ABOUT US
MATto, a team of researchers supporting companies
At MATto, researchers and professors from the Politecnico di Torino, designers specialised in materials and processes, interpret the requests of companies and go on to research and select materials and technologies, supporting the company and its designers in a collaborative relationship.
Claudia De Giorgi
chair
Architect and designer, full professor of Design at the Politecnico di Torino, her research field is focused on sustainable innovation in products, processes and materials made by design-oriented industrial and craft companies. Scientific director of MATto, innovative materials archive open to SMEs, and of various national and international research projects on this topic, she has been monitoring and analysing the regional design system since 1995, in partnership with local authorities.
She collects products that are not ‘luxury goods’ in the strict sense of the term, but luxurious due to the care and attention that was paid to design, develop and create them.
Beatrice Lerma
executive director
PhD, Associate professor n Design at the Politecnico di Torino’s Department of Architecture and Design, lecturer of the Design and Visual Communication degree course, Beatrice Lerma has been contributing to the management and development of the scientific content of the MATto materials library and MATto_Materials for design, a service supporting local SMEs, since 2010. Innovative materials and processes, their sensory and sustainable aspects and their perceived quality are her main fields of research.
A lover of mountain areas, she welcomes the chance to combine extreme challenges with moments of sensory relaxation.
Doriana Dal Palù
project manager, innovation & research
A PhD and Associate professor in Design at the Politecnico di Torino’s Department of Architecture and Design, Doriana Dal Palù is responsible for acoustic perception and assists the design of sound components. In recent years, her research has expanded to include innovation in materials, particularly as regards changes in the technological paradigm. She works with the MATto materials library, offering the research and critical analysis skills she developed during her university education.
She enjoys food in all its facets, from taste to sound, from content to container, from the way dishes are arranged to the company of fellow diners.
Eva Vanessa Bruno
researcher, special projects
Product and systemic designer, PhD in Management, Production and Design, and research fellow at the Department of Architecture and Design at the Politecnico di Torino. She currently conducts research on enhancing local production culture through design-driven industrial reconversion processes for Piedmontese companies. She studied at the Politecnico di Torino and at Nagoya City University in Japan, where she fell in love with Japanese culture. Her projects focus on local production, engaging local artisans and manufacturers.
She loves to relax by reading horror comics, detective stories, and… listening to alternative rock music!
Noemi Emidi
young researcher
PhD candidate in Management, Production, and Design, and researcher in Design in the Politecnico di Torino, she has been pursuing her passion for materials in the context of design and sustainability for several years. Currently, her research focuses on the theme of circularity in the material dimension, using an approach that combines different areas of research, including materials design and circular design.
You can often find her walking around with headphones on, music in her ears, and her nose in the air, observing the edges of the city.
Hanno lavorato con noi
Sara Tiralongo
young researcher
Product Designer with a strong passion for the world of furniture, she has greatly supported the MATto material library for several years in providing consultancy to companies in the Piedmontese production sector, in initiatives in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Turin, and in managing both the physical and digital archives.
Valentina Coraglia
researcher, special projects
Led-research designer and artist, she studied Design and Visual Communication at thePolitecnico di Torino and specialized in Material Futures at the Central Saint Martins in London. In MATto, she focused on innovation for sustainable development, exploring the relationships between materials and local culture.
Marco D’Addario
young researcher
Communication designer with a keen eye on contemporary trends. He has significantly contributed to managing the online presence of the MATto material library, designing and curating content for its various social media accounts, and shaping its current identity.
Giulia Beltramino
young researcher
Communication designer focused on promoting sustainable development at the social level through digital and visual communication, policy design, and research, she has collaborated with MATto to define its communication strategies and the dissemination of research activities and third-mission initiatives.
Daphne Degiorgis
young researcher
Communication designer with expertise in visual communication, storytelling, and identity systems, she has supported MATto in various research activities with companies and local organizations, as well as in defining its communication and dissemination strategies.
Giacomo Guerrieri
young researcher
Product designer focused on environmental sustainability and the importance of materials and production processes in achieving it. He collaborated with MATto on the development of multimedia and digital content for the material library.
Franco Marchese
researcher, materials archive
PhD in Biology, with a passion for the environment, he has always worked at the Politecnico di Torino in the DISMIC (Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering), conducting research primarily in the environmental field. He collaborated with the material library for the classification and reorganization of material samples
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