This open access book gathers the contributions from the Design! OPEN International Conference, held in Parma, Italy in May 2022. The conference explored the multidisciplinary aspects of design starting from its dimensions: objects (design as focused on the object, on its functional and symbolic dimension, and at the same time on the object as a tool for representing cultures), processes (the designer’s self-reflective moment which is focused on the analysis and on the definition of processes in various contexts, spanning innovation, social engagement, reflection on emergencies or forecasting), experiences (design as a theoretical and practical strategy aimed at facilitating experiential interactions among people, people and objects or environments), and narratives (making history, representing through different media, archiving, narrating, and exhibiting design). The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerousexciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

This open access book gathers the contributions from the Design! OPEN International Conference, held in Parma, Italy in May 2022. The conference explored the multidisciplinary aspects of design starting from its dimensions: objects (design as focused on the object, on its functional and symbolic dimension, and at the same time on the object as a tool for representing cultures), processes (the designer’s self-reflective moment which is focused on the analysis and on the definition of processes in various contexts, spanning innovation, social engagement, reflection on emergencies or forecasting), experiences (design as a theoretical and practical strategy aimed at facilitating experiential interactions among people, people and objects or environments), and narratives (making history, representing through different media, archiving, narrating, and exhibiting design). The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerousexciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

This volume is the result of extensive and in-depth research conducted by the Franco Albini Foundation on the vast docu­mentary collection in its archives, supplemented by external sources, with the aim of compiling a comprehensive catalogue dedicated to the work of Franco Albini (1905–1977) in the fields of design, interior architecture, and functional objects.Edited by Giampiero Bosoni, this volume traces the entire career of the great Italian architect, from 1929 to 1977, capturing the complexity and richness of over three thousand projects.The volume opens with a series of critical essays by leading scholars, followed by an extensive section of technical profiles orga­nised into thematic chapters. Each project is analysed and contextualised through texts and archival materials—photographs, drawings, and documents—that illustrate its development and significance.The book is rounded out by a section dedicated to contemporary reissues, along with a biography and an annotated biblio­graphy. It serves as an essential reference tool for studying Albini’s work as a designer, while also providing a solid foundation for future research.Text in English and Italian.

This open access book gathers the contributions from the Design! OPEN International Conference, held in Parma, Italy in May 2022. The conference explored the multidisciplinary aspects of design starting from its dimensions: objects (design as focused on the object, on its functional and symbolic dimension, and at the same time on the object as a tool for representing cultures), processes (the designer’s self-reflective moment which is focused on the analysis and on the definition of processes in various contexts, spanning innovation, social engagement, reflection on emergencies or forecasting), experiences (design as a theoretical and practical strategy aimed at facilitating experiential interactions among people, people and objects or environments), and narratives (making history, representing through different media, archiving, narrating, and exhibiting design). The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerousexciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

This open access book gathers the contributions from the Design! OPEN International Conference, held in Parma, Italy in May 2022. The conference explored the multidisciplinary aspects of design starting from its dimensions: objects (design as focused on the object, on its functional and symbolic dimension, and at the same time on the object as a tool for representing cultures), processes (the designer’s self-reflective moment which is focused on the analysis and on the definition of processes in various contexts, spanning innovation, social engagement, reflection on emergencies or forecasting), experiences (design as a theoretical and practical strategy aimed at facilitating experiential interactions among people, people and objects or environments), and narratives (making history, representing through different media, archiving, narrating, and exhibiting design). The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerousexciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

This volume is the result of extensive and in-depth research conducted by the Franco Albini Foundation on the vast docu­mentary collection in its archives, supplemented by external sources, with the aim of compiling a comprehensive catalogue dedicated to the work of Franco Albini (1905–1977) in the fields of design, interior architecture, and functional objects.Edited by Giampiero Bosoni, this volume traces the entire career of the great Italian architect, from 1929 to 1977, capturing the complexity and richness of over three thousand projects.The volume opens with a series of critical essays by leading scholars, followed by an extensive section of technical profiles orga­nised into thematic chapters. Each project is analysed and contextualised through texts and archival materials—photographs, drawings, and documents—that illustrate its development and significance.The book is rounded out by a section dedicated to contemporary reissues, along with a biography and an annotated biblio­graphy. It serves as an essential reference tool for studying Albini’s work as a designer, while also providing a solid foundation for future research.Text in English and Italian.