Professor Ezio Manzini

He is currently Professor of Design at the Politecnico di Milano where he is also Director of Unit of Research Design and Innovation for Sustainability and coordinator of the Doctorate in Industrial Design. Before that he was Director of the Domus Academy in Milano, Chair Professor of Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and visiting lecturer at the Tohoku University in Japan and at the Wuxi Universtiy, In China.

In 2006 he was nominated Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at The New School of New York.
His works are based on strategic design and design for sustainability, with a focus on the scenario building and solution development. His last international research is: CCSL, Creative Communities for Sustainable Lifestyles, a project promoted by the Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles, within the United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (usually called Marrakech Process) that investgates the topic of grass roots innovaton for sustainability in China, India and Brazil.

Publications

Some relevant results of his recent research activities have been edited in the books:
Manzini, E., Jegou, F., Sustainable everyday, Edizioni Ambiente, Milano, 2003,
Leong B.D., Manzini, E (2006) Design Vision: a Sustainable Way of Living in China, Ningnan Publishing House Ltd., China
several papers (some of which can be found in The Sustainable Everyday
Manzini, E cited in Beyerie, T, February, 2003. Opening Doors. Domus Magazine.

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