Alessio Caccamo, Luca D'Elia, Carmen Rotondi
Design research streams
An inquiry across emerging theories and practices
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This volume emerges from the “Design Research Streams” lecture series at Sapienza University of Rome, showcasing innovative research directions in contemporary design through the voices of ten emerging Italian scholars. From posthuman design education
This volume emerges from the “Design Research Streams” lecture series at Sapienza University of Rome, showcasing innovative research directions in contemporary design through the voices of ten emerging Italian scholars. From posthuman design education integrating artificial intelligence to immersive technologies transforming communication, from generative manufacturing processes to biodesign practices collaborating with living organisms, these contributions reveal how design is redefining its boundaries and methodologies. Organized in three sections – Perspectives, Visions, and Streams – the book presents both theoretical frameworks and applied experimentations that address the challenges of our time: sustainability, transdisciplinarity, and emerging technologies. A compelling snapshot of where Italian design research is heading, offering essential insights for designers, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand how the discipline is evolving in response to contemporary complexities.
Indice
Introductory Essays
LIVING WITH COMPLEXITY
Design Between Ethics, Innovation and Pedagogy Sabrina Lucibello
DESIGN RESEARCH
Two “distinctive” forces Loredana Di Lucchio
COMMUNICATION DESIGN BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Perspectives
The Experience of Sapienza University of Rome Ida Cortoni
RESEARCH AS DECONSTRUCTION
Design Hope Beyond Borders Carmen Rotondi
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE REIMAGINED
Toward Posthuman Design Education Alessio Caccamo
DESIGN MEDIUM TOWARD A RELATIONAL UNIVERSITY
The enduring significance of Third Mission Luca D’Elia
Visions
WHO WANTS TO DATA FOREVER?
Towards an upadated Data Criticism Alessio Caccamo
DESIGNING NATURE/NATURING DESIGN
Visions of growth, evolution and augmentation Carmen Rotondi
DESIGN PRACTICES OF SENSE MAKING
Does it make sense to be a designer? Luca D’Elia
Streams
THE STRATEGIC IMMERSION
Breaking conventional communication Irene Fiesoli & Eleonora D’Ascenzi
CATS IN THE MATRIX
Reframing glitches as design insights Annapaola Vacanti
ADVANCING THE CONCEPT OF EDI IN DESIGN EDUCATION
The role of the EDIDesK project Emilio Rossi
DIGITAL TRANSITIONS
Reconstructing the Italian Graphic Design Scene (1980s–1990s) Monica Pastore
GENERATIVE DESIGN & 3D PRINTING
Complex geometries for customised production Davide Paciotti
RAGE AGAIST THE MACHINE
Design for Industrial Manufacturing Alessando Pollini
DATA SIMULATORS AS CONVERSATION STARTERS
Our experience working with the Earth4All model Alfredo Calosci
THE BIOLOGICAL TURN
New frontiers of transdisciplinarity applied to materials design Marco Marseglia & Francesco Cantini
Concluding Essays
VOICES IN ITALIAN DESIGN RESEARCH
A new format for building academic bridges Carlo Martino
PHD AS LABORATORY OF EPISTEMOLOGY Lorenzo Imbesi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Alessio Caccamo, Luca D’Elia, Carmen Rotondi
