POLIMI DESIS Lab
The POLIMI-DESIS Lab, based in the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano, is composed of a group of researchers adopting a strategic and systemic approach to design, with a specific focus on design for services and design activism. It has a background in service and product-service-system design for sustainability and investigates the way design can support and trigger social innovation, c
10/01/2026
Ten brilliant ideas on aid, relief, resilience, and peacebuilding, developed by 40 talented students of the School of Design of Politecnico di Milano, to light up these dark days.�Positive Peace – Bridges over Troubled Waters is an exhibition and project presentation that will take place on Monday, January 19, at the Italian Red Cross headquarter in Milan, via Marcello Pucci 7.
The projects were developed in collaboration with Action Aid, Croce Rossa Italiana, Refugees Welcome, and Trending Peace, the organizations we worked with to design ideas fostering a condition of Positive Peace—a concept of peace that goes beyond the mere absence of war.
Agenda
* 17:00 – Exhibition opening
* 18:00 – Project presentations (in Italian)
* 19:30 – Closing
Dieci idee brillanti su aiuto, soccorso, resilienza e costruzione della pace, sviluppate da 40 talentuosi studenti della Scuola del Design del Politecnico di Milano, per illuminare questi giorni difficili.�Positive Peace – Bridges over Troubled Waters è una mostra e presentazione di progetti che si terrà lunedì 19 gennaio presso la sede di Milano della Croce Rossa Italiana via Marcello Pucci 7.
I progetti sono stati sviluppati in collaborazione con Action Aid, Croce Rossa Italiana, Refugees Welcome e Trending Peace, le organizzazioni con cui abbiamo lavorato per ideare proposte volte a promuovere una condizione di Pace Positiva — un concetto di pace che va oltre la semplice assenza di guerra.
Programma
* 17:00 – Apertura della mostra
* 18:00 – Presentazione dei progetti (in lingua italiana)
* 19:30 – Chiusura
16/06/2025
08/04/2025
The Milano Design Week is not only Furniture, Fashion and Food.
On Thuersday 11, at 17:30, at INTERDEPENDENCE: Exploring opposites, Fabbrica del Vapore, we will talk about Design Diplomacy, that is how and if institutions working with design can operate in situations and contexts of conflicts and polarizations.
https://www.interdependence.polimi.it/fabbricadelvapore/program/
Join for a conversation that will help us reflecting on this subject.
PDC 2026
DESIS Network
Cumulus Association
Join us for this first conversation!
Towards PDC26 | Design Diplomacy: Comprising opposites.
A shared reflection on the role of design as an activity of institutional organizations in situations of conflict and opposition. A conversation in anticipation of the Participatory Design Conference 2026, themed "Peace, Dialogue, and Coexistence."
A conversation prompted by: Anna Meroni, Davide Fassi, Laura Galluzzo (Organizers of PDC.2026 for Politecnico di Milano), Nora Lombardini (Rector’s Delegate for the Italian Network of Universities for Peace), Silvia Ferraris (Rector’s Delegate for International relations of the School of Design - Politecnico di Milano), Gaia Romani (Councillor for Decentralization, Neighborhoods and Participation, and General Civic Services).
With the amazing images of Armando Milani to enrich the event.
The event is part of the exhibition "Interdependence: exploring opposites" by Politecnico di Milano.
Where: Fabbrica del Vapore - Spazio Messina, Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4, Milano
When: Thursday, 10 April 2025 | 17.30-19.00
WUF 12 - Training Event
Enhancing Public Participation in Urban Design through Digital Tools and Community Engagement. The case of Vivo Mi Calle and OSMOSI.
08th November 2024
🗺️Join us at WUF12-Egypt for an immersive workshop on urban transformation! Discover how the methodology empowers youth to take part in shaping their communities, alongside advanced digital tools from the project.
The session will be facilitated by Salvatore Di Dio and Paola La Scala from the Università degli Studi di Palermo with Laura Galluzzo and Elisa Cinelli from POLIMI DESIS Lab of Department of Design - Politecnico di Milano, the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Universidad EAFIT, as well as Juana Leal and María Paula Lancheros from Despacio.
🗓 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights for creating inclusive, healthy, and sustainable urban spaces: https://wuf.unhabitat.org/event/wuf12/enhancing-public-participation-urban-design-through-digital-tools-and-community
🔎 More info about
- OSMOSI project: https://lnkd.in/dAiqc4RA
- VIVO MI CALLE project: https://lnkd.in/d8nn8Xrs
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