As the 2024/2025 academic year begins, we present some of the most striking and intriguing design projects from last year's students that feature on the Dezeen School Shows Pinterest board.
This roundup presents 10 design projects from our School Shows Pinterest board, showcasing work that demonstrates unique applications of materials alongside social and political commentaries.
Included are international institutions such as Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art, Zurich University of the Arts and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Scroll below to see ten projects from interior design, furniture design and interaction design courses, and browse our School Shows board to see more.

Metanoia by Paola Haro, student at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Paola Haro, a strategic design student, combines materiality and technological processes with their table design, Metanoia.
The table features a textured surface made from a 3D-printed coffee-based biomaterial atop a wooden structure, showcasing a sustainable approach to furniture design.
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Post War Drobe by Maria Gil, student at University of the Arts London
Post War Drobe by furniture design student Maria Gil envisions an alternate reality where postmodernism exists in Poland's design history.
Gil's design takes cues from wardrobe designs before world war two, featuring a combination of rebar and fabric, which were often used in place of tradi...