Hi! I'm Alessia Romani, a Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee and Postdoctoral Research Associate at FAST Lab, Western University (Canada).
My work lies at the intersection of product and engineering design, materials, digital fabrication, and sustainability, with a focus on circular practices and open design. My research experience and background merge product and engineering design with materials engineering and design, keeping a hands-on and application-driven approach.
Holding a Ph.D. in Design (with Honors, 2024) from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and more than five years of research experience in materials engineering environments, I am exploring the potential of openness — in materials, products, technologies, processes, and systems — toward more circular, sustainable, and regenerative futures!
Jun 16, 2026
📄 · The conference paper about hybrid craft materialities and digital fabrication for sustainability has been published in the DRS digital library! Read "Hybrid craft practices for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication"!
Jun 11, 2026
🎤 · I've been presenting a paper on hybrid craft for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication at the DRS26 (Design Research Society)!
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