Politecnico di Milano

The Department of Design is the main Italian center for scientific research in the field of design, rooted in the Italian design culture and oriented to explore new disciplinary frontiers, putting design at the service of contemporary challenges.

Established in 2002, the Department has given institutional form to a long path of design development at the Politecnico di Milano, whose students and professors have become fundamental figures in the construction of Italian design culture.

Since its establishment, the Department has enhanced its historical roots of polytechnic matrix, strengthening its research and innovation capabilities in fields traditionally linked to Made in Italy. To this vocation it combines the exploration of frontier themes, inserting itself in a vast network of relationships that today make it a center of international relevance for research in the field of design.