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Compasso d’Oro ADI 2026

The XXIX ADI Compasso d’Oro confirms Politecnico di Milano’s Department and School of Design among the leading international centers for design culture and research.

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Design Week 2026

Politecnico di Milano Design System renews its commitment to promoting and enhancing creativity and design culture through a rich programme of events and initiatives.

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Territori

A project by the Gruppo Aimo e Nadia Milano in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano explores the relationship between gastronomy, creativity, and Italian territories, transforming cuisine into a space for research.

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A press conference at Politecnico di Milano regarding the collaboration with Aimo e Nadia restaurant. The main screen displays the "Verso TERRITORI" dish with the question: "What happens if we read cooking as a design practice?". A panel of experts discusses on stage in front of the audience.

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Publications

By Andrea Ratti

Design for Customization

The volume explores how additive manufacturing, computational design, and generative artificial intelligence are transforming production processes toward advanced models of customization and flexible design.

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Edited by Davide Fassi

University Food Policies

Guidelines for university food policies and prototyping in different Italian institutional contexts.

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An abstract dark navy blue background. The composition features minimal, out-of-focus graphical elements: multiple light steel blue bars radiating outward from the bottom-left corner, and a large, soft-focus gradient semi-circular shape in the top-right corner, blending from dark blue to lighter blue.

Edited by Anna Mazzanti

House and Studio Museums between Art and Design

A volume exploring homes and studios as living spaces of making, where art, design, and curatorial practices intertwine.

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Abstract purple background with soft, blurred geometric shapes. Large curved forms and stylized arrows pointing in different directions appear within a gradient effect, creating a sense of depth and motion.

Edited by Lara Penin, Alison Prendiville and Daniela Sangiorgi

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Service Design

The volume offers a critical and timely reflection on the field of service design, examining its core principles and exploring the role and impact of the discipline in both academia and industry.

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The image appears to be an abstract background in shades of blue/light blue, characterized by: Soft, blurred geometric shapes (triangles and curves) A layered effect with transparency and gradients No visible text or informative elements

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Meet our researchers

Elisa Giaccardi

More than human design

I am Elisa Giaccardi, my research explores how design can incorporate a non-human perspective.

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Margherita Pillan

UX Design

My name is Margherita Pillan and I’m a Professor at the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano. I deal with a lot of things: Interaction Design, Interface Design, Service Design, but today I would like to talk about UX Design, which is the discipline I teach in the Master's Degree Course, it’s the discipline on which I do research and it’s the competence I bring in my collaboration with various companies.

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The last image is a close-up photographic portrait of a mature man with a salt-and-pepper beard and hair, looking into the camera with a calm expression and a slight smile. He is wearing a raspberry-colored sweater over a gray shirt with a visible collar and sports honey-colored glasses frames. The subject is positioned centrally against a neutral, slightly blurred light gray background, with soft lighting that defines his features in a natural and professional manner.

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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