About Ezo Manzini

He has been working in the field of design for sustainability for over three decades. More recently, his interest has focused on social innovation for a just and ecological transition. In this context, 15 years ago he founded DESIS: an international network of design schools working in the field of design for social innovation for sustainability.

In 2024, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Design Research Society. He is currently President of the DESIS network and Honorary Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He has been a visiting professor at several design schools worldwide. His most important recent books are: “Design, When Everybody Designs,” MIT Press 2015; “Politics of the Everyday.” Bloomsbury, 2019; “Livable Proximity” Egea, 2021.