Category Initiatives

Italia Innovation Program

Italia Innovation Program Shifting the focus of a strong manufacturing national economy from ‘where we make’ to ‘why we make’. Made by Italy: connecting contemporary global studies with a deep-rooted manufacturing culture. The Italia Innovation Program has been a fully-immersive…

Disruptive Quality

Disruptive Quality Quality is not merely a standard to meet, it can be a factor of disruption for companies that want to lead their industries. Why Italy can drive the world in redefining manufacturing excellence. Disruptive quality has been a…

una nuova stagione

una nuova stagione. Debates and Projects for the future of Valdagno, Italy An open and participatory platform to co-design the future of a community With an highly-educated population of 26,000 inhabitants, Valdagno is an Italian milltown located in the middle…

De-Construct

We worked with Simone Padoan, one of the most respected chefs in Italy, to to transform the challenges of the lockdown economy into an opportunity to expand his reach and influence.

California Innovation Program

California Innovation Program Our exploration of California’s forward-thinking approach to the industrial economy. An insightful journey to discover the stories of California’s manufacturers unveiling the secrets of value creation in the land where anything is possible. At its founding edition,…

panettone.

Panettone How we created a genuine Panettone value chain in the US Pacific Coast. A hyperlocal and farm to table prototyping batch. Based on the research we have been conducting in Italia and California on the resurgence of food and…

Conversational Company

Conversational Company Modeling open fast prototyping with the world’s largest pasta maker. In collaboration with Stanford University, we jointly funded a fellowship to involve their students in a 2-month research project to design an innovative product development process for Barilla…

Criollo Society

Criollo Society Enhancing consciousness on pure cocoa based productions. Pushing the boundaries of bean to bar chocolate makers. We worked with Domori, a pioneer in the bean to bar chocolate sector, to strengthen the company’s thought leadership in the fine…

illy Foundry

illy Foundry A corporate start-up to design the future of coffee, matching the vision of enterprising talents with the capabilities of illy. Blending Design Thinking with Lean Start-up illy Foundry has been a joint-venture between our studio and illy, to…