide individual counselling upon appointment, to help students who are experiencing difficulties adjusting to academic life or who are questioning their motivation. Our counsellors also provide guidance to students who are planning and designing their own educational and professional path, to make sure they make responsible choices.

Internship and Job Placement Office

The NABA Internship and Job Placement Office helps students and graduates identify and apply for internships and staff positions with prospective employers. Students also receive advice and assistance in drafting their resumes, writing job search letters, and organizing their professional portfolio.

These services are available to all NABA students, usually during their last year of study, and to all NABA graduates throughout the first year following graduation. 85% of NABA graduates find employment in their field of study during the first year after they attained their degree.

NABA has placed students and graduates in leading companies in the fields of art, design, fashion, graphics, communication, editing, media. And as is so often the case with NABA students, their internships turn into permanent placements at leading companies such as:

The Swatch Group • Etro • Leo Burnett • Kenzo • Gianni Versace • Giorgio Armani • Trussardi • McCann Erikson • Sotheby’s Italia • Valentino Fashion Group • Fondazione Teatro alla Scala • La Triennale di Milano • L’Opéra National de Paris • Arnoldo Mondadori Editore • Berlucchi Service • Mediaset • Form Content, London

Moreover, NABA developed an online platform to allow students, alumni and professors to show their creative work: a virtual space to share CVs, portfolios and projects with companies, no-profit organizations, public institutions, studios, etc.The platform is the perfect place to publish job postings, activate ad hoc projects, promote competitions and establish a fruitful dialogue with an interesting and inspiring community.

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Library

NABA library contains books and magazines related to the main subjects of interest of NABA courses and all the students’ theses starting from 1980 (NABA foundation year). Videotapes and DVDs of Italian and foreign films and subscriptions to various magazines specialized in the fields of interest enrich the heritage of the library. Any lecture notes and material prepared by NABA professors as a support to their lessons are available in the library as well as the complete records of contests in which students might be interested. The library is available to NABA students and professors.Into the library a reading room and a computer room are also available to students.

NABA Web Site

The NABA Web site is a rich resource that helps keep students informed about a wealth of student services and important information: update curricula, program details and course requirements and schedules, official forms, contest, scholarship and internship notices, exchange programs, cultural events and more. Through the Web site’s reserved area, students can also communicate with professors. NABA has an on line community. Follow NABA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NABA.NuovaAccademiadiBelleArtiMilano) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/NABAMilano).

NABA SOUND

NABA SOUND is an educational project within the sound production field: Djing e VJing, Electronic Music Production, Sound Art, Sound Design e Sound Branding. NABA SOUND is a label supporting young talents through NABA Sound Web Radio broadcasting, pubblication on the NABA SOUND Magazine (CD) and exibition in the Temporary NABA SOUND Events area. NABA SOUND has a fully equipped lab.

International Exchange Programs

Through the LLP Erasmus program and agreements with over 50 partner universities all over the world, NABA students have the opportunity to participate in high quality international projects. Students selected for a specific program with our institution can enrich their academic careers spending a period at NABA and earning ECTS credits to transfer back to their home institution. For more information [email protected]

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Scholarships and Financial Aid

NABA is committed to support talented students who do not have the necessary financial means to attend our school.We offer reduced-fee evening classes to working students and students in need who are pursuing BA degrees in Design, Fashion Design, and Graphic Design and Art Direction. Additionally, from their second year, we offer students the chance to work as tutors at NABA.

NABA Scholarships for International Students

In order to attract talented international students and maintain a diverse international academic environment, NABA provides a number of scholarships reserved to foreign students.Every year special calls for scholarships are published for Bachelor of Arts Degrees, Master of Arts Degrees and Academic Master Programs. The amount and awarding requirements vary according to the single call for scholarships.

NABA Financial Aid

NABA offers Financial Aid consisting of a partial reduction of the tuition fee that can be granted to deserving students with financial constrains.The evaluation criteria is the students's merit combined with the student's financial situation.In order to apply for Financial Aid, students shall be eligible* for the Program of interest.

Students are requested to:- fill in and sign the Financial Aid application form that can be downloaded at www.naba.it or requested via email at [email protected] write an official letter specifying the reasons for the request- provide official documents proving the student's financial situation (i.e.income tax return, bank statements, salary slips, etc- documents must be submitted in English language)

They can be emailed to NABA at [email protected] requests will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Board on monthly basis (end of each month).Students will receive an official communication by NABA International Admissions department informing them about the Financial Aid Board decision.

* Applicants must have submitted the application set of documents and must meet all entry requirements to attend the Program

For further information about tuition fees and scholarships, please send email to [email protected]

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This is my NABA

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Because here, each student is on an individual journey of creative discovery, experimentation and refinement. We are here to facilitate and guide those journeys, helping each student to fully explore his or her talents and interests and to maximize his or her potential.

“In Milano I learnt a new relationship with teachers, sharing drinks with my professors, watching movies in the class, sharing light and delightful conversation with them, opened a much more interactive and friendly atmosphere”.

Neelakshi A., Semester Abroad, India

“At NABA you learn, but not just with books. Here you design and create. You draw, you go in the labs, using machinery and materials, you experiment and use your creativity to create something concrete. It’s nice because you dirty your hands, you can follow the whole production process of the project, from design to prototyping. Here you experience directly what works and what does not so you can improve your design method and enhance your creativity”.

Valeria Portinari, Design BA, Italy

“I decided to come to NABA, because of all the wonderful opportunities and programs it offers, such as workshops, stage placements or exchanges all around the world. As an international student I believe it is important to embrace the culture and its traditions. So I try to meet people who can enrich my knowledge with their point of view. Italy is rich in culture and creativity, especially the Art sector. Teachers at NABA are working contemporary artists and this is an important point for me, because I expect to learn what is going on around the world”.

Fernanda Uribe, Painting and Visual Arts BA and Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies MA, Mexico

Every NABA student has a unique NABA experience.

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“The Academy is a true “workshop,” a place where everyone has opportunities that are catchable. NABA does not create a place to work but the ability to find your place”.

Dario Leone, Painting and Visual Arts BA and Visual Arts and

Curatorial Studies MA, Italy

“In NABA you will be surrounded by people of all types and from all countries. This will give you an excellent opportunity to tap new ideas and learn different styles. Due to various cultural directions offered by NABA and to open-minded students that you will encounter, you will also learn things beyond your chosen course of study”.

Wouter De Roos, Fashion Design BA, The Netherlands

“My experience in NABA was extremely positive for my professional and personal growth. My previous humanistic studies gave me theoretical and cultural competences that needed to be integrated with professional and more practical skills. NABA offered me the opportunity to work in team and develop real advertising campaign: I improved skills in Communication Strategy and I defined my professional profile, building up a structured creative portfolio. I also had the opportunity to realize my personal aim: work on social communication projects”.

Ilaria Raucci, Communication Design MA, Italy

“The name designer, or word design, really takes on a whole new meaning in this city”.

Christina S., Semester Abroad, USA

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Credits

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pgs. 1, 4-5, 62-63, 74-75,76-77 Students at work, NABA Archive.

pgs. 2-3, 52–53, 58-59,66 Students at work, photo by Claudio Cetina.

pgs. 6-7, 12-13, 36-37, 74 Students at work, photo by Luca Di Salvo.

pgs. 8-9, Fashion Design BA and Fashion and Textile Design MA students, Installation for White Fashion Trade Show, photo by Pasquale Ettorre.

pgs. 10-11 NABA Bookshow event at Triennale di Milano, photo by Mariano Dallago.

p. 14 Students at work, photo by Pasquale Ettorre.

p. 16-17 Design BA students (Mattia Landriani, Sofia Lazzeri, Lorenzo Polo e Francis Leo Tabios), 16 oggetti, un tavolo, 16 videoclip.

p. 18 Sofia Lazzari, Design BA student, Meltin’Pottery, gesti compulsivi in ceramica.

p. 20 Giacomo Donati, Graphic Design and Art Director BA student, Basta!

p. 22 Colomba Leddi, Fashion Design BA Director, Corpetto Ramo, photo by Melina Mulas.

p. 24 Lorenzo Montanari, Media Design and Multimedia Arts BA student, video project.

p. 26 Hanne Saetra, Painting and Visual Arts BA student, Secret Garden, installation.

p. 28 Elisa Pescatore, Theatre and Exhibit Design BA graduate, Gerusalemme Celeste.

p. 30 Blank Scene, Master Digital Exhibit and Set Design Student.

pgs. 32-33 Michele Favale, Design BA student, Luca De Rosso, workshop Informal Robot.

pgs. 34 Workshop Formeindossalligenti, Biennale di Venezia 2009, photo by Desislava Neycheva.

pgs. 38-39 Set of students projects for Fusione Fredda, workshop by Vered Zaykovsky Design BA Director.

pgs. 40-41 Master Digital Exhibit and Set Design students, V.I.P Virtual Identity Process.

p. 42 Mirko Smerdel, Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies MA student, Nessun’isola è un’isola.

p. 44 Simonluca Definis, Communication Design MA student, How much noise can your silence listen?

p. 46 Fashion is a language, concept and photo by Aldo Lanzini, Fashion and Textile Design MA advisor, and Nicoletta Morozzi, Fashion and Textile MA Director and

Fashion Design Department Director.

p. 48 Marco Ferreri, MA Design Director, Foglia Chair, Novecentoundici, 2003, photo by Benvenuto Saba.

p. 50 Mattia Guolo, Lorenzo Montanari, Matteo Stefan, Media Design and Multimedia Arts BA students.

p. 54 Italo Rota, Master Interior Design Director and Design Department Director, Thematic Pavillon “Ciudades de Aguas”, Expo 2008 Zaragoza (inside view),

photo by Giovanni Chiaramonte.

p. 56 Flavio Mancinelli, Alberto Segramora, Master Photography and Visual Design students, China Italy.

pgs. 60-61 Francesco Monico, Media Design and Multimedia Arts BA Director and Film and New Media MA Director, Tafkav, The Artist Formerly Known as Vanda.

pgs. 64-65 Jessica Bovert, Fashion Design BA student, Formeindossalligenti.

p. 67 Wai Yee Ho, Fashion Design BA student, Formeindossalligenti.

pgs. 68-69 Valentina Fumagalli, Giovanni Mastroeni, Communication Design MA students, Performance Amore.

p. 73 Students at work during Ama Foreste workshop, Design Week 2011, photo by Vered Zaykovsky BA Design Director.

p. 78 Alessandro Confalonieri, Design BA Professor, Schizzi Concettuali su A0.

Directors portraits: concept and photo by Claudio Cetina, Flavio Mancinelli, Alberto Segramora.

Many thanks to all the students and photographers who kindly provided their works for this booklet.

The programs indicated in this brochure can undergo variations due to academic or ministerial reasons.

NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti MilanoVia Darwin 20, 20143 Milan - ItalyTel. +39. 02 97372.1Fax +39. 02 97372.280www.naba.it

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