DESIS Philosophy Talk #7.8 Designing for care 1. The concept of “care”, in all its implications, is certainly not new. However, in recent years it has gradually emerged in the social conversation with a new connotation: that of being one of th... read more
Pre-conference event ServDes, Rio 2023, July 11, 2023 Regional characters Service design as situated activity 2. We believe that, until now, the highly situated nature of service design has not been sufficiently understood and valued. We believe it ... read more
Authors: Francesco Mazzarella, Helen Storey & Dilys Williams Available on ResearchGate
Authors: Flor Avelino, Adina Dumitru, Carla Cipolla, Iris Kunze & Julia Wittmayer Available on ResearchGate
Authors – Dr. Spyros Bofylatos, University of the Aegean – Paris Xyntarianos – Tsiropinas, University of the Aegean Abstract Our understanding and use of the urban environment is constantly changing. Applied sciences, technology, creativ... read more
Authors: Ann Light – School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Anna Seravalli – The School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden Abstract If municipalities were the caring platforms of t... read more
Authors: Yaone Rapitsenyane; Richie Moalosi; Paulson Letsholo University of Botswana Abstract Current business models have over the years led to increased consumption of resources; energy and materials. The concept of Sustainable Product-Service System... read more
Davide Fassi, Laura Galluzzo, Annalinda De Rosa davide.fassi@polimi.it; laura.galluzzo@polimi.it; annalinda.derosa@polimi.it Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Via Durando 38a, 20158 Milan, Italy Abstract The paper is a position paper attempting... read more
Liang Yin | liang.yin@polimi.it Davide Fassi Hang Cheng Han Hana Shushu He Abstract: Health is not only an individual or personal issue but a social related outcome co-created by a wide range of stakeholders. As public health challenge is proved to be ... read more
Satu Miettinen – University of Lapland (FINLAND) Vikki du Preez – University of Technology (SOUTH AFRICA) Jill van Dugteren – University of Technology (SOUTH AFRICA) Richie Moalosi – University of Botswana (BOTSWANA) Shorn M... read more
17th may 2023 at 11.00 UTC – DESIS Café hosted by Jiangnan University DESIS Lab in Wuxi, China DESIS Café is a virtual place where DESIS Labs can meet and talk about their activities, expectations, thoughts, research, projects, etc. It’s a place to ... read more
Red Dot Design Museum Xiamen is located in Xiamen, China. Following the venues in Essen Germany and Singapore, it is the world’s third Red Dot Design Museum.We successfully held “Social Design Exhibition Asia” in 2020 and we continuously hold a... read more
ServDes.2023 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a partnership between three institutions: Coppe | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and Livework São Paulo.The main theme of the confe... read more
Higher School of Design of Aragón, in Spain, will hold the second edition of the ESDA Social Design Days, next 11th and 12th May, hosted by its ESDA DESIS Lab. With its increasing quantity and quality of projects in the field of social design and design ... read more
17th may 2023 at 11.00 UTC – DESIS Café hosted by Jiangnan University DESIS Lab in Wuxi, China DESIS Café is a virtual place where DESIS Labs can meet and talk about their activities, expectations, thoughts, research, projects, etc. It’s a place to ... read more
Periplus Workshops 2023 towards a new MATERIALITYtowards a new MATEREALITY Short-term residency for designers, artists, architects, creatives & performing artists, working across all cultural fields. Periplus Workshops offers selected creative and cul... read more
25th january 2023 at 15.00 UTC – DESIS Café hosted by Art + Design: elearning Lab from Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus. DESIS Café is a virtual place where DESIS Labs can meet and talk about their activities, expectations, thoughts... read more
(by Ezio Manzini) Thinking of 2022, the word that imposes itself on the others is war. War in Europe and wars in the world. Until now, as DESIS, we have been working to face the environmental, social, economic and cultural crisis. We looked at society to ... read more
14 Nov 2022, 4 – 5pm CET SIX – Social Innovation Exchange are pleased to share the details of the second conversation in their Reshaping Europe – A global dialogue series, this time in conversation with Ezio Manzini on his recent book, L... read more
16th November 2022 at 13.00 UTC – DESIS Café hosted by ESDA DESIS Lab from Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón in Zaragoza, Spain. DESIS Café is a virtual place where DESIS Labs can meet and talk about their activities, expectations, thoughts, rese... read more