Alessia Romani

Design & Engineering Research

Research activities


A growing collection of projects that I have worked on.




My main research interests focus on the interdisciplinary connection between Design, Materials, and Digital Fabrication. Thanks to my work, I aim to bridge design and engineering for sustainability through the lenses of open materials and digital technologies.

I am also interested in design strategies and approaches to additive manufacturing (i.e., Open Design, Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing); new materials, finishing, and expressive-sensorial qualities for design and additive manufacturing; parametric and computational design; design for sustainability and circular economy.

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Explore my work

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