Untold History of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea (2000-2005)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7421f

Keywords:

Education, UX/ID, Design History, Interaction design, Learning by doing

Abstract

Funded in 2000 in Northern Italy, the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea (IDII) was a two-year post-graduate program entirely devoted to educate professionals to tackle a new interpretation of the relationship between human beings, design and digital technologies.

This paper retraces the history and the legacy of this Institution and how it was deeply related to Olivetti’s culture, bringing to a wider audience the experimental and visionary educational program through the lenses of some of its main characters: Mr. Franco Debenedetti, IDII Founder and President, Ms. Gillian Crampton Smith, School Director, Ms. Simona Maschi, member of the resident Faculty, and Mr. Giorgio Olivero, student and researcher at that time. The opening in 2021 of the Easy as a Kiss. Vision, story and impact of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea exhibition, curated by Jan-Christoph Zoels, pushed us to explore the origin of the Institution and present a retrospective of the experience.

Author Biographies

Elena Formia, Alma Mater Studiorum — Università di Bologna

Ph.D., Associate Professor of Design at the Department of Architecture of the Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, where she is Director of the First Cycle Degree in Industrial Design and the Second Cycle Degree in Advanced Design.

Pier Paolo Peruccio, Politecnico di Torino

Ph.D., Associate Professor of Design at the Politecnico di Torino and Visiting Professor at ECAM/University of Lyon, France. He is a Board Member of the World Design Organization (WDO) and the Italian Design Society (SID). He teaches Design History in the BSc; Theory and History of Systemic Design in the MSc and Design Studies in the Ph.D. program.

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Published

2021-11-18

How to Cite

Formia, E., & Peruccio, P. P. (2021). Untold History of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea (2000-2005). Diid — Disegno Industriale Industrial Design, (74), 10. https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7421f

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No. 74 (2021): diid disegno industriale industrial design

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Open Debate

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