Kyoto Institute of Technology is a national university in Kyoto, Japan, whose Faculty of Design and Architecture combines engineering, design, and craft traditions. Its undergraduate Design Course and graduate Design Science study address product, visual, social, interior, and furniture design through project work, research laboratories, and production practice.
Undergraduate design education places products, services, visual media, and environments within a human-centered, project-based framework. Study includes design studies, production practice and seminars, product design, material engineering for design, design technology, design management, and studio or laboratory work.
At graduate level, the Product Design Planning Lab addresses product planning, branding, and form, while the Contemporary Design Lab connects product design with interaction and design methodology. The Interior Design Lab adds furniture, interior space, and maintenance to the broader design and architecture context.
