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 journey between images and texts, between visual expressiveness and theoretical reflection, born within the Politecnico community
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A project that features a series of events, exhibitions of physical products, digital content, installations, and videos.
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A window on the changes that are coming and will be coming to the industry as a whole.
03/10
An exhibition to explore Munari's language and methodology from the machine projects.
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An exhibition that tells the story of the past and present through the impact of more than 100 patents for industrial inventions.
05/10
The volume edited by Davide Fassi has been published by FrancoAngeli.
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The volume edited by Davide Spallazzo and Mauro Ceconello has been published by FrancoAngeli.
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An unprecedented journey dedicated to the great architect and fashion designer, eighty years after his birth.
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A workshop focusing on the challenges and barriers faced by SMEs and start-ups in the virtual worlds and Web4.0 sectors.
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The volume edited by Valeria Bucchetti, has been published by FrancoAngeli.
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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.
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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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