Luca Poncellini
Design and Applied Arts Department Head
Design and Applied Arts Department Head
Luca Poncellini
<p><strong>Design and Applied Arts Department Head</strong></p>
<p>Luca Poncellini is an architect and a designer with a PhD in the History of Architecture and City Planning. As a partner in the architecture office Cliostraat until 2009, he has curated projects and has lectured in Italy and in several countries throughout the world. His works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, at the Van Alen Institute in New York, at ETH in Zürich, at MAGA in Gallarate and at Triennale Milano. In 2008 he co-curated the retrospective exhibition Laszlo Hudec, in collaboration with the Hungarian Consulate in Shanghai. Since 2013 he has been the Course Leader of the MA in Interior Design. Between 2015 and 2019 directed the research lab and the project C-Park. Since 2019 he has been Design and Applied Arts Department Head.</p>
Claudio Larcher
Design Area Leader
Design Area Leader
Claudio Larcher
<p>Born in Milan, he graduated in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano. After a research period in Spain, in Madrid and Barcelona, in 2002 he founded his own studio, Modoloco Design Workshop, a space for experimentation and research, where diverse cultures and experiences are implemented as architectural and design forms. He has taught at the Faculty of Design and Arts of the Free University of Bozen, at Politecnico di Milano, and lectured in Italian and international institutions. He curated and participated in several exhibitions in Italy, Japan, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Sweden. Ambassador of Italian Design for Switzerland, Albany and Uruguay in 2017, 2018, 2019, he is the author of the books Globetrotting designers (Compositori), Design, scuola e solidarietà (Fausto Lupetti), Design from the Alps (Scheidegger Und Spiess), and Disegnare un cucchiaio per cambiare la città (Quodlibet).</p>
Germana De Michelis
Bachelor of Arts in Design Course Leader - Milan
Bachelor of Arts in Design Course Leader - Milan
Germana De Michelis
<p>Architect and lecturer, she graduated at University of Architecture in Florence, and later got a PhD in Architectural Technology at Architecture University of Ferrara and at IUAV in Venice, studying the expressive skills of the paving in public. She worked with Ipostudio for many years, also she was a partner in the architecture office Pluriball and in Garagedesign, the first social web platform in design. Then she continued to study design in all its complexity with Marzia Mazzi (SpazioUmano). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of MinD - Mad In Design, a cultural association developing multidisciplinary projects that see design as a tool for social rehabilitation. In addition to designing, she has always taught Urban and Interior Design, first at the University of Architecture in Florence, then as a senior lecturer in NABA, since 2009.</p>
Valentina Dalla Costa
Masters of Arts in Interior Design, in Product and Service Design, and in Social Design Course Leader
Masters of Arts in Interior Design, in Product and Service Design, and in Social Design Course Leader
Valentina Dalla Costa
<p>She studied design between Milan, Berlin and China, before specialising in History of Art and Architecture. Journalist, consultant, art and architecture historian. She’s been teaching at NABA since 2008, has collaborated over the years with Casa Vogue, La Stampa, DDN, Living Corriere and currently writes for Pambianco Design. The editorial activity is flanked by the enhancement of the world of design: for over ten years she’s been organising thematic itineraries linked to the artistic and architectural heritage of the city of Milan, with a particular focus on designers, craftsmen and architects. She is part of Como Lake Design Festival team, curating editorial contents and cultural itineraries. Among the latest publications, <em>Drawing a spoon to change the city</em>, written with Claudio Larcher, Design Area Leader, and published by Quodlibet for the NABA Insights series. Since 2020 she is Course Advisor Leader of the MA programmes of NABA Design Area.</p>
Daniele Mancini
BA in Design Course Leader - Rome
BA in Design Course Leader - Rome
Daniele Mancini
<p><span class="s5">Daniele Mancini lives and works in Rome. He is an architect with a Ph.D. in Architecture Theory and a Master's in Interaction Design. He holds the National Qualification as an Associate Professor in Interior Architecture. He has worked in Maastricht with Wiel Arets and in Paris with </span><span class="s5">Jakob+MacFarlane</span><span class="s5">. He leads UNPACKED Studio, focusing on urban regeneration and sustainable, inclusive housing. He has created installations for the Venice Architecture Biennale, Beijing Architecture Biennale, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. He has taught at universities and academies in Italy and abroad. In 2022, he received a special mention for Educational Innovation in Creative Disciplines at the Italian Teacher Award. He is a member of the Urban Center Commission of the Rome Order of Architects.</span></p>
Dante Donegani
NABA Design Advisor
NABA Design Advisor
Dante Donegani
<p>Architect and designer, after the Master in Design at Domus Academy, Donegani collaborated with Marco Zanuso and Andrea Branzi, and with Olivetti Corporate Identity. In 1993 he opened his studio D&L with Giovanni Lauda working in several design areas. He has designed home and office products for Isuzu, Memphis, Stildomus, Luceplan, Edra, Kelebek, Rotaliana, Radice, Viceversa. Among his most celebrated projects: <em>Lisca </em>(Rotaliana, IF Product Design award 2005); <em>Multipot</em> (Rotaliana, mention at the XXI Compasso d’Oro 2008); the chaise longue <em>Passepartout </em>(Edra), in the permanent collections of San Francisco MoMA and Triennale Milano; <em>Agronica</em>, designed with Andrea Branzi, in the collection of Centre Pompidou in Paris. His work appeared at Barcelona Biennale, Centre Pompidou, Triennale Milano, Venice Biennale. He directed the Master in Design at Domus Academy and he is part of NABA Faculty since 2013.</p>
Maurizio Scalzi
Accademic Master Course Leader in New Urban Design
Accademic Master Course Leader in New Urban Design
Maurizio Scalzi
<p>Four years as architect at Wurmfeld Associates in Manhattan, New York. Last year as associate in design department. Short lecturing at the International Fine Arts College in Miami, and back to Milan to join for 6 years Ettore Sottsass & Associates. These days at StudioScalzi he works on urban regeneration, architectural and interior design projects. <br />For many years professor at Masters Courses of SPD (Scuola Politecnica Design), and occasionally visiting professor at Strategic Design Masters of Politecnico di Milan, and at Beirut Arab University Faculty of Architecture. <br />Since 2007 he is design professor at NABA for international programs. With Brovelli/Suteu he has published "The harmonic integration of culture and skills in design: an interdisciplinary experience in higher education”. With the patronage of the Municipality of Milan he has published "We like Milano” distributed in 51 countries.</p>
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