
Paolo Volonté
Design, Technology & Society
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.
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Design for systemic change
Circular Food System Lab is a new multidisciplinary Living Lab for the Twin Transition of Food Systems at Politecnico di Milano.
01/10
The Department of Design will host an evening talk by Riel Miller, former Head of Foresight and Futures Literacy at UNESCO.
02/10
An initiative to give a second life to discarded clothing, activating care and transformation pathways that enhance it and make it a resource for the future.
03/10
At the end of the FARB RELIVE project, coordinated by Venere Ferraro, two dissemination events are planned: an online event and an exhibition at STECCA3.
04/10
A collective moment of reflection, open to guests and participants, focusing on the role of design in building peace ecosystems through urban conflict mapping
05/10
Call for the interdisciplinary symposium organised as part of the OSMOSI research project.
06/10
During the co-design session, the students of the Master's Degree in Interior and Spatial Design, from the course Ephemeral and Temporary Spaces 2, will present the 10 concepts they are working on to rethink the spaces related to the food system within the university context.
07/10
An event dedicated to editorial graphics and its evolution over time, featuring talks by industry experts
08/10
An opportunity for discussion to explore the relationship between queerness and public space.
09/10
The Best Paper Award of the 15th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling & Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics & Risk Management has been conferred to Giuseppe Andreoni.
10/10
Design for systemic change
Design Philology
A historical and philological research project to celebrate design at Politecnico di Milano
Paolo Volonté
Design, Technology & Society
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.
Find out moreAlessandro Colizzi
Join the dots: narrating design between archives and testimonials
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.
Find out moreStefana Maja Broadbent
The join challenges of social sciences and desing
I have recently joined the Department of Design as an Associate Professor. I am a social scientist.
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