Knitting Sustainability. Applying a Life-Cycle-Design approach to knitwear.

Motta, M., and Lo Scocco, G.

Proceedings of FL – Fashion and Sustainability conference, Lisbon & Cascais, November 3-5, 2022.

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Bringing responsible fashion approaches to the fashion industry: a new educational model.

Conti, G. M., Motta, M. (2022).

Proceedings of Global Fashion Conference (GFC 2021), October 21-22, 2021, Warsaw, Poland.

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A Case Study Analysis of the Furniture System From Sustainable Product-Service System Design Perspective

 Vezzoli, C., Yang, D., (2021)

In Johansson, C., Mauerhofer, V., (edited by) the ISDRS 2021: The 27th International Sustainable Development Research Society conference proceedings, Östersund, Sweden, 13–15. 07. 2021. Östersund: Mid Sweden University, ISBN 978-91-89341-17-3. pp. 565- 583.

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Re-Manufacturing Best Practices and Transferable. Criteria for the Construction Sector

Atta, N., Dalla Valle, A., Macrì, L., Ratti, S., Viscuso, S., Arena, M., Campioli, A., Monticelli, C., Talamo C., Vezzoli C. and Zanelli A. (2020),

International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 7, pp. 1112-1121. Proceedings of the International Conference on Challenges for Remanufacturing, June 11-12, 2020, Barcelona, Spain. pp. 1112-1121.

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Design for Sustainable Fashion: An S.PSS Scenario for Fashion

Azzi, B., Vezzoli, C., Conti, G. M., (2020)

In G. Motangna, C. Carvalho (edited by), Textiles, Identity and Innovation. In Touch. Textiles, Identity and Innovation: In Touch Proceedings of the 2nd International Textile Design Conference (D_TEX 2019), June 19-21, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. London: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780367252441. pp. 527- 534.

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Designing sustainability for All

Ambrosio M., Vezzoli C.

3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Designing sustainability for All, international and multilocal conference proceedings, Mexico City (Mexico), Curitiba (Brasil), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangalore (India), Beijing (China) and Milan (Italy), 3-5.09.2019. Milan: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 978-88-95651-26-2. pp. 239-244.

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Visualising Stakeholder Configurations In Designing Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) Applied to Distributed Economies (DE): A New Stakeholder System Map for S.PSS&DE

Meng G., Vezzoli C., (2019)

In Ambrosio M., Vezzoli C. (edited by), 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Designing sustainability for All, international and multilocal conference proceedings, Mexico City (Mexico), Curitiba (Brasil), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangalore (India), Beijing (China) and Milan (Italy), 3-5.09.2019. Milan: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 978-88-95651-26-2. pp. 239-244.

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Design for sustainable fashion: a sustainability design-orienting tool for fashion

Azzi B., Vezzoli C., Conti G. (2019)

In Ambrosio M., Vezzoli C. (edited by), 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Designing sustainability for All, international and multilocal conference proceedings, Mexico City (Mexico), Curitiba (Brasil), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangalore (India), Beijing (China) and Milan (Italy), 3-5.09.2019. Milan: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 978-88-95651-26-2. pp. 823-829.

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Life Cycle Design (LCD) Guidelines for Environmentally Sustainable Clothing Care Systems: an Open and Operative tool for designers

Giannone D., Vezzoli C., Conti G. (2019)

In Ambrosio M., Vezzoli C. (edited by), 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Designing sustainability for All, international and multilocal conference proceedings, Mexico City (Mexico), Curitiba (Brasil), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangalore (India), Beijing (China) and Milan (Italy), 3-5.09.2019. Milan: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 978-88-95651-26-2. pp. 859-864.

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Product Design for Sustainability – Guidelines for the Life Cycle Design of Office Furniture

Plaschke L., Vezzoli C., Scullica F. (2019)

In Ambrosio M., Vezzoli C. (edited by), 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Designing sustainability for All, international and multilocal conference proceedings, Mexico City (Mexico), Curitiba (Brasil), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangalore (India), Beijing (China) and Milan (Italy), 3-5.09.2019. Milan: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 978-88-95651-26-2. pp. 915-919.

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System Design for Sustainability for All. Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS) Design applied to Distributed Economies (DE)

 Vezzoli C., Basbolat C. (2019)

in Barbero S. (edited by), Proceedings of Relating System Thinking and Design (RSD7) 2018 Symposium. Challenging complexity by systemic design towards sustainability, Politecnico di Torino, October 24-25.10.2018. Published by the Systemic Design Association, ISSN 2371-8404. pp. 585-601.

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Distributed Design & Distributed Manufacturing for Sustainable Product- Service Systems

Vezzoli C. (2019)

the 5th International LeNSin Seminar, Srishti School of Design, Bangalore, India.

Sustainable Product Service Systems Design applied to Distributed Economy

Vezzoli C. (2019)

the 4th International LeNSin Seminar, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Fashion Revolution

Vezzoli C. (2019)

University of Beira Interior, Portugal

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Beyond All Limits

Vezzoli C. (2018)

Beyond All Limits: International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, a joint colloboration of Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey and Universita Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

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Sustainable Energy for Africa by Design

Vezzoli C., Bacchetti E. (2018)

AFRICAAFRICA Exploring the Now of African design and photography, Palazzo Litta, Milan.

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A new design hope

Vezzoli C. (2017)

Seminario Design Educasao, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais UEMG, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.

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Design for Sustainability and Social Changes applied to Fashion

Trinh B., Cappellieri A., Vezzoli C., (2017)

In Valusyte R., Biamonti A., Cautela C., (edit by), 4D Designing development, Developing design, conference proceedings, Kaunas (Lithuania) 28-30.09.2017. Kaunas (Lithuania): KTU Publishing House “Technologija”, ISBN 978-609-02-1376-6. pp. 135-146.

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Design for Sustainability for All: Now and Everywhere! The Learning Network on Sustainability

Vezzoli C., Basbolat C. (2017)

In Montoya C., Chacón A. (edited by) Memoria ECODAL: 2º Congreso Latinoamericano de Ecodiseño, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia, 1-3.11.2016. Santiago del Cile: Ecodiseño ISSN 0719-577X. pp. 286-305

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Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS) applied to Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) in low and middle-income contexts: a case studies analysis

Vezzoli C., Bacchetti E., Landoni P (2016)

8th CIRP IPSS conference Product-Service Systems across Life Cycle, Bergamo, Italia

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Sustainable Energy for All by Design

Vezzoli C., Delfino E. (2016)

Proceeding of the LeNSes Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 28-30 September 2016. ISBN:978-88-95651-23-1

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An African-European Network of Design Universities Fostering the Goal of Sustainable Energy for All

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F., Osanjo L., M’Rithaa M.K., Moalosi R., Nakazibwe V., Diehl J.C. (2015)

Kampala International Design Conference (KIDEC), Kampala, Uganda, 21-24 July 2015

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Visualising Product-Service System Business Models

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F., Resta B., Gaiardelli P. (2014)

19th DMI: Academic Design Management Conference Design Management in an Era of Disruption. London, 2–4 September 2014.

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System Design for Sustainable Energy for All

Vezzoli C., Delfino E. (2013)

Relating Systems Thinking & Design 2013. Emerging Contexts for Systemic Design. AHO – Oslo School of Architecture & Design Oslo, Norway 9th-11th October 2013. ISBN 9788254702635.

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LCA Applied Case: Strategic Analysis for a Sustainable Traveling Exhibition

Vezzoli C., Baron G. (2013)

Conference proceedings of the Vth International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment, CILCA2013. Universitad Tecnologica Nacional, Facultad Regional Mendoza, Argentina.  ISBN 9789504201465. p. 786.

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A System Approach to Design for Sustainability and Inclusion. Preliminary Results of the EU funded TANGO Project focused on Intergenerational Dialogue and Eco-Efficiency

Vezzoli C., Bacchetti E. (2012)

In Guedes, M. Graça & Sá Leal, Nuno (edit by) Sustainable and inclusive design. Guimarães: Universidade do Minho. International Conference on sustainable and inclusive design, Guimarães, Portogallo, 8/11/2012 – 10/11/2012. ISBN 9789728533304. (di pp. 20-62).

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From “Appropriate Technologies” to “Appropriate Stakeholders Interactions”: System Design for Sustainability, a Promising Approach to Couple Eco-Efficiency with Social Equity and Cohesion

Vezzoli C. (2012)

In Sieber W., Schweighofer M. (edit by) atti 15th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (15th ERSCP) SCP meets Industry, Bregenz, Austria, 2-4 maggio, 2012. Bregenz: Austrian Institute of Ecology. ISBN 978-3-901269-00-4. pp. 1-12. Disponibili su www.erscp2012.eu

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System Design for Sustainability. The New Research Frontiers

Vezzoli C. (2011)

In Haoming Z., Korvenmaa P., Xin L. (edit by) atti Tao of Sustainability. Strategies in a globalisation context, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Pechino, 27-29 ottobre, 2011. ISBN: 978-7-5609-7384-5

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Small Scale Socio-Technical Experiments as Stepping Stones for Eco-Efficient Product-Service Systems Diffusion: a New Role for Strategic Design for Sustainability.

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F., Vergragt P. (2011)

In Hesselbach, J., and Herrmann, C. (edit by) Functional Thinking for Value Creation. Proceedings of the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germania, 5-6 Maggio 2011. Berlino Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN: 9783642196898. pp. 111-116.

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A Taxonomy of Strategies for Achieving Environmental Sustainability on the Clothing Sector

Vezzoli C., Martins S., dos Santos A., Sampaio C., Silva J., Prado G. (2011)

In ISBN 9780620521284

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Design for Social Equity and Cohesion. A New Role in Designing Systems of Products, Services, and Stakeholders Interactions

Vezzoli C. (2011)

In atti International Conference on Design and Graphic Printing (CIDAG), Lisbona 27-29 ottobre 2010. ISBN: 9789729994821. pp. 42-43.

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Our Common Nature. Insights from the “Moral Faculty” and its Potential Role in System Design for Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Outcomes

Vezzoli C., Indorewala H. (2010)

In Ceschin F., Vezzoli C., Jun Z., Sustainability in Design: Now! Challenges and Opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practices in the XXI Century. Greenleaf Publishing Inc, ISBN-13: 978-1-906093-54-9, Sheffield, 2010, Pages 191-197.

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Case Study of the Design of Eco-Efficient Product-Service-System for KONE Corporation, using the MSDS Method and Tools

Cortesi S., Vezzoli C., Donghi C. (2010)

In Ceschin F., Vezzoli C., Jun Z., Sustainability in Design: Now! Challenges and Opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practices in the XXI Century. Greenleaf Publishing Inc, Sheffield, 2010, Pages 1201-1203, 1211 (di pp. 1201-1211).

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An Aesthetic for Sustainable Interactions in Product-Service System?

Ceschin F., Vezzoli C., Zingale S. (2010)

In Ceschin F., Vezzoli C., Jun Z., Sustainability in Design: Now! Challenges and Opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practices in the XXI Century. Greenleaf Publishing Inc, ISBN-13: 978-1-906093-54-9, Sheffield, 2010, Pages 1484-1486, 1487-1488, 1493-1494 (di pp. 1484-1495).

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A New Ethos for a Multipolar Design Learning Community: a Mechanism for the Development and Diffusion of Teaching Materials on Design for Sustainability in an Open-Source and Copy Left Ethos

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F. (2010)

In L. Gómez Chova, D. Martí Belenguer, I. Candel Torres (edit by), Atti INTED2010 Conference, International Association of Technology, Education and Development, IATED, 8-10.03.2010, Valenzia, Spagna, ISBN: 978-84-613-5538-9, pp 18-21, 27, 28 (di pp. 18-29).

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A Growing Demand of Education on Design for Sustainability

Vezzoli C. (2010)

Atti 1° encuetro nacional de docentes en diseño para la sostenibilidad, 10-12.11.2010, Autonomous metropolitan university of Mexico-City, Città del Messico. http://lens.azc.uam.mx/

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The Learning Network on Sustainability: a Mechanism for the Development and Diffusion of Teaching Materials and Tools on Design for Sustainability in an Open-Source and Copy Left Ethos

Vezzoli C., Ceschin, F. (2009)

In atti Know-how: Talent, Knowledge and Interaction. Interdisciplinary Seminar, Lisbona, IPA, March 20-21 marzo 2009

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Sustainability in Design: Now! Challenges and Opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practices in the XXI Century

Ceschin F., Vezzoli C., Zhang J. (edit by) (2009)

Greenleaf Publishing Inc, ISBN-13: 978-1-906093-54-9, Sheffield, 2010, III-VI  

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Sustainability in Design: Now! LeNS, a Regenerative Multi-Polar, Open Learning Platform on Design for Sustainability

Vezzoli C. (2009)

Atti della conferenza: 2nd International Symposium on Sustainable Design (II ISSD), São Paulo, Brazil, ISSN 2176-2388, pp. 1-33.

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LeNS Africa. An African Learning Network on Sustainability for the Development and Diffusion of Teaching Materials and Tools on Design for Sustainability in an Open-Source and Copyleft Ethos

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F., M’Rithaa M. (2009)

Conference proceedings 4th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Città del Capo, Sud Africa, 6-9 settembre 2009, pp. 2- 4, 5-6 e 7 (of 1-8).

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Product Service Systems in the Automotive Industry: an Alternative Business Model for a Sustainable Satisfaction System

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F. (2008)

In Cheng K., Makatsoris H., e Harrison D., Advances in manufacturing technology – XXII. Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR08), Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK, 9-11 settembre 2008. ISBN: 978-1-902316-60-4, pp. 550-552, 554-555, 556 (of 549-556).

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Designing Transition Paths for the Diffusion of Sustainable System Innovations. A New Potential Role for Design in Transition Management?

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F., Kemp R. (2008)

In: Cipolla C., Peruccio P. (edit by) conferece proceedings Changing the change, Torino, 10-12.07.2008. Umberto Allemandi, ISBN 88-422-1670.4, pp. 3-6, 10-11 (of pp.1-14).

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The Learning Network on Sustainability. A Mechanism for the Development and Diffusion of System Design for Sustainability in Design Schools

Vezzoli C., Penin L. (2008)

In: Cipolla C., Peruccio P. (edit by) conference proceedings Changing the change, Torino, 10- 12.07.2008. Umberto Allemandi, ISBN 88-422-1670.4, pp. 1-3, 6-11 (of pp. 1-14).

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Designing Sustainable System Innovation for Low-Industrialised Contexts. A Transition Path Towards Local-Based and Long Lasting Sustainable Mobility Solution in African Contexts

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F. (2008)

In: Vezzoli C., Geer Ken T., Tukker A., Ceschinn F. (edit by), conference proceedings Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Framework for Action, Brussel, Belgio, 03.2008. http://www.score-network.org, pp. 125-128, 128-133, 142-144 (of pp. 123-144).

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Design Research and Education for Sustainability in Emerging Countries

Vezzoli C., Penin L. (2007)

In: Katiyar V. S., Metha S. (edit by), Conference Proceedings International conference Design Education Tradition and Modernity DETM05. Ahmedabad, India, National Institute of Design, 2007, ISBN 81-86199-57-8, pp. 546-551.

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System Innovation for Sustainability Development in Practice. Application and Evaluation of the SDOS (Sustainability Design-Orienting Scenario) Methodology for the Upstream Wastes Reduction in the Food and in the Paper Chains in the City of Brescia

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F. (2007)

In: atti della conferenza, European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, FHNW School of Life Sciences – Institute for Ecopreneurship, Basel, Switzerland, 6.2007.

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Design per la Sostenibilità. Strumenti e Strategie per la Decade “Educazione per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile

Vezzoli C., Tamborrini P. (edit by) (2007)

Patrocinato da Nazioni Unite (DESD), Commissione Nazionale UNESCO e provincia di Milano. Milano: LibreriaClup editore, ISBN 978-88-7090-9494.

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Design for Sustainability: the New Research Frontiers

Vezzoli C. (2006)

In: Conference proceedings 7th Brazilian Conference on Design, P&D, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 2006. pp. 1-28.

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Design for Sustainability: a Methodological Route for Applied Research in Office Furniture Sector

Vezzoli C., Chaves L. (2006)

In: Conference proceedings 7th Brazilian Conference on Design, P&D, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 2006. pp. 1-6 (of pp. 1-12).

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Design for Sustainable Consumption. New Roles Designing System Innovations

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (2006)

In: Tukker A., Andersen M. M. (edit by), conference proceedings Perspective on Radical Changes to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), SCORE! network, EU 6FP, Copenaghen, 2006. http://www.score-network.org, pp. 167- 174, 180-197 (of pp. 167-197).

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Educating Designers to Transcultural Creative-Thought for Sustainability

Vezzoli C. (2006)

In: Rothbocher B., Kolar M., Ion B., Clarke A. (edit by), conference proceedings Educating designer for a global context? , Basilea, 2006. Basildon, Great Britain: Hadleys Ltd ed., ISBN 0-9553942-0-1, pp. 239-244.

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Multi-Polar Learning Network. A Model for Building a Globally Shared Vision on the Design for Sustainability Discipline

Vezzoli C., Penin L. (2006)

In: Collina L., Scullica F. (edit by), conference proceedings Designing Designer: Design Evolution by East & West. Milano: Edizioni Polidesign, ISBN 88-87981-82-5, pp. 71-75 (of pp. 71-78).

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Design per la Sostenibilità: una Disciplina (sempre più) Articolata

Vezzoli C. (2005)

In: Vezzoli C., Tamborrini P. (edit by), conference proceedings Design per la sostenibilità. Strumenti e strategie per la decade “Educazione per lo sviluppo sostenibile, Nazioni Unite (2005-2014)”. Patrocinato da Nazioni Unite (DESD), Commissione Nazionale UNESCO e Provincia di Milano, Milano, 2005. Milano: LlibreriaClup editore. ISBN 978-88-7090-949-4, pp. 31-45.

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A Migrant Design Creative-Thought. Fostering Necessary Discontinuity for Sustainability

Vezzoli C. (2005)

In: Conference proceedings Research In and Through the Arts, ELIA e Universität der Künste Berlin, Berlino, 2005. pp. 1-10.

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Design di Sistema per la Sostenibilità: Possibili Integrazioni tra Dimensione Socioetica e Ambientale

Vezzoli C. (2005)

In: Conference proceedings Design social, Universitade Estatual de Londrina, 8-11.11.2005. pp. 1-27.

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Experimental Educational Networking on Research Open Issues. Studying PSS Applicability and Development in Emerging Contexts

Vezzoli, C., Sciama D. (2004)

In: Ferrer-Balas D., Mulder K. F., Bruno J. and Sans R. (edit by), Conference proceedings International Conference on Engineering Education in Sustainable Development (EESD2004), CIMNE e UPC, Barcellona, 2004, ISBN 84-95999-60-9, pp. 1-5, 10 (of pp. 1- 12). 

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Sustainable PSS Design in Emerging Contexts

Vezzoli, C., Penin L. (2004)

In: Berg C., Tukker A., (edit by), Conference proceedings Sustainable Product-Service-Systems: ‘The value in practice’, 2nd International Conference – Thematic Network on Sustainable Product-Services (SusProNet), Bruxel, 3-4.06.2004. Delft, Olanda: TNO-STB ed., pp. 103, 104, (of pp. 103-106), http://www.suspronet.org.

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Campus: “lab” and “window” for Sustainable Design research and Education. The DECOS Educational Network Experience

Vezzoli, C., Penin L. (2004)

In: Conference proceedings EMSU2004, Environmental Management for Sustainable Education, Monterrey, Messico, 2004, pp. 1-2, 4-6, 8-9 (of pp. 1-9).

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Strategie e Strumenti per la Diffusione del Design per la Sostenibilità nella Formazione

Vezzoli, C., Proserpio C. (2004)

In: Sala M. (edit by), Conference proceedings ABITA I percorsi delle progettazione per la sostenibilità ambientale, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca per l’Architettura Bioecologica e l’Innovazione Tecnologica per l’Ambiente, Firenze 20,21.10.2004. Firenze: Alinea editrice, ISBN 88-8125-882-X, pp. 411, 412, 414 (of pp. 411-414).

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Bello Sostenibile! Ipotesi per il Contributo dell’università del Design all’innovazione Sociale Sostenibile

Vezzoli, C. (2004)

In: atti del seminario Innovazione sociale sostenibile. Iniziative e progetti a confronto tra realtà milanesi e Università, Unità di Ricerca DIS e RAPI.labo Politecnico di Milano, Forum CONSUMOCRITICO e Insieme nelle Terre di Mezzo, Milano, 3.2004. http://www.lens-italia.polimi.it.

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Designing Systemic Innovation for Sustainability

Vezzoli, C. (2003)

In: University of Art and Design Helsinki (edit by), Cumulus Working Papers, conference proceedings VALID, Value in design, Tallinn, 2003. Helsinki: University of Art and Design Helsinki, ISBN 951- 558-041-2, ISSN 1456-307X, pp. 21-31.

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Educational Networking for both Consolidating and Innovating the “Design for Sustainability” Discipline

Vezzoli C., Sciama D. (2003)

In: Conference proceedings Vision of possible worlds, Triennale, Milano, 11.2003, pp. 2,3, 7-10, 11 (of pp. 1-13)

Vision of Sustainable Product-Service Systems in Emerging Contexts. Clothing Care in University Campuses of Brazil, China, India, and Turkey

Vezzoli C., Penin L. (2003)

In: Conference proceedings Vision of possible worlds, Triennale, Milano, 11.2003. pp. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 (of pp. 1-10)

Educational Strategies, Projects and Tools for Higher Education Improvement in the Field of Sustainable Product and Service Development. Educational Experiences, Projects and Tools Co-Ordinated by the Interdepartmental Research Centre in Innovation for Environmental Sustainability of the Politecnico di Milano University

Vezzoli C. (2002)

In: Conference proceedings Engineering Education in Sustainable Development, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Olanda, 24-25.10.2002. Delft: TUD, ISBN 90-5638-099-0, pp. 421-430.

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Product Service Systems Definitions, and Potential for System Eco-Efficiency and Applicability to Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries

Vezzoli C. (2002)

In: Research Workshop “Sustainable product service systems. Exploring key definitions and concepts”

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A New Generation of Designers: Perspectives for Education and Training in the Field of Sustainable Design. Experiences and Projects at the Politecnico di Milano University

Vezzoli C. (2001)

In: Conference proceedings The 7th European Roundtable on Cleaner Production, “Sustainable Production and Consumption System – Co-operation for Change”, Lund, Sweden, 5.2001, pp. 1-15.

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Design for Sustainability Education-Direction of Development and Current Situation in Italy. The Case of a Network of Educational Centres and of a Set of Advanced Didactical Support Tools

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (2001)

In: atti del convegno, Tsinghua 2001’ China International Industrial Design Forum and Industrial Design Education Symposium, Academy of Art & Design, Tsinghua University, Pechino, Cina, 2001. Pechino: Tsinghua University, ISBN 7-302-01066-8/J 22, pp. 27-32 (of pp. 25-33).

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Higher Education and Teacher’s Education in Design for Sustainability. Italian Experiences and Projects Co-Ordinated by the Politecnico di Milano University

Vezzoli C. (2001)

In: atti del convegno, International COPERNICUS conference, Higher Education for Sustainability, University of Lüneburg, Germania, 10.2001. pp. 1-21.

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Product Service Systems as a Strategic Design Approach to Sustainability. Examples Taken from the “Sustainable Innovation” Italian Prize

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (2001)

In: Conference proceedings Towards Sustainable Product Design, Amsterdam, 10.2001, pp. 270-276.

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Per una Nuova Cultura Progettuale di Prodotti e Servizi più Sostenibili

Vezzoli C. (2001)

In: atti del seminario Bellezza, Funzionalità ed Ecologia, Undicesima fiera delle utopie concrete, “Quali sensi per la conversione ecologica e la convivenza”, Città di Castello, 11-14.10.2001, pp. 1-4.

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Eco-Efficienza e Prevenzione. Innovazioni di Sistema per la Sostenibilità

Vezzoli C. (2001)

In: atti convegno/premiazione Innovazione amica dell’ambiente, Politecnico di Milano e Legambiente, Milano, 3.07.2001, pp. 1-4.

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The Building of Interfaces Translating Research Contributions of Contiguous Disciplines into a Language Readable by the Design. One Aspect of the Design Research Explained Trough Some Research Experiences in the Field of Life Cycle Design

Vezzoli C. (2000)

In: Conference proceedings Design (plus) research. Growing a knowledge, Politecnico di Milano, 2000. pp. 313-318.

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Designing a New Product-Service Mix. Short Term Strategy for Sustainability

Vezzoli C. (2000)

In: Conference proceedings Expert meeting on product service systems, United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP), Parigi, 14-15.06.2000, pp. 1-13.

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Eco-Efficient Product Service System

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (2000)

In: Expert meeting on sustainable service system, United Nation Environmental Programme, 2000

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Clothing Care in the Sustainable Household: Design Orienting Scenario in Germany, Italy and The Netherlands

Vezzoli C. (1999)

In: Conference proceedings The Eighth International Greening of Industry Network Conference, “Sustainability: Ways of Knowing/Ways of Acting”, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, 11.1999, (su CD-ROM), pp. 1-7.

Strategie di Breve Termine per la Sostenibilità: Design Strategico di un Nuovo Mix di Prodotti e Servizi

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (1999)

In: Conference proceedings I distretti industriali sostenibili, Università Federico II di Napoli, Napoli, 5.1999, pp. 1-6.

Clothing Care in the Sustainable Household

Vezzoli C. (1998)

In: Conference proceedings The Seventh International Greening of Industry Network Conference “Partenership and Leadership Building alliances for a Sustainable Future”, Roma, 1998, (on CD-rom) pp. 1- 31.

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Cleaner Production as a New Product-Service Mix: Short Term Strategy for Sustainability

Vezzoli C., Manzini E. (1997)

In: Meima R. (edit by). Conferece proceedings Cleaner Production. The search for New horizons. Trolleholm Castle, 06.1997. Lundt: IIIEE Lundt University, ISSN 1401-0798, pp.55-62.

Environmental Sustainability and Product-Service Design Strategies

Vezzoli C. (1997)

In: Convegno Levbar Design, Kopparberg, Svezia, 1997, pp. 1-9.

Life Cycle Design e Informatica

Vezzoli C. (1997)

In: Conference proceedings La progettazione di prodotti eco-efficienti. Il ruolo delle tecnologie informatiche, Politecnico di Milano, SMAU Fiera di Milano, Milano, 1997, pp. 27-44.

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LeNSin – the International Learning Network of networks on Sustainability

2015-2019

Promoter and coordination of the EU-supported (ERASMUS+) project.


Multipolar and open network of networks for curricula development on Design for Sustainability, focused on Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) applied to Distributed Economies (DE), funded by the European Union Erasums+ program (multiregional with 36 universities as partners and associate partners from Mexico, Brasil, South Africa, India, China and in Europe UK, Finland, The Netherlands, and Italy).

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LeNSes – the Learning Network on Sustainable energy systems

2013-2016

Promoter and coordination for the international research.


Multi-polar and open network for curricula and lifelong learning capacity development on System Design for Sustainable Energy for All (SD4SEA) focused on Sustainable Product-Service System applied to Distributed Renewable Energies (DRE), funded by the European Union Edulink program (bi-regional with Africa).

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Sustainability Maker

2012-2015

National coordinator for the international research, funded by the European Union Life+ program.


The Sustainability Maker project, promotes open innovation, crowd-sourcing, crowd-voting, crowd-funding platforms, and an online marketplace for Sustainable Solutions (www.sustainabilitymaker.org – www.innonatives.com). The platform combines a website and mobile application, to connect people who have identified sustainability-related problems with those who like to help to develop creative problem-solving solutions and support their implementation.

The SuM project has published on the platform several Design Challenges related to climate change, energy, resource efficiency, water, food, and agriculture/land use, urban environment, waste, and recycling; and encourages the innovation community of the Sustainability Maker platform to develop solutions to solve these problems. The ideas/concepts/solutions submitted are voted by the crowd (crowd-voting) and sustainability experts. The best solution(s) can be implemented either by the external actors who formulated the challenge or by other members of the platform and additional stakeholders (e.g. crowd-funding).

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TANGO – Towards A New interGenerational Openness, Project

2011-2013

National coordination for the international research funded by the European Union Culture program.


In this European level culture project, contemporary, sustainable and accessible design meets different European audiences of different age groups. The project brings forth issues of creativity, social design, and sustainability, and promotes intergenerational dialogue in three European countries: Finland, France, and Italy. The project explores different forms of sustainable design and how users, consumers, and audiences of different ages perceive them. One of the main results of the project is traveling exhibitions named TANGO, aiming at being a lab and a window to diffuse sustainable innovations.

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LeNS – the Learning Network on Sustainability

2007-2010

Promoter and coordinator of the international research, funded by the European Union Asia Links program, EuropAid, bioregional with Asia.


The Learning Network on Sustainability – LeNS is a 3 years project, involving 7 design schools in Europe and Asia, to develop an Asian-European multi-polar network for curricula development on Design for Sustainability focused on Product-Service System and to contribute to curriculum development, in a reciprocal understanding of cultures, by promoting a new generation of designers (and design educators) capable to effectively contribute to a transition towards a sustainable society.

LeNS promotes a new shared and articulated disciplinary ground on Design for Sustainability focused on Product-Service System, through a series of exchange activities and pilot courses at the partner institutions. LeNS has produced an open learning e-package, a modular package of teaching materials (texts, slide shows, audio, video, etc.) and tools for designers that design educators worldwide are able to download (free of charge), modify/remix and reuse (copyleft).

LeNS also promotes diffusion activities targeting the design community worldwide. As a project spin-off, the following affiliated HEIs network was established: LeNS Africa, LeNS South America, LeNS Central America, LeNS Oceania, LeNS German Speaking Languages, LeNS China, and LeNS India.

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SCORE! – Sustainable Consumption Research Exchanges

2005-2008

Coordinator of the design area for the international research, funded by the European Union, 6° Framework program.


Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) is key policy priority world-wide. In our view, sustainable consumption and production structures can only be realized if experts that understand business development, (sustainable) solution design, consumer behavior and effectiveness of (policy) instruments work together in shaping them. Furthermore, this should be linked with the experiences of actors (industry, consumer groups, ecolabelling organizations) in real-life consumption areas.

Since in the EU a network with these characteristics is absent, this project sets up a Co-ordination action on SCP, emphasizing “user awareness” for sustainable consumption, involving key expertise covering all relevant steps of the value chain in the priority consumption domain s Mobility, Agro-Food, and Energy/electronics. These domains contribute to over 70% of the life cycle impacts of household consumption, are a priority in the EU's Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), and give good examples of user awareness schemes (e.g. labeling).

The CA is organized around a series of Workshops and Conferences. The first workshop will provide a general exchange of views. The second phase of the project gives sustainable consumption cases in the domains center stage. These are used as vehicles for a positive confrontation of insights from different science fields, leading to true best practice generation, suggestions for implementation of user awareness approaches, research programming, and development of conceptual insights. The science and consumption domains are covered by 8 WP leaders and 21 Participants and will involve a much larger community of SCP experts from industry, government, and science. A close liaison with UNEP, promoting a 10 Year Framework of Programs on SCP will be organized. Finally, the CA should have to build a permanent, self-supporting research network in this field.

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System design for sustainable pilot project

2007-2008

Coordinator of the design area for the research.


Focused on the development of System design for a sustainable pilot project aiming at an introduction of locally-based and long-lasting mobility system for low-income contexts in Africa, within the international research Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation, involving some African and some European universities (among which the Politecnico di Milano).

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MEPPS. Product Service Systems Methodology – Development of a toolkit for industry.

2001-2004

Coordination of the design area for the international research, coordinated by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), funded by the European Union, 5° Framework program.


The aim of this project was to develop an integrated methodology for the design of sustainable Product Service Systems (PSS), starting from three main thematic areas:

– PSS design (scenario development and sustainable PSS design)

– Assessment of environmental impacts (impact on micro, meso, and macro level)

– Success and failure factors (consumer acceptance, culture, and ethics)

These diverse approaches are converged in a unique methodology. The application of a common language as well as the definition of an ideal design process was crucial.

MEPSS is part of the Competitive and Sustainable Growth Programme of the Fifth Framework Programme, coordinated by PricewaterhouseCoopers N.V. with eight partners and 14 subcontractors.

The dimension of this project is strictly necessary, as its strength lies in its multidisciplinarity. This allows the chance to achieve one of the principle aims of the research: the development of an integrated methodology and theory on PSS.

Every scientific group of the project will provide its contribution to the development of this integrated methodology. At the same time, all of the results will be tested by an internal peer group and applied to pilot projects by other industrial partners (part of a larger group of participants who are coordinated through MEPSS).

The project proved promising because of its approach and because of the concreteness of the expected results, which were possible thanks to the direct application of the results and to the test of the set of tools and methods through pilot projects. All of the project participants agreed that the complexity of the problems raised from environmental degradation can be faced only through a complex approach made up of many different contributions. Communication among diverse disciplines is only possible through a common language and the overcoming of diverging purposes (industrial and private needs vs. social and public problems).

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The UNEP ecodesign guidance package

2004

National coordinator for the international research, funded by the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP).


Preparation of the UNEP ecodesign guidance package: modules on Product Service Systems (PSS) and a module on internal communications.

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Product-Service Systems and Sustainability

2001-2002

Coordinator for the international research, funded by the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP).


Product-Service Systems and Sustainability, Orienting an ongoing trend towards sustainable solutions

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Strategies towards the Sustainable Household

1998-2000

National and clothing care area coordinator for the international research, funded by the European Union, Environment and Climate program.


SusHouse is concerned with developing and evaluating scenarios for transitions to sustainable households. It focuses on ‘Shopping, Cooking and Eating’,’Clothing Care’ and ‘Shelter’. The project was carried out by six research teams from five countries – Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom – from January 1998 to June 2000. It was funded by the European Union (Environment and Climate Research Programme Theme 4: on Human Dimensions of Environmental Change, ENV-CT97-0046).

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Competitiveness and Sustainability: Synergies and opportunities

1998

Contribution to the international research.


System innovation and new business Idea, for the preparation of the 5° Framework program, coordinated by the CIR.IS research Centre of the DITec department of the Politecnico di Milano, funded by the European Union.

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EXPRES: Extended Producer Responsability for Complex Product.

1995-1996

Contribution to the international research.


Research Analysis of the Socio-Economic and Technical Implication of Devising and Implementing a Policy on this Principle, funded by the European Union.

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