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Gillian Crampton Smith, Interaction Design at IUAV University–Plenary Speaker, Design Conference, Rome

Published on December 30, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Gillian Crampton Smith, Graduate Program of Interaction Design at IUAV University in Venice, Italy, will join the 2011 Design Conference Plenary Speakers at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She’ll be presenting on ‘Interactions’ under the conference’s theme, Design: Useful & Futile, 2-4 February 2011.

Having studied philosophy and history of art at Cambridge University, Gillian Crampton Smith spent the 1970s as a designer – first in book publishing, then on the Sunday Times and Times Literary Supplement. In 1981, she designed and implemented a page layout program to help her with magazine design – an early desktop publishing application. This experience convinced her that artists and designers have an important role to play in creating information technologies.  More…

Stefano Giovannoni, Industrial, Interior Design and Architect–Plenary Speaker, Design Conference, Rome

Published on December 29, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Stefano Giovannoni, an Industrial, Interior Designer and Architect based in Milan, joins the 2011 Design Conference Plenary Speakers at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He’ll be presenting his plenary presentation on ‘Products’ under the conference’s theme, Design: Useful & Futile, 2-4 February 2011.

Stefano Giovannoni was born in La Spezia, Italy and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. Currently, he lives and works in Milan.

As an industrial designer he has collaborated with such companies as Alessi, Amore Pacific, Bisazza, Cedderoth, Deborah, Elica, Fiat, Hannstar, Hansemm, Helit, Henkel, Kddi, Kokuyo, Inda, Laufen, Lavazza, Lg Hausys, L’Oreal, Magis, Mikakuto, Moooi, Ntt Docomo, Oras, Oregon Scientific, Puig, Pulsar, Samsung, Seiko, Siemens, 3M, Telecom, Toto, Veneta Cucine. More…

Stefano Boeri, Architect and Abitare editor–Plenary Speaker, Design Conference, Rome

Published on December 29, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 1 Comment

Stefano Boeri, Architect, Professor and Editor of Abitare, joins the 2011 Design Conference Plenary Speakers at Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. He’ll be presenting his plenary presentation on ‘Environment’ under the conference’s theme, Design: Useful & Futile, 2-4 February 2011.

Stefano Boeri, born in 1956, lives and works in Milan. He set up the research agency Multiplicity and teaches urban planning at the Politecnico di Milano. He was editor of Domus from 2004-2007 and he has edited Abitare since September 2007. His Milan-based studio, Stefano Boeri Architetti, dedicates its work to research into and practical work around contemporary architecture and planning. On-going projects include – La Villa – Centre Régional de la Mediterranée (The Mediterranean regional centre) a multi-purpose building on the Marseilles waterfront commissioned by the PACA Region; a project for the clean-up and restoration of the ex-Arsenal of the archipelago of La Maddalena in Sardinia. More…

Stefano Marzano, CEO of Philips Design, speaking at Rome Design Conference

Published on November 30, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Stefano Marzano is CEO and Chief Creative Director, Philips Design, the international in-house design group at Philips responsible for all design work within the company. He’ll be presenting his plenary presentation on ‘Services’ under the conference’s theme, Design: The Useful and Futile, at The International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, 2-4 February 2011 at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Both Stefano Marzano and Philips Design are widely recognized as being in the forefront of the design profession.

Stefano is a regular speaker at international design, business and technology conferences, at which he addresses current and emerging issues in design and design management. He has also published widely on design topics, being the author or editor of a number of books describing the work of Philips Design and the humanistic philosophy on which it is based. These books include Television at the Crossroads (1994), Vision of the Future (1996), Creating Value by Design: Thoughts and Facts (1998), City, People, Light (1997), Past Tense, Future Sense: Competing through Creativity – 80 Years of Design at Philips (2005), and (with Emile Aarts) The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligence (2003). More…

Cumulus President, Christian Guellerin, to speak in Rome on design research

Published on November 29, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Christian Guellerin is the President of the Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. He’ll be presenting his plenary presentation on ‘Research’ under the conference’s theme, Design: The Useful and Futile, at The International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, 2-4 February 2011 at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

The international network Cumulus – www.cumulusassociation.org – gathers 165 universities of Design, Art and Media worldwide.

He is the Director of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique, France – www.lecolededesign.com – for 10 years. L’Ecole de design Nantes atlantique is a member of the Conference des Grandes Ecoles, a network of the most prestigious French schools and of the Research Association UNAM at the University of Nantes, Angers, Le Mans. More…

Design Conference–Share Your Photos

Published on July 31, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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To those of you that joined us at the 2010 Design Conference in Chicago, or if you’ve participated in a previous conference, please share your photos of the conference with your friends and colleagues that you met while at the conference. Pictures of the conference sessions, dinner, tours and ‘down time’ are all welcome!

Join our Design Conference Flickr group here, and upload your pictures to easily share. Once you’ve joined, simply click on ‘Add something?’, and upload your photos or videos of the conference.

For information on sharing your photos with Flickr, please read more here.

Announcing: Fifth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices

Published on April 2, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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The 2011 Design Conference will be held at Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy from 2-4 February 2011.

The conference is a cross-disciplinary forum which brings together researchers, teachers and practitioners to discuss the nature and future of design. The resulting conversations weave between the theoretical and the empirical, research and application, market pragmatics and social idealism. More…

Redesigned Newsletter: Now Launched

Published on April 1, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

The Design Principles and Practices Newsletter re-launch marks the start of a new approach to connecting with and reaching out to our Design Principles and Practices Community. The newsletter will be sent out on a monthly basis and will contain important community news, conference updates, and publication information.

It is the hope of Common Ground Publishing that this newsletter will provide you with a more positive experience connecting with the Design Principles and Practices Community.

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If you have inquiries, concerns, or general comments, please feel free to contact the newsletter team at support@designprinciplesandpractices.com.