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Francesco Zurlo

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Furniture Design

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  • June 2025
  • Product Design

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  • February 2025
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  • English
  • February 2025
  • Business Design

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  • October 2025
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Bio

Francesco Zurlo, Ph.D., è Preside della Scuola del Design del Politecnico di Milano.

I suoi interessi di ricerca si concentrano nella ricerca strategica, sistematica e creativa attraverso il design, focalizzandosi sull’impatto ecologico delle innovazioni aziendali e sul benessere umano. Il professor Zurlo è fondatore e direttore di CI.Lab (unità di ricerca del Dipartimento di Design, rivolta alla ricerca sulle dinamiche e sulla competitività delle industrie creative), è membro del comitato scientifico dell’Osservatorio Design Thinking for Business della School of Management del Politecnico di Milano, e di ADI Index (la più importante organizzazione per la valutazione del miglior design in Italia).

È direttore dell’Executive Master in Design Strategy and System Innovation, co-direttore del Master in Strategic Design e del Master in Furniture Design del Politecnico di Milano. È autore di numerose pubblicazioni internazionali su design strategico, design driven innovation, design per l’organizzazione.

 

 

Francesco Zurlo, Ph.D., is Dean of the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano.

His research interests are concentrated in strategic, systematic and creative research through design, focusing to the ecological impact of business innovations and human flourishing. Professor Zurlo is Founder and Director of CI.Lab (a research unit of the Design Department, addressed to research the dynamics and competitiveness of the creative industries), he is member of the scientific committee of the Observatory of Design Thinking for Business of the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, and of ADI Index (the most important organization for assessing the best design in Italy).

He is director of the Executive Master in Design Strategy and System Innovation, and co-director of the Master in Strategic Design and Furniture Design of Politecnico di Milano. He is author of numerous international publications about strategic design, design driven innovation, design for organization.

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