Interiors in the Age of Uncertainty. Future-proofing Design Practices.

Elgani, E., Monchiero, U. ()

Design International Series, FrancoAngeli, Milano. ISBN: 97888165460.

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Learning by Doing and the role of the body in knitting tasks: an integrated approach on Ergonomics and social sustainability in fashion design.

Sadeghi Naehini, H., Conti, G. M., Motta, M. (2024).

In: For Nature/With Nature: New Sustainable Design Scenarios, pp. 493-508.

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Made in Italy 5.0. Knitwear Design within the 5th Industrial Revolution.

Motta, M., Lo Scocco, G. (2024).

In: In For Nature/With Nature: New Sustainable Design Scenarios, pp. 783-798.

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Tools for a Sustainable Knitwear System. Design Researching Towards Possible Answers

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

In: A.C. Broega, J. Cunha, H. Carvalho, B. Providência (eds.) “Advances in Fashion and Design Research” Proceedings of the 5th International Fashion and Design Congress, CIMODE 2022, July 4–7, 2022, Guimarães, Portugal. pp. 571-582.

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3D knitting for upholstery: guidelines to design at the interface of sustainable fashion and furniture.

Cerulo, B., Papile, F., Motta, M., Marinelli, A., Conti, G. M., Del Curto, B. (2022)

In: Gianni Montagna and Cristina Carvalho (eds.) Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering. AHFE (2022) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 32. AHFE International, USA.

 

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Reuse and re-manufacturing as key strategies towards circularity

Talamo C., Arena M., Campioli A., Vezzoli C., (2022)

In: Talamo C. (ed) Re-manufacturing networks for tertiary architectures: Innovative organizational models towards circularity. Milano: FrancoAngeli. 
 

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Design guidelines for product re-manufacturing

Macrì L., Vezzoli C., (2022)

In: Talamo C. (ed) Re-manufacturing networks for tertiary architectures: Innovative organizational models towards circularity. Milano: FrancoAngeli.

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Value chain insights and opportunities to foster re-manufacturing: adopting a Sustainable Product-Service System approach within tertiary architectures

Marika A., Ratti S., Macrì L., Vezzoli C., (2022)

In: Talamo C. (ed) Re-manufacturing networks for tertiary architectures: Innovative organizational models towards circularity. Milano: FrancoAngeli. 

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The Sustainable Energy for All Design Scenario

Vezzoli, C., Bacchetti E. (2017)

In Chapman J. (edit by) Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Product Design. London: Routledge.

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The “Material” Side of Design for Sustainability.

Vezzoli C.

In Karana E., Pedgley O. and Rognoli V., (edit by). Materials experience. Fundamentals of materials and design. Oxfrod: Elsevier.

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System Design for Sustainability. The Challenge of Behaviour Change.

Vezzoli C.

In Crocker R. and Lehmann S. (edit by). Motivating Change: Values, Behaviour, Consumption and Sustainable Design. New York: Earthscan / Routledge.

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Environmentally Sustainable Exhibition for Design Schools.

Vezzoli C., Aprea A., Jeifeng L., Linghao Z.

In Niinimaki K., Kallio-Tavin M. (edit by). Dialogues for Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books.

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System Design for Inclusion and Sustainability.

Vezzoli C.

In Niinimaki K., Kallio- Tavin M. (edit by). Dialogues for Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books.

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Integrating Audiovisual Communication into System Design for Sustainability

Vezzoli C., Galbiati M., Ciancia M., Piredda F.

In Niinimaki K., Kallio-Tavin M. (edit by). Dialogues for Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy. The AH-DESIGN Project. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books.

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Movie Design in System Design for Sustainability: Integrating Audiovisual Communication into the Design Process

Vezzoli C., Galbiati M., Ciancia M., Piredda F.

In Niinimaki K., Kallio-Tavin M. (edit by). Dialogues for Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books.

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Progettare per la Sostenibilità

Vezzoli C.

In Terzi S. (edit by). Progettare i Prodotti del Futuro. Metodi Approcci e Strumenti per Competere. Milano: Edizioni Este.

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Africa, Ideas for a Sustainable Future. Leapfrog Strategies: Design for Social and System Innovation for Sustainability in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Ghana

Manzini E., Vezzoli, C., Ceschin F., & Cantù, D.,

In  A. Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, L. Collina, M. Imperadori & A. Gandelli, ed. The international gateway. Projects and partnerships. Milano: Edizioni Olivares.

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Product-Service Systems

Vezzoli C., Tischner U., Rayan C.,

In  Crul M., Diehl J. C. (edit by). Design for Sustainability (D4S): A Step-By-Step Approach. Modules. Crul M., Diehl J. C. (edit by), pubblicato da United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

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Product- Service Systems; Tools and Cases

Vezzoli C., Tischner U.,

In Crul M., Diehl J. C. (edit by). Design for Sustainability (D4S): A Step-By-Step Approach. A Global Guide. Pubblicato da United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

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Sustainable Scenarios for Upstream Waste Reduction in the Food Chain

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F.

In Hülsen and Ohnesorge, Food Science Research and Technology. New York: Nova Publishers.

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Il Design di Sistema per la Sostenibilità. Nuovi Ambiti Operativi e Nuovi Metodi e Strumenti a Supporto dei Designer

Vezzoli C., Ceschin F.

In Catania A. (edit by). More E less/Nuovi Stili di Vita e di Consumo. Palermo: Dario Flaccovio Editore.

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Cenario do Design para uma Moda Suatentavel (Scenari di Design per una Moda Sostenibile)

Vezzoli C.

In Pires D. B. (edit by). Design de Moda – olhares diversos. San Paolo, Brasile: Editora Estação das Letras e Cores convida.

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Review: Design for Sustainable Consumption and Production Systems

Vezzoli C., Manzini E.

In Vezzoli C., Tukker A., Charter M., Stø E., Andersen M. M. (edit by). System Innovation for Sustainability 1. Perspectives on Radical Changes to Sustainable Consumption and Production. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing.

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Life Cycle Design. Un Approccio Operativo

Vezzoli C., Cortesi S.

In Ferrara M., Lucibello S. (edit by). Design Follow Materials. Firenze: Alinea editrice.

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Design e Development Durable Dans le Pays Emergentes

Vezzoli C., Chaves L.

In Rubini C. (edit by). Azimuts 28. Saint-Etienne: Cité du design ed.

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Un’Abitabilità Sostenibile

Vezzoli C., Manzini E.

In: Blasi C., Padovano G., Nebuloni A. (edit by). Sole Vento Acqua Vegetazione e Tecnologie Avanzate. Matrici di un Nuovo Approccio Progettuale al Territorio Architettura e Design Strategico. Roma: Cangemi editore.

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

Vezzoli C.

In: Vezzoli C., Tamborrini P. (a cura di), 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, LlibreriaClup editore.

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Lo Sviluppo Sostenibile

Vezzoli C.

In Rossi F., Salvi F. (edit by). Manuale di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale. Bologna: Zanichelli.

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I-1. Sustainability and PSS Innovation, I-2. PSS, a Promising Concept to Improve Sustainability in Emerging Context, II-1. The International Experimental Educational Project

Vezzoli C.

In Vezzoli C., Penin L. (edit by). Designing Sustainable Product- Service Systems for All. Sustainable Clothing Care Concepts for University Campuses in Emerging Contexts. Milano: Libreria Clup editore.

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Prioritize Sustainability Guidelines (level 1: Scenario), Visualize Sustainability Aspects of PSS Scenario, Prioritize Sustainability Guidelines (level 2: PSS Idea), Visualize Sustainability Aspects of PSS Idea, Visualize Sustainability Aspects of Developed PSS

Vezzoli C.

In Vezzoli C., van Halen C:, Wimmer R, (edit by). Methodology for Product Service System. How to Develop Clean, Clever and Competitive Strategies in Companies. Assen, Olanda: Van Gorcum.

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Il Design degli Elettrodomestici per la Sostenibilità

Vezzoli C., Proserpio C.

In Rampino L. (edit by). Sapere, Immaginare, Fare. Il Design d’innovazione per l’elettrodomestico. Milano: Edizioni Polidesign.

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Design e Sostenibilità

Vezzoli C.

In Manzini E., Bertola P. (edit by). Design Multiverso. Appunti di Fenomenologia del Design. Milano: Edizioni Polidesign.

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Scenari di Sostenibilità Domestica

Vezzoli C., Sciama D., Proserpio C.

In Abitare il Tempo. ’03 Mostre di Sperimentazione e Ricerca e Laboratori Progettuali. Verona: Edizioni grafiche Zanini.

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Strategie Progettuali verso la Sostenibilità

Vezzoli C.

In Lugo P. (edit by). Learning by Doing. Blue industry # 4, Udine,.

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The Clothing Care Function

Vezzoli C.

In Final Report, Sushouse Project. Delft, Olanda: TBM, Delft University of Technology

Clothing Care

Vezzoli C.

In Young C. W. (edit by). Strategies Towards the Sustainable Household (SusHouse) Project: Draft Design Orienting Scenarios (DOS),Manchester, UK: Copyright CROMTEC, Manchester School of Management UMIST.

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

Vezzoli C., Manzini E.

In Liberti R. (edit by). Il distretto Industriale Sostenibile. Per uno Sviluppo Industriale Ambientalmente Consapevole. Napoli: Giannini Editore

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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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Sole, vento, acqua, vegetazione e tecnologia avanzata quali matrici di un nuovo approccio progettuale al territorio, architettura e disegno industriale

2005-2007


Co-coordinator of the strategic design area for the national (italian) research, Sole, vento, acqua, vegetazione e tecnologia avanzata quali matrici di un nuovo approccio progettuale al territorio, architettura e disegno industriale (Sun, wind, water, vegetation and advanced technologies as bases for a new design approach to territory, architecture, and design), coordinated by the Reserch Unit Pianificazione e progettazione urbano-architettonica INDACO dept. Politecnico di Milano, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR).Union.

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Package of 3 software multimedia tools

1999-2003


Promoter and coordinator of the national (Italian) research, Package of 3 software multimedia tools to support didactic activities on the themes of Life Cycle Design (LCD) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Eco.cathedra, Eco.Oficina and Eco. disco, funded by the National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPA now ISPRA).

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Network of labs for environmental requirements of industrial

products

1999-2002


Promoter and coordinator of the national (Italian) research, Network of labs for environmental requirements of industrial products. Establishment of a network of coordinated University labs as centers for students and for vocational training on the discipline of environmental requirements of industrial products, funded by the National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPA now ISPRA).

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