Design Philology Essays. Issue Zero
Design at Politecnico di Milano: The Beginning of a Story
Synopsis
In October 1993, the first Bachelor’s Degree Program in Industrial Design in Italy was inaugurated at Politecnico di Milano.
Since then, a thirty-year journey has marked the growth of this discipline across numerous universities in Italy and the recognition of design as a fundamental feature of Italian culture.
This volume – Issue Zero – launches a publishing initiative that, grounded in a reflection on the historical memory and cultural roots of Politecnico di Milano’s Design System, aims to sustain the distinctive forward-looking spirit of Polytechnic design culture. Its goal is to place design at the service of today’s cultural, social, technological, and environmental challenges.
Eleven essays here offer a dual perspective. The first section explores the opportunities offered by digital humanities to elevate a history along with its traces and testimonies, while also bringing forth diverse viewpoints and dialectical contributions, all realized within Design Philology research project, inaugurated in 2023. Design Philology is simultaneously a digital archive, an editorial platform, and a medium for temporary exhibitions and hypertextual narratives; based on a sophisticated digital infrastructure and a philological approach, it delves into the narrative potential of digital media. The second section provides an initial collection of pluralistic perspectives on the history that led to the establishment of a true Design System at Politecnico di Milano, marked by the creation of the Faculty of Design (2000), now School of Design, a dedicated Department (2001), and the POLI.design Consortium (1999), integrating teaching, research, continuing education, and innovation.
Chapters
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Preface
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Prefazione
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Why Design Philology? Re-reading the past to understand the present and imagine the future
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Perché Design Philology? Rileggere il passato per comprendere il presente e immaginare il futuro
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1. Memory of the future. Archiving, representing, narrating and understanding
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1. La memoria del futuro. Archiviare, rappresentare, raccontare e conoscere
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2. Memories and documents: a digital archive for a history under construction
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2. Memorie e documenti: archivi digitali per una storia in costruzione
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3. Communication project. Expressing the evolution of a Design institution
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3. Progetto di comunicazione. Esprimere l’evoluzione di un’istituzione del Design
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4. From archives to narratives: a digital platform for the representation of design heritage
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4. Dagli archivi alle narrazioni: una piattaforma digitale per la rappresentazione del patrimonio del design
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5. Interactive Phygital Displays. Physical resounds and digital explorations to empower a historical archive of design culture
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5. Interactive Phygital Displays. Risonanze fisiche ed esplorazioni digitali per creare un archivio storico della cultura del design
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6. Design Convivio: polytechnic dialogues, between meta-design and research
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6. Design Convivio: dialoghi politecnici, tra metaprogetto e ricerca
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7. The first supper of the School of Design. The theatricality of the set up between sound design and interactive dimension
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7. La prima cena della Scuola del Design. La teatralità dell’allestimento tra sound design e dimensione interattiva
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8. Circumstances. From the inception to the establishment of the Design System at Politecnico di Milano
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8. Circostanze. Dagli esordi alla nascita del Sistema Design al Politecnico di Milano
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9. Research Trajectories
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9. Traiettorie di Ricerca
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10. Designing Designers
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10. Designing Designers
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11. Beyond the borders. Connections of the Design System beyond its borders as an agent of social and cultural innovation
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11. Oltre i Confini. Connessioni del Sistema Design oltre i propri confini come agente d’innovazione sociale e culturale
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