Design and system innovation for sustainability

Research focus

The Peer review has evaluated this group as Good

There are three main research focus: 1) Product Life Cycle Design (Product Environmental Requirements): basic research activities aiming at the elaboration, development and diffusion of the theory, methods, tools to design low environmental impact products; applied research aimed at consulting company on the integrating environmental requirements and tools in their design processes as well as low impact product development 2) System (or Product-service systems, PSS) design for eco-efficiency: basic research activities aiming at the development and diffusion of theory, methods, tools to design eco-efficient integrated system of products and services that together fulfil a given demand of satisfaction, and of the related stakeholders’ interaction; applied research aimed at consulting institutions and companies for the development of so called Sustainable Design Orienting systemSscenario 3) (System) design for social equity and cohesion: basic research activities aiming at the definition of a possible theoretical and practical view in which design has a role for a socio-ethical sustainability in emerging contexts and in relation with local-based and network-structured initiatives/enterprises. On these research focus there part of research activities are devoted to the improvement and diffusion of the topics within the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Dipartimento di afferenza

Dipartimento di Industrial Design, Arti, Comunicazione e Moda (INDACO)

Docenti afferenti

Assistant Professors
Carlo Vezzoli