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.
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Mariana Ciancia
My name is Mariana Ciancia and I am a researcher at the Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano. I studied at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in Communication Design, and obtaining my PhD in Design. I 'm member of Imagis Lab and I have worked here for around 10 years, interrupted only by a short period abroad at the Aalto University Media Lab where I had the opportunity to explore some of the key topics of my research.
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Giovanni Maria Conti
DIGIKNIT is a project to digitise the most important historical collection of Italian-made knitted garments to develop innovative digital services that can foster the creative process and give new life to manufacturing in the knitwear sector..
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Margherita Pillan
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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