Research trajectories

«This work examines the context and cultural paradigm in which general systemic theories of evolution are situated, taking a first step toward reconstructing a truly evolutionary order of products and technical systems. (...) Significant themes of technological change: the generation of artificial variety, the genealogies of artificial products, the continuity and discontinuity of technological change, and the relationship with the environment.».

«Structured around thematic cores rather than chronological divisions, the discussion starts with a theoretical chapter outlining the framework within which the debate on artifacts has unfolded in the last two centuries. Subsequent sections examine the history of household appliance typologies, closely related to technological innovation and the contributions of industrial design».

««L'interazione tra il servizio e l'utente è il tratto caratterizzante dei servizi e sposta il tema della loro progettazione dal progetto della struttura organizzativa interna al servizio al progetto della sua interfaccia con l'utente».

«Strategic design falls within the broader context of the relationship between design and business strategy. Strategic design emerges because the operational and strategic conditions of contemporary business are changing: the competitive urgency prompts business operators to intervene, through design, in the entire system of the offering (the product system)».

«Design is all around food: it surrounds it closely, touching packaging, utensils, places, and actions. The evolution of food, its consumption, and the 'foodstuff' that modern industry makes available to us would open up a field of research and knowledge seemingly practicable through industrial design».

«Design research is the articulation of skills, abilities, sensitivities, and tools used by researcher-designers to be able to confront the complexity and speed of problem transformation and then translate design experiences into new knowledge. Within this framework of reference and methodological reflection on design research, the research field chosen by the author is aerospace, perhaps the most complex and innovative on the international scene, rich in potential and design opportunities that make it of great interest to the scientific community of industrial design».

«The aim of the conference is to build a culture of research in industrial design. The conference is directed at scholars, researchers, and young researchers in the areas of theory, practice, and criticism of industrial design and related disciplinary fields. The purpose of the conference is to open an international academic debate on the nature, models, and cultures of research that are emerging within the discipline of industrial design, understood in its broadest sense, including the design of products, services, interfaces, as well as visual communication».

«The ultimate goal of the PhD is to train a high-profile researcher whose purpose is to develop research in both academic and industrial settings. The relevant phases connected to this training include the refinement of analysis techniques, the development of critical skills, the organization of an original contribution to the knowledge of technological and industrial culture, the proposal of innovative approaches and visions for the theory and practice of industrial design and multimedia communication, the construction of growing skills in research planning, strategy building, and research management».