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Our workshops took place at Politecnico of Milan - in their Campus “Durando” - situated in Bovisa - the north-west neighborhood of Milan, famous for its industrial past. The Politecnico is a place of avant-garde training, a meeting point of different cultures, and definitely the perfect place to host our workshops this year: In 1993 Milan, with its Politecnico, became the elective birthplace of the Degree Course in Industrial Design, the first of its kind in Italy. Politecnico of Milan links nowadays architectural and artistic studies, with their creativity and focus on form, to technical, scientific and engineering studies.

The School of Design in Politecnico of Milan is today the largest international university for the training of product, communication, interior and fashion designers, both by number of students and of teaching staff.

The Interaction Design Education Summit was hosted at Domus Academy, one of the most prestigious design education institutions of Milan, Italy, Europe, as well as a pioneer in a cross-disciplinary approach and learning by designing methodology.

Domus Academy began its activity in 1982 in Milan as one of the first postgraduate design schools in Italy. It was conceived as an open project around the experience of Italian design and fashion.

Domus Academy is internationally recognised and offers eleven Master’s programmes in the areas of Design, Fashion, Experience and Business. Some of the most active and visionary professionals are involved in each of the areas.

Over the years, Domus Academy has been awarded many prizes and recognitions including the Compasso d’Oro Award for the quality of research and academic approach and the Special Badge of Excellence in Learning Experience from The Business of Fashion.

For our opening party, participants were surrounded by an assemblage of innovations, both novel and ancient: we hosted the party at the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, known for its collection focused on meaningful innovation in transportation and mobility. We also had access to the Leonardo da Vinci gallery in a former 16th century monastery, where participants explored models of his many creations and ideas.