Schools Workshop
The 2026 Schools Workshop is sponsored by KI, with the support of molo and presented with media partner Core77.
The WANTED Design Schools Workshop is a collaborative design challenge for international design schools with the contributions of guests and industry experts. Schools this year include Centro de Diseño y Comunicación Mexico, Escuela Monica Herrera, Ohio State University, Pratt Institute, and School of Visual Arts.
In a dedicated workspace at ICFF, 30+ students come from different schools and countries to work together, organized by team. At the end of ICFF, they will present their projects to a Jury of industry leaders on the main stage.
The 2026 workshop ,“The Unseen Narratives”, is conducted with school partner from Mexico City, CENTRO. Through sound, rhythm, data, technology, and emotion, the students will explore the invisible patterns of daily life. They will explore transforming what surrounds us into new ways of seeing and feeling.
Learn more about our partnership with KI HERE.
Centro de Diseño y Comunicación Mexico
CENTRO is a collaborative and diverse learning community that trains professionals with a social, sustainable and entrepreneurial approach in the fields of design, film, technology, communication, architecture and fashion. They understand creativity as a catalyst for innovation
and value creation.
Escuela Monica Herrera
Escuela Monica Herrera is a private, non-profit higher education institution established in El Salvador and founded 30 years ago. As a specialized institution, they have built a strong reputation in the fields of communication, marketing, and strategic design, with a current undergraduate student population of 500. Their mission is to provide learning experiences that train entrepreneurial and innovative professionals capable of driving change and shaping their environment.
Ohio State University
The Department of Design at The Ohio State University prepares students to play key roles in the future of design practice and research; creates critical design-related knowledge; advances interdisciplinary collaboration; encourages open-minded exploration, risk-taking, and freedom of expression; embraces an ecological perspective; and serves the social good.
Pratt Institute
Pratt is an institute, an experience, and an idea. What started as a radical experiment to expand access to creative careers is now a community of 5,137 grad and undergrad students working across 48 programs with 1,200 dedicated faculty. 135 years in the making, this is Pratt.
School of Visual Arts
SVA’s design program is a multidisciplinary educational system that allows students to explore various aspects of design, including branding, motion design, interaction design, emerging media, graphic design for fashion, and 3D.
