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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The Department
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.
Events
Circular Food System Lab (CFS Lab)
Opening Event
Events
TAKEBACK | Pre-loved Clothing Collection
MADEBACK Festival
Research
Design Convivio is now at Politecnico
Access to the installation is available from April 2025
Research
Design Week 2025
The initiatives of the Design System of Politecnico di Milano
Research
Politecnico di Milano ranked 6th globally in Design
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Design for systemic change
The ekip project
Innovation Policies for Cultural and Creative Industries in Europe
News
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Ai Design
May 8, 16, 22, 29, 2025, Zoom platform
A series of lectures on AI and Design, featuring the authors of the Design International editorial series, published by FrancoAngeli.
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01/10
Innovative Digital Tools for Representation and Design
Oltre il BIM
May 16, 23, 30, 2025, Durando Campus
A combined course seminar of the Bachelor of Interior Design.
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02/10
Workshop on the universe of materials and creative reuse
Materials Dialogues
14-15 May 2025, Artex - Centro per l'Artigianato Artistico e Tradizionale della Toscana, Via Giano Della Bella 20, Florence
A two-day workshop exploring DIY materials and tinkering as a way to reflect on the role of materials in crafts and how emerging trends can expand and enrich the craft landscape.
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03/10
A new series of open lectures on Interactive Transmedia Narrative and Game Studies
Game & IDN Talks 2025
From March 24 to May 26, 2025, online
A series of open lectures organized by llaria Mariani and Mariana Ciancia.
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04/10
Talk
Partecipazione, Spazi Pubblici e Patti di Collaborazione
10 May 2025, 6 p.m., Parco dei Triangoli, via Omodeo 29, Milan
A moment of confrontation and open dialogue on the central theme that drives the socio-cultural urban regeneration project of Parco dei Triangoli, that is participatory planning for the care of public spaces.
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05/10
Opening Event
Circular Food System Lab (CFS Lab)
May 8th, 2025, 5:00 pm, Polifactory, B3 Buidling, Campus Bovisa Durando
Circular Food System Lab is a new multidisciplinary Living Lab for the Twin Transition of Food Systems at Politecnico di Milano.
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06/10
Politecnico di Milano's multiscipilinary lab and Makerspace celebrates 10 years of activity
10th Anniversary POLIFACTORY
May 8, 2025, from 1 pm, Polifactory, Building B3, Durando Campus
On May 8, Polifactory opens its doors to celebrate a decade of activity.
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07/10
Public transport survey
A short survey to promote sustainable mobility
The survey aims to assess public transport use (or non-use) and commuting satisfaction between home and university.
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08/10
Evening Talk
Futures Literacy and the Capacity to be Free: Designing the Conditions for Agility, Openness, and Critical Thinking
May 6, 2025, 6:00 pm, Workshop Space Tre, Building B3, Campus Bovisa, Via Durando 10, Milan
The Department of Design will host an evening talk by Riel Miller, former Head of Foresight and Futures Literacy at UNESCO.
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09/10
Publication
Design & Autism. An unconventional approach to inclusion through product innovation
The volume edited by Venanzio Arquilla and Federica Caruso has been published by Maggioli Editore.
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10/10
Design for systemic change
Design Philology
A historical and philological research project to celebrate design at Politecnico di Milano
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Alessandro 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.
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Stefana 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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