Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

Duncan of Jordanstone is the top art and design research led institution in Scotland and in the top league within the UK. It is one of the few art and design institutions in the UK that is part of a world class University, renowned for its pioneering research and creative practice. This commitment to excellence infuses all that we do. Interior Environmental Design, which was established at Dundee in the late sixties, is one of several art and design disciplines that contribute to Duncan of Jordanstone’s growing reputation. From 2011 onward, Interior Environmental Design will work within the new Design and Craft discipline alongside Textile and with Jewellery and Metal Design. Other disciliplines include Visual Communication and Art and Media. IED has been involved in recent years in various international projects with institutions in the Netherlands and the US. IED uses the interior as a creative and intellectual springboard for spatial experimentation covering traditional areas of interior remodelling to installation. The teaching team have been involved in large scale interdisciplinary workshops with other design disciplines and with the Dundee School of Architecture. Graduates from Interior Environmental Design have established careers in very broad fields including interiors, architecture, museum and exhibition, theatre set, lighting, furniture and other fields such as art and design teaching, (at every level in the UK), the computer games industry, soundscapes and other business areas. Staff have backgrounds in interior architecture, education fine art and sustainability.