Giovanni Foppiani
visual designer & researcher
About
Through his design practice, he collaborates with eco-social conscious brands, public institution, and associations to strengthen their communication potential.
By investigating the mutual relationships between ecology, technology, and social ecosystems, his research leads to scenarios that frame new ways of conceiving interspecies cooperation and collaborations.
↓ Publications
- Public Futures. Data, rights, design. In D. Crippa & R. Fagnoni (Eds.), Design@Work. Sources & Resources (pp. 70–75). Anteferma Edizioni. View publication
- Soluzioni low-tech per l'adattamento al cambiamento climatico nello spazio urbano. In D. Crippa & R. Fagnoni (Eds.), Design@Work. Sources & Resources (pp. 166–169). Conegliano: Anteferma Edizioni.
- Sopravvivere al digitale: Design e Terzo settore. In Design for Survival (Vol. X). [In progress]
- Amplifying social initiatives in a located landscape. In Cumulus 2025. [In progress]
- Amplifying social initiatives: un framework di design per il Terzo settore. In SID 2025. [In progress]
- Design per l'emergenza: piattaforme low-tech diffuse come strumenti di co-design per la mitigazione del cambiamento climatico e la resilienza comunitaria. In SID. Design Plurale 2025. [In progress]
- Earth-rosion: Satellite views are points of view. FrancoAngeli. [In progress]
- Nessi. Appunti per l'ecosistema digitale dell'università. In G. Sinni (Ed.), Arcipelaghi digitali. Cartografia dei servizi Iuav (pp. 132–141). Società Editrice Anteferma. doi.org/10.57623/979-12-5953-191-9
- Cibo e design – la conversione ecologica delle merci. Società Editrice Il Mulino. doi.org/10.1406/97556
- There is no plan bee. AND Rivista Di Architetture, Città e Architetti, 37(1). View publication
↓ PROJECTS
| 2025 | Amplify Social Initiatives | Workshop | Università Iuav di Venezia |
| 2025 | The impact of the internet | Editorial | Graphic Days Torino |
| 2024 | Nessi. Appunti per l'ecosistema dell'università | Editorial | Gianni Sinni, Irene Sgarro |
| 2024 | Balkan bike trip | Photography | elsewhere, Veloplus |
| 2024 | WDW Workshop: Design per l'emergenza | Workshop | Università Iuav di Venezia |
| 2024 | Modello web per imprese sociali | Digital platform | Università Iuav di Venezia |
| 2024 | Waste driven UI | Workshop | CTRL+JUNK LAB, Università Iuav di Venezia |
| 2024 | Comunicare la sostenibilità | Workshop | Studio Visuale, Fondazione IUAV |
| 2024 | Criticity sustainable platform | Digital | Criticity |
| 2023 | Corte te | Workshop | Criticity |
| 2023 | Urban parassitism | Workshop | Criticity |
| 2022 | get lost, elsewhere | Digital, Photography | Founder |
| 2021 | Thijs Verhaar.nl | Digital | Knitwear Lab |
| 2021 | Out of blue | Digital | Knitwear Lab |
| 2021 | Sperimentale. Pratico. Interdisciplinare. | Digital | ISIA Firenze |
| 2021 | Flexible Visual Identity: ISIA Student Show | Digital | ISIA Firenze |
| 2021 | Best waste, no waste | Service | Alia Toscana, ISIA Firenze |
| 2020 | Don't consider it waster | Digital, Photography | Rifò-Lab |
| 2020 | Do you really need it? | Digital | Rifò-Lab |
| 2020 | Recycled clothes | Digital, Photography | Rifò-Lab, Museo del tessuto |
| 2020 | Sagra Sonora | Event | Comune di Vaglia, Flash Operatori ... |
| 2020 | Etichetta trasparente | Digital, Editorial | Oxfam Italia |
| 2020 | There is no plan bee | Editorial | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mat... |
| 2020 | Bauhaus100 | Editorial | ISIA Firenze |
| 2019 | Comunicare l'economia | Editorial | ISIA Firenze |
Bio
Giovanni Foppiani, designer and researcher at Università Iuav di Venezia, explores ecological and social interactions within techno-social ecosystems. His work focuses particularly on digital sustainability and social innovation. He collaborates with eco-socially conscious brands, collectives, and associations to enhance their communication capabilities.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is not my official portfolio but rather a web-repository of lost-and-found links of my work.
According to Web Carbon Calculator this web-page emits only 0.19g of C02, 5 times less than sending a simple email.
Last update: 02/12/2024