Bachelor Interior design

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

Program Overview

The BA in Interior Architecture is a 3.5-year part-time program that prepares you to become a professional interior designer while developing your artistic voice across multiple creative disciplines. You'll gain practical design skills alongside fine arts education—learning everything from interior and furniture design to exhibition spaces and visual communication—all taught by actively practicing professional artists.

Curriculum Structure

Year 1 (Semesters 1-2)

Your first year establishes the creative foundation you need. You'll dive into core design principles, learning how to conceptualize and visualize spaces through both traditional and digital means. The program introduces you to the fundamental relationship between interior design and broader art disciplines, so you're not just learning technical skills—you're developing an artistic perspective that sets great designers apart.

Year 2 (Semesters 3-4)

In your second year, the work becomes more sophisticated as you tackle real design projects. You'll explore the complexity of designing interiors, furniture, and exhibitions while developing your individual creative voice. The curriculum emphasizes balancing functional and technical solutions with visual design, teaching you to think critically about how spaces actually work and feel.

Year 3 (Semesters 5-7)

Your final year brings everything together through advanced design assignments and your professional capstone work. You'll continue refining your design methodology while gaining awareness of contemporary design trends and emerging technologies in materials and digital tools. By graduation, you'll have built a strong portfolio demonstrating both technical competency and artistic maturity.

Focus Areas

Broadly understood design of space — balancing project objectives, visual measures, and functional/technical solutions; Interior and furniture design; Exhibition and public space design; Visual communication and urban detailing; Interdisciplinary creative practices including painting, sculpture, photography, and multimedia work.

Learning Outcomes

You'll develop professional designer skills grounded in both art and technology; gain complex, interdisciplinary knowledge about interiors, furniture, and exhibitions; acquire competencies in conscious, creative design activities and teamwork; and build awareness of historical design achievements alongside contemporary trends.

Professional Alignment

The program is structured under the European Qualifications Framework (Level 6), meeting European standards for Bachelor's degree studies. Graduates are prepared for professional roles as interior designers with opportunities for further specialization, advanced studies, and career development across creative industries.

Reputation & Employability

The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is the largest and oldest institution of higher education for arts in Poland, educating approximately 1,600 students. The Faculty of Interior Design has consistently maintained a focus on prime quality education to equip graduates with necessary professional designer skills.

Official Program Link: https://en.asp.waw.pl/strona-glowna/faculties/faculty-of-interior-design/

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

At the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw's Faculty of Interior Design, students dive into hands-on space design right from the start, mastering everything from interiors and furniture to exhibitions and public spaces through a mix of individualized projects and essential teamwork. You'll build real-world skills using a wide range of tools—from traditional techniques like drawing and painting to cutting-edge computer and multimedia software—while balancing artistic creativity with practical, functional solutions. This approach, paired with ongoing general art classes in painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, and intermedia, ensures you're not just designing but developing a complete designer's toolkit in our historic workshops at 8 Myśliwiecka Street.

Here's how our experiential learning sets you up for success in BA Interior Architecture (part of our Interior Design program):

- Diverse design tools and software: Work with traditional techniques alongside computer and multimedia tools for professional-grade projects in interiors, furniture, exhibitions, and public spaces.
- Teamwork-focused projects: Emphasize collaboration on complex design tasks, fostering the interpersonal skills employers love, while still allowing personalized creative growth.
- Parallel art studios: From day one through your degree, join specialized classes in painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, and intermedia to enrich your design perspective—unique to our faculty.
- Multi-faceted workshops: Access our complex of historic buildings equipped for interior, furniture, exhibition, and public space design, blending historical awareness with modern trends and materials.
- Industry-inspired exposure: Learn from faculty like Prof. Jerzy Bogusławski (with ties to the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Design) and Dr. Barbara Kowalewska (exhibition design expert), who bring real professional insights.

Imagine turning your passion into a career with these resources—apply now to the BA Interior Architecture at our Faculty of Interior Design and start creating spaces that matter. Check the full facilities details here: https://en.asp.waw.pl/strona-glowna/faculties/faculty-of-interior-design/

Progression & Future Opportunities

The Bachelor's program in Interior Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is built on a philosophy that goes far beyond lectures and textbooks. From your first semester, you'll work directly with both traditional design techniques and cutting-edge digital tools, learning to balance creative vision with practical, functional solutions. What really sets this program apart is that you won't just study design theory in isolation—you'll develop as a complete artist and designer through parallel coursework in painting, drawing, sculpture, and other visual arts disciplines, which deepens your creative problem-solving abilities across the entire design process.

The faculty understands that becoming a professional interior designer means mastering a diverse toolkit and learning how spaces actually function in the real world. That's why the curriculum is structured to give you genuine workshop experience:

- Specialized design studios equipped with professional-grade tools for interior, furniture, and exhibition design projects
- Woodworking and ceramics workshops where you can prototype and craft physical design elements hands-on
- Computer and multimedia labs for digital design, 3D modeling, and visualization work alongside traditional sketching and model-making
- General art studios including painting, sculpture, drawing, and textile workshops that run continuously from first semester through your degree, building your visual literacy and creative confidence
- The Czapski Palace, home to the Academy's galleries, museum, and main library—spaces where you can study historical design, access research materials, and see how professional exhibitions are curated
- Team-based project work emphasizing collaboration, which mirrors how professional design studios actually operate
- Individualized design tasks that allow you to develop your personal design voice while learning from faculty who are active, practicing professionals
- Contemporary design trends and material research built into every project, so you're always learning about the latest possibilities in materials, finishes, and sustainable design practices

The Faculty of Interior Design is located in a historic complex at 8 Myśliwiecka Street, providing an inspiring creative environment where you'll develop the technical expertise and artistic sensibility that employers in interior design, exhibition design, furniture design, and spatial planning are actually looking for.

For more detailed information about facilities and resources available across the Academy, visit: asp.waw.pl