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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A seminar to explore the topic of collaborative public services and how they are designed.
01/10
A public event to present the process and outputs of the co-design activity.
02/10
A seminar to improve the accessibility and quality of public services, with a specific focus on the right to education for all.
03/10
A new MOOC providing a comprehensive overview of contemporary material design.
04/10
Second screening of the 'DICA Documentaries' cycle.
05/10
06/10
Politecnico di Milano contributes to the Syrian Heritage Week in Italy by displaying its variety of approaches and expertise on the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage.
07/10
The volume edited by Alessandro Deserti and Emma Puerari is now published as Open Access by Springer Nature.
08/10
The 7 winning research projects of the Polisocial Award 2024 are currently underway.
09/10
The volume, edited by Gianluca Carella and Francesco Zurlo, has been published in the Politecnica series by Maggioli Editore.
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.
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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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