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The Department of Design is the leading Italian centre for scientific research in the field of design. Rooted in the Italian design culture, it is oriented towards exploring new disciplinary frontiers, putting design at the service of contemporary challenges.

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Design Week 2024

The initiatives of the Design System of the Politecnico di Milano

NEWS

Interdependence. Designing relationships

The Design System at the MilanO Design Week 2024

RESEARCH

Italian Design Day 2024

Manufacturing Value: inclusiveness, innovation and sustainability

Active³ - Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday

Technology and design for prevention, health and sport

RESEARCH

Design for Ukrainian Heritage

The Museum of Ukrainian Museums in the metaverse

Research

OFF CAMPUS Nolo +

A new research, teaching and co-design space for the Politecnico living lab

Research

IASDR2023

Life-Changing Design 

Research

Dae predas nostras

Narrare Oliena e il suo territorio. Storie di terra, cielo e acqua

Seminars on Participatory Design

Il giovedì di Off Campus Nolo

Off Campus Nolo, Mercato Comunale di Viale Monza 54, Milan

A series of seminars to discuss the ongoing dynamics in the neighbourhood, the challenges and opportunities for change and transformation that emerged from the Neighbourhood Vocabulary, a Participatory Design project co-created with the Nolo community.

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01/10

Educational webinar

Accessibilità museale 2

28 March, 2024, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, online on WebEx

On Thursday 28, the educational seminar "Accessibilità museale 2. Quali competenze sono necessarie nella formazione dei designer della comunicazione?" will take place online, organised by Associate Professor Dina Ricco' and Gian Luca Balzerano.

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02/10

Book presentation "Scheletro Femmina"

Incontri Polimi. Francesco Cicconetti

March 27, 2024, 6:00 pm, Aula Magna, Rettorato Building 1, Leonardo Campus, piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan

Davide Fassi and Erica Ausilio will meet Francesco Cicconetti for the presentation of his book "Scheletro Femmina", published by Mondadori.

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03/10

Book presentation

L'Italia al lavoro: un lifestyle da esportazione

March 26, 2024, 6:00 pm, Civic Conference Hall "Raccolta delle Stampe A. Bertarelli", Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Presentation of the volume "L’Italia al lavoro: Un lifestyle da esportazione” curated by Paola Cordera and Chiara Faggella.

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04/10

Lica Covo Steiner and Anna Castelli Ferrieri in architecture and design

Esistere come donna

March 25, 2024, 5:30 pm, Archivi Storici, B1 building, Bovisa Campus, via Candiani 72, Milan

March is the month in which the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women occurs, and in this context, the event "ESISTERE COME DONNA: Lica Covo Steiner and Anna Castelli Ferrieri in architecture and design", organized by the Historical Archives of Politecnico di Milano, will take place.

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05/10

Medicina, Sanità e Persona

The Synergy Between Design and Technology to Humanize Care

21 March, 2024, 5:30 pm, Sala Falck, Fondazione Ambrosianeum, Via delle Ore 3, Milan

Giuseppe Andreoni will speak at the event "Advancements in Biorobotics for Severe Disabilities: Tools for Humanizing Rehabilitation Pathways", organized by the Fondazione Ambrosianeum and the Fondazione Matarelli, to discuss the theme "The Synergy Between Design and Technology to Humanize Care".

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06/10

A webinar to design young and inclusive cities

Città inclusive. Ripartire dalle giovani generazioni

March 21, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 19:30 pm, online on Teams

The workshop "Città inclusive. Ripartire dalle giovani generazioni" aims to promote the participation of young people under thirty in democratic life and social engagement from a gender-inclusive perspective, and will include a roundtable with experts on these topics, including Laura Galluzzo.

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07/10

XV Edition of the Leggermente 2024 Festival

Abitare sulla Luna e su Marte. Fantascienza o futuro

March 21, 2024, 6:00 pm, Auditorium PoliMi 100, Lecco Campus, Via Gaetano Previati, 1/c, Lecco

Annalisa Dominoni and Benedetto Quaquaro will participate in the XV Edition of the Leggermente Festival 2024, presenting their book "Le città dell’Universo. Come sarà abitare nello spazio".

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08/10

Sguardi Altrove Film Festival

Donne in codice. Le città dell’Universo: come sarà abitare nello spazio

8 March 2024 6.30-7.30 pm @ Cineteca Milano Arlecchino, via San Pietro all'Orto 9, Milan

As part of the Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Annalisa Dominioni and Benedetto Quaquaro will present their book "Le città dell'Universo: come abiteremo nello spazio".

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09/10

AI UK Fringe 2024

AI, Big Data and Democracy

March 7, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm CET, online

The Department of Design will participate in the AI UK Fringe 2024 as part of the "AI, Big Data, and Democracy Task Force" composed of the AI4Gov, ITHACA, KT4D, and ORBIS projects, to address the intersection of AI, big data, and democracy.

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010/10

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D\Tank

The think tank of the Department of Design that transforms advanced academic research into convergences of innovation

01

Meet our researchers

Paolo Volonté

Hi, I'm Paolo Volontè, a sociologist working at the Design Department of the Politecnico di Milano, and today I took with me this strange object with a slightly high-tech, but also very low-tech design.

02

Meet our researchers

Alessandro Colizzi

I’ve just come back from Montreal, Canada, where I was a professor at the École de design at UQAM from 2005 onwards. I taught History of Graphic Design, Typography and Type Design, Exhibition Design and Critical Design.

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Meet our researchers

Stefana Maja Broadbent

My name is Stefana Broadbent, I have recently joined the Department of Design as an Associate Professor. I am a social scientist. I have a PhD in Cognitive Science from Edinburgh University but have done all my professional and academic career as a Digital Anthropologist. In fact before joining Politecnico I lectured in digital Anthropology at UCL in London.

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Meet our researchers

James Postell

After 32 years of teaching in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. I bring to the Politecnico a passion for teaching and thinking about design and the making of design.

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Meet our researchers

Maurizio Bruglieri

Hello everyone. My name is Maurizio Bruglieri and I am an Associate Professor in Operational Research in the Design Department. The object that I have brought with me today is my smartphone. Who knows how many times you have used it to obtain information on the best route to get to a destination, for instance in a part of the city that you don’t know very well. I am responsible for the magic that enables to find exactly the shortest one.

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