Industrial Design

The education of industrial designers which is structured as an interdisciplinary training course in the areas of engineering, economy and visual design, corresponds exactly to the economy's demand for experts in the section of product design.

Product design is primarily responsible for the formal and jointly responsible for the functional quality of a product. It ranges between economy (profitability and marketing), engineering (mechanics and production engineering), arts (aesthetics and visual design) and culture (zeitgeist and taste).

Illustration technique with pencil, crayon, design pen, StudioTools, Photoshop, Maya, Indesign etc. serves as an auxiliary device.

In model making, practice-related aspects concerning timber, plastics, resins etc. are being taught. The subjects Industrial Design and Art and Design History link the past with the visions of the future.

The high number of projects with companies in the course of years is the main focal point of the education.

College for Design - Object Design
Advanced Course for Design - Object Design

In the course of the 4-semester College (for students who already have a Higher School Certificate) resp. the Advanced Course (for students having completed a VET-school) for Object Design, the students gain profound knowledge in the areas of design, technology and marketing. Furthermore, their creative skills, basic technical knowledge and basics in model making, materials science and economics are broadened. For previous VET School graduates or students with a similar educational background, this education finishes with the school leaving and diploma examination, students who have done this examination already (AHS, HTL, HAK, HLW, BORG) have to do a diploma examination in the area of object design.

Master School for Arts and Design

The Master School is for people with completed, subject-relevant vocational education (final apprenticeship examination) or for graduates from subject-relevant VET schools (gunsmiths, engravers, gold or silver smiths, ornamental blacksmiths and metal sculpture). This education constitutes a solid basis for a white-collar occupation as a mid-level executive in respective areas of economy, industry and trade.

After the completion of the master school, the entitlements according to the Trade Regulation Act are then acquired. In any case, self-employment is possible after respective practice.