Topic: From Post-Industrial to Community Design. How do we relate to material culture today? What does it mean to be a designer in marginalized territories?

Zeno Franchini graduated from Politecnico di Milano and Design Academy of Eindhoven, with an expertise in participatory processes and vernacular culture. As co-founder of Marginal Studio, he focuses on the creation of objects and aesthetics to reinvent traditions and deal with contemporary socio-environmental issues through co-design workshops.

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