5 Design Question for Francesca Ostuzzi

21st Century Design

In this episode we speak with Francesca Ostuzzi. Francesca Ostuzzi received her Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design (product-oriented) in 2007 and her Master Degree in Design & Engineering in 2010, both at Politecnico di Milano. In 2010 she started collaborating with Politecnico di Milano and private companies to develope LCAs (Life Cycle Assessments) and she was lecturer both in the Design Department and the The Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering Department "Giulio Natta" (CMIC) in Politecnico di Milano. In 2013 she started her PhD in Politecnico di Milano and she is now conducting a Joint PhD between Politecnico di Milano and Ghent University. Her research interests include sustainability and design, the value of imperfection, openness of product design (Open-ended Design), digital technologies and the application of such topics and tools into co-generative and open processes. https://biblio.ugent.be/person/000131324559 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com