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The beginnings
The early years of a development journey that led to the establishment of the School of Design, systematizing the teachings and visions of a "school of thought" already deeply rooted in Politecnico di Milano and Italian design culture.
Curated by da Paola Bertola, Antonella Penati, Agnese Rebaglio
1963
1963 - 1984
The first Course in “Progettazione artistica per l’industria” (Artistic design for industry) is activated at the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic of Milan, assigned to Alberto Rosselli
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“It is advisable for the student to become aware of conventional research methods, new ones and those technically possible today, to clarify in the design field what means this path can offer.”
Estratto dal bollettino A.A. 1963-64
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1983 - 1988
A five-year experimental period of the course address in “Disegno industriale e arredamento” (Industrial Design and Furnishings) begins within the Architecture Degree Course
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1983
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“Starting from the recognition of its own specificity in the field of professional work and from the interest in a critical and proactive relationship with a vast production area present in the regional and national context, the address has as its aim the study and design of space and the object, verifying their mutual relationships at the various scales.”
Estratto dalla Guida dello Studente A.A. 1991 92, pag. 42, Presidente dell'Indirizzo Achille Castiglioni
1990 - 1994
The first year (5th Cycle) of the PhD in Industrial Design is inaugurated
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1990
Raffaella Crespi is Dean of the PhD
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1990 - 1997
Tomás Maldonado is Coordinator of the PhD
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1997 - 2009
Ezio Manzini is Coordinator of the PhD
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DM 24/02/93
The project of introducing a Degree Course in Industrial Design into the Italian University Study Program (DM 24/2/93), and the proposal for its activation at the Faculty of Architecture of Politecnico di Milano, is the result of a initiative promoted by Tomàs Maldonado starting from 1990. The cultural and political action of promoting the Course among the Academic and Ministerial Authorities, developed by Tomás Maldonado himself and the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Cesare Stevan, with the assistance of the PPPE Department (Planning, Design and Building Production) of Politecnico di Milano, allowed the initiative to establish itself.
1993
1993 - 2000
Activation of the Degree Course in Industrial Design at the Faculty of Architecture
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1994 - 2000
Alberto Seassaro is President of the Degree Course in Industrial Design
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“The scenario in which this new figure lies is a transforming industrial society that must deal with environmental imbalances.”
Tomás Maldonado
500 students
17 professors
3 adjunct professors
The first board of the Industrial Design Degree Course
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The first teachers of the first year Degree Course in Industrial Design: Giovanni Anceschi, Mario Arnaboldi, Mauro Bacchini, Giovanni Baule, Eugenio Bettinelli, Franca Caliò, Flavio Caroli, Pietro Cavallotti, Medardo Chiapponi, Sergio Coradeschi, Paola De Marchi, Arturo Dell' Acqua Bellavitis, Ezio Manzini, Giovanni Lussu, Francesco Mauri, Augusto Morello, Enza Pisano, Alessandro Polistina, Celestino Soddu, Francesco Trabucco, Alessandro Ubertazzi.
The first teachers of the first year Degree Course in Industrial Design: Giovanni Anceschi, Mario Arnaboldi, Mauro Bacchini, Giovanni Baule, Eugenio Bettinelli, Franca Caliò, Flavio Caroli, Pietro Cavallotti, Medardo Chiapponi, Sergio Coradeschi, Paola De Marchi, Arturo Dell' Acqua Bellavitis, Ezio Manzini, Giovanni Lussu, Francesco Mauri, Augusto Morello, Enza Pisano, Alessandro Polistina, Celestino Soddu, Francesco Trabucco, Alessandro Ubertazzi.
The first Student Guide for the Degree Course in Industrial Design
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1996
1996 - 2001
The DI.Tec Department is established
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The Department of Industrial Design and Architectural Technology (DI.Tec), born from the transformation of the PPPE Department, deals with the relationship between technology, users and the environment. The scientific program addresses the technological, design and management innovation of products, components and processes in the anthropic environment.
The Department of Industrial Design and Architectural Technology (DI.Tec), born from the transformation of the PPPE Department, deals with the relationship between technology, users and the environment. The scientific program addresses the technological, design and management innovation of products, components and processes in the anthropic environment.
1997 - 2000
The first national research “Sistema Design Italia (SDI)” is financed
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1997
DI.Tec is coordinator of the first national research "Sistema Design Italia", financed by MIUR, in which 12 Italian universities participate. The publications resulting from the research, published by POLI.design and IlSole24Ore, will win the Compasso d'Oro Award in 2001.
DI.Tec is coordinator of the first national research "Sistema Design Italia", financed by MIUR, in which 12 Italian universities participate. The publications resulting from the research, published by POLI.design and IlSole24Ore, will win the Compasso d'Oro Award in 2001.
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XIX Compasso d'Oro for SDI Research
Motivation for the award: Fundamental tool for understanding and disseminating Italian design, useful for professionals and recipients of wide dissemination. Simplicity and structural organization of the documents facilitate the approach to knowledge, rendering a great service to the culture of the sector.
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1997 - present
The Degree Course in Industrial Design moves to Bovisa, where the Polytechnic has identified the urban area to establish its expansion since the 1990s.
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The Campus under construction
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1998
1998
The first five years of the Degree Course in Industrial Design conclude with an exhibition at the Triennale di Milano
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A wide and representative selection of thesis projects is exhibited at the Triennale di Milano, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to design, but also a plurality of exhibition techniques (models and prototypes, drawings, photographic images, slides, multimedia and interactive representation techniques, etc).
Themes on display
The Degree Course Council organized the thesis projects around themes of broad interest for the city of Milan and its territorial and productive network.
More than one hundred projects have been developed on six major forward-looking themes:
The school. Education, Training, Learning.
Healthcare. From taking care of things to taking care of people
Urban ecology. Unpublished connections
Cultural heritage. The entrepreneur museum
Work. Milan: design for work
Mobility. The spaces of motion as places of urban living
1999 - present
The POLI.design Consortium is established
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1999
Founded by Alberto Seassaro, Dean of the Faculty of Design of Politecnico di Milano, who is also its President, under the direction of Flaviano Celaschi.
Founded by Alberto Seassaro, Dean of the Faculty of Design of Politecnico di Milano, who is also its President, under the direction of Flaviano Celaschi.
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2000 - 2002
Instrumental laboratories are inaugurated at the Bovisa Campus
The Department's Laboratory System represents the largest international center of technological infrastructures to support research and teaching in the field of design.
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06/10/1999 - 08/10/1999
The first OpenLab exhibition
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2000
«The Faculty of Design has fully embraced a 'polytechnic culture' from the very beginning, incorporating within itself the two disciplinary components that traditionally characterize the Milanese University: the artistic and architectural component on one hand, and the technical and engineering component on the other. This multidisciplinary vocation represents a dominant characteristic for the Faculty».
Alberto Seassaro, da “10 anni di design al Politecnico”
2000 - 2001
The III Faculty of Architecture is established
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2001 - 2013
The INDACO Department is established
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2001
In 2001, the first department dedicated to Design and its thematic branches, INDACO (industrial design, arts, communication, and fashion), was established at Politecnico di Milano.
In 2001, the first department dedicated to Design and its thematic branches, INDACO (industrial design, arts, communication, and fashion), was established at Politecnico di Milano.
2001 - 2003
Flaviano Celaschi is Head of the INDACO Department
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The beginnings
30 years in a glance
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