Arianna Bionda, PhD in Design, is a researcher at the Department of Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Design at the Politecnico di Milano.
Architect, sailor and yacht designer, since 2014 she is involved in teaching and research activities within the interdisciplinary research group in Yacht Design and Vessel Design, the SMaRT Lab, and the Master program in Yacht Design at Politecnico di Milano. Her research activities are mainly focus on innovative technologies and materials role in a yacht design project, their current dynamics and practices of interaction.
She is also involved in national and international research activity mainly focused on Yacht Design Digitalization and Design for Sustainability: Industry 4.0, digital technologies onboard, smart shipbuilding, design for sustainable material and technology, design for circular economy, design for disassembly and for recycling, design for sustainable social innovation and sustainable business model, and design4all. Furthermore, she is adjunct professor for the Interior Yacht Design Course, vice-director of the Specialized Master in Yacht Design and Project Manager of the sports&design team ‘Polimi Sailing Team’.
Andrea Ratti
Ricercatore e docente di design per la nautica e tecnologia dell’architettura presso il Dipartimento di Design del Politecnico di Milano. Architetto, Phd e pubblicista.
Svolge attività didattica e di ricerca nel campo delle tecniche di produzione industriale, dell’innovazione di processo e di prodotto nel settore nautico e dell’architettura.
È attualmente:
- co-direttore del Master in Yacht Design;
- responsabile operativo del Laboratorio per la nautica (SmartLab) presso il Polo di Lecco;
- vicepresidente dell’Associazione Italiana di Tecnica Navale (ATENA) Sez. Lombardia;
- membro del consiglio direttivo Assocompositi (Associazione Italiana Materiali Compositi);
- membro del gruppo di lavoro UNI U8105 GL5 “Dismissione delle unità da diporto a fine vita”.
È autore di numerose pubblicazioni scientifiche relative alle tecniche di costruzione e all’innovazione nel settore nautico ed edilizio, oltre che al rapporto tra materiali da costruzione ed effetti sulla salute. È inoltre titolare di un brevetto relativo a un innovativo sistema per l’alaggio di imbarcazioni.
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Andrea Ratti, Architect, PhD, publicist, is researcher and Associate Professor of nautical design and architecture technology at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design. He is currently Chair M.Sc. Yacht & Cruising Vessel Design and director of Master in Yacht Design, operational manager of the Laboratory for boating (SMaRT-lab) at the Lecco Innovatio Hub, vice president of the Italian Naval Technical Association (ATENA) Section Lombardy, member of the Board of Directors of Assocompositi (Italian Association of Composite Materials) and member of the UNI U8105 GL5 working group “Disposal of recreational craft at the end of life”.
He is the author of numerous scientific publications relating to construction techniques and innovation in the nautical and architectural sector, as well as the relationship between construction materials and health effects. He is also the owner of a patent related to an innovative system for hauling yachts.