FASHION NOW! International Research Days. Rimini, Italy, 25/11/2022
This research examines wearables' impact on self-representation and bodily perceptions. It explores how design influences behavior and cultural conformity. It inspires reflections on wearable tech’s future for fashion and design.
Workshop “Grand Challenges in Personal Informatics and AI” at CHI 22, 11/05/2022
The study presents multistability, ambiguity and speculative design as research approaches to explore individuals’ multiple \rinterpretations of AI data with respect to their personal goals, values and needs.
Global Fashion Conference 2021. Warsaw, Poland, 22/10/2021
The paper assesses European Fashion-tech ecosystem drivers and challenges, focusing on the role of pan-European projects like “DeFINE” in boosting innovation and competitiveness.
Cumulus Conference Rome 2020 – Design Culture(s). Rome, Italy, 10/06/2021
The paper explores European fashion-tech innovation trajectories through a multiple case study analysis of four design-driven projects funded by the European Commission.
Assemblea SID 2019. Società Italiana di Design. Ascoli Piceno, Italy, 14/06/2019
The goal of the OpenStitch project is to prototype an open-source device that, when applied to a conventional sewing machine, allows for the creation of embroidery and lace fabric samples from vector designs and graphics.
7th STS Italia Conference "Technoscience from Below" Padua, Italy., 15/06/2018
This study examines open and collaborative fashion design practices in urban contexts, focusing on how the fab lab experience impacts the fashion innovation process.