Elio Caccavale, born 1975 in Naples, studied Product Design at Glasgow School of Art before going on to the Royal College of Art to complete a master in Design Products. His research projects involve collaborations with scientists, social scientists and bioethicists. The transdisciplinary nature on his projects seeks an understanding of the role of design in creating a dialogue between life sciences and everyday life.
Elio holds visiting research positions in the Interaction Research Studio (Design Department) at Goldsmiths College (part of the University of London), The School of Systems Engineering Cybernetics at Reading University and The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London. In addition, he has held visiting research positions at the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS). He is also visiting lecturer on the MA Design Interactions course at the Royal College of Art.
He has lectured widely in many countries and presented his work at the World Forum on Science and Civilization organized by The James Martin Institute (University of Oxford). Elio has exhibited his work internationally including at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has worked on collaborative projects funded by the Wellcome Trust, EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Science Research Council and The Arts Council England. The MyBio xenotransplant is in the permanent collection, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
His work has been published internationally by Phaidon, Die Gestalten Verlag dgv, MIT Press, 5 Continents, World Federation of UN Associations, Postmedia Books, Centre Pompidou and MoMA NY. Elio is a recipient of a Wellcome Trust Sciart Award, I.D. Design Award and Art Council Interact Award.
Elio will present his work at the 9th World Congress of Bioethics.