projects


#SDS11  
Service Design Summer 2011
First short course in service design at Central
Saint Martins, college of Art & Design,
University of the Arts London. Next course in
August 2012 in London, limited availability.

giconomics   Gioconomics
Developing a sustainable business model
for a voluntary sector organisation.
Winner of the international social innovation
competition Naples 2.0
FLiP  

FLiP
A web application that empowers young people
to identify their talents and skills, to find work
or training opportunities that matches their
strengths and interests.

AFA  

Action For Age 2011
Design solutions to sustain intergenerational
relationships in Portugal and the UK. With the
support of experimentadesign and the RSA.

forwardthinkingnetwork  
Forward Thinking Network
A network of social events and activities for
men in midlife at risk of social isolation. It
provides acces to resources, advice, local
knowledge, and peer-support on planning for
later life. [NESTA Age Umlimited
programme]
AFAexhib  
Action For Age 2011 | exhibition
Showcasing the 10 finalist design projects at
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.
Part of experimentadesign biennale 2011.

WSWM  
World's Smallest Water Museum
Co-design an interactive learning experience
to learn about water conservation.
Part of the
Water Design Challenge 2010 [Design Council]
coproduceit  
Coproduce.it | #unmilan 2010
Milano, the HUB, the first unconference on
co-production of public services in Italy.
Ideas exchange and a wish list for the future
of in novation in Italy.
secretheroes  
Secret Heroes | GSJ Lisboa 2011
Coming together to help a friend.
A service designed in only 48 hours
during the Global Service Jam 2011 by
the Lisboa International team.


pillars of hope  
Pillars of Hope 2010
Design production of large scale installation
for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, London.
In collaboration with Central Saint Martins MA
students
reimagine london   Re-imagine London
Encouraging people to look at London in a
different way and to re-imagine ʻwhat it could
beʼ. Forwarding the interest of Awesome to
the universe, starting from London, one place
at a time.
handsonmedia  
Hands on the Jukebox | Milan 2009
Research and documentation of jukebox
culture in London. Exhibited at the Triennale di
Milano in April 2009 during the design festival.
detoor
 
Detoor
The Detoor Scheme is a food voucher scheme
for office workers in Holborn that encourages
exercise through walking as part of the
commute or during breaks.
 
Chelsea Barracks Partnership - Soundings
Production of flexible design solutions for the
display and showcase of Soundings
consultation material and design proposals.
  Trinacriabox
An innovative project about sustainable
development for the Mediterranean regions.
Sicily and its tomatoes.
 
Scicli Lab
Proposal for the regeneration of a protected
Unesco site through the design of a new
multi-functional community building.
 
Project Patchwork Plus
A localised service design response to ageing
society and social exclusion. In collaboration
with Age Concern Hackney.
RSA winner 2009.
azzeccazzilla 10  
Azzeccazzilla | Milan 2010
Azzeccazzilla is back! MA Industrial Design
viral project at Triennale Bovisa during Milan
furniture fair 2010.
 
Bike Stop
A scheme that brings together private and
public sector to prevent opportunistic
bicycle theft on London’s high streets.
dacrc  
Design Against Crime Research Centre
Images from the exhibitions and the events
curated and designed for Design Against Crime
Research Centre at Central Saint Martins,
Univeristy of the Arts London.
 

Holborn Unlocked
A system of urban products to improve the
security, the functionality and the identity of
Holborn gateway.

holbornunlocked  
Holborn Unlocked | exhibition
Cycle parking+wayfinding+place making =
Regeneration. MAID exhibition part of the
bikeoff.org programme
 
Cubic Waste
A system to process the domestic general
waste in order to reduce its volume and
organise it in a more functional and playful way.
actionforage2009  
História de Graça | EXD Lisbon 2009
Celebrating the quality of life of elderly people
living in the quarter of Graça, Lisbon, through
the power of storytelling.
 
Trimangio
A new paper tissue that embraces the dynamic
trend of finger-food and new eating habits.
up all night  
Up All Night 2009
An annual showcase of postgraduate work at
Central Saint Martins college of art and design,
University of the Arts London.
 
Sunless Blossom
An innovative system to bring into your house
the light that your plants need.
monster  

Wisp whispers | Museum of Childhood 2009
Taking inspiration from childhood fantasies and
breathing life into a giant wispy monster.
Late opening event at the Museum of Childhood.

connections  
Connection project
Kinetic art exercise at Central Saint Martins.
"The Connections, the connections, the
connections." Charles Eames
  Mr Plug
An electroluminescent surreal atmoshere
is created by giant floating plugs.
A playful low-voltage critique to energy over-
consumption.
 
One Night Stand | 9Months Chair
Design can regenerate itself and new
products can take life from the ashes of the
old ones. Showcased at the London Design
Festival 2008.
revealing the invisible  
Revealing the Invisible - Dott 2007
A project to celebrate the forgotten industrial
heritage of rural areas to promote and support
sustainable tourism.
MAID09  
MAID degree shows 2008/2009
Curation and supervision of MA Industrial
Design summer degree shows at Central Saint
Martins.
 
Meeting Point
Interactive light system for outdoor public
environments made of light transmitting
concrete and powered by LEDs.
xyz Milan 2008  
XYZ | Milan 2008
A spectacle of red and cyan for a thought
provoking exhibition at salone satellite.
illumini  
Illumini 2007
An electrifying exhibition that brings together
a variety of artists, all sharing a passion for
the subject of light.
100ideeperscicli  

100 idee per Scicli | Scicli 2009
A laboratory of creative democracy in
continuous evolution. A social innovation
experiment with a city with a great potential.

building with waste  
Building with waste
Living units from waste: workshop at the
Eden Project in Cornwall with Architecture
Sans Frontiers UK in 2007.
.
 

Isistick
Slowing down water consumption:
playful design in sustainability. A project in
collaboration with Zucchetti Italy.

azzeccazzilla milano 2007  

Azzeccazzilla | Milan 2007
Aka Brochure Tick. MA Industrial Design live
viral project at NABA during iSaloni Milan
2007.

 
Flangio
A modular polypropylene shape to understand
the relationships between space, forms and
materials.
 
Underground garment
Exploring the underground fashion culture of
Edgware Road and translating it into a catwalk.
 
Amoeba
Concept for an organic soft dish rack.
Design for natural behaviours
.
gironata del gioco 2005  
Giornata del gioco | Roma 2005
An event to celebrate playfulness and
creativity across Rome's open squares.


Thank you for checking out my projects, this page is a kaleidoscopic collection of experiments, projects and events.
Some of them may just be concepts while others are client projects delivered over a long period of time.

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