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Alessio Franconi

Dr Alessio Franconi

  • Tutor (Research)

  • School-wide

Alessio is a forward-thinking designer, educator, and researcher who is committed to creating sustainable and equitable future systems by using strategic design and business interventions.

As a school-wide tutor, Alessio teaches in AcrossRCA, Grand Challenge, and MDes Design Futures. He holds a PhD in Circular Design from the University Iuav of Venice. During his studies, he focused on developing a tool (www.circulardesign.it) that enables product and business designers to effectively manage complexity and achieve multiple product life cycles.

He has conducted research in universities worldwide, including California Polytechnic State University (CA, US), Rochester Institute of Technology (NY, US - Fulbright Scholarship), Technical University of Delft (NL), Brunel University London (UK - ERASMUS+), and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (TR - ERASMUS).

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Alessio’s research delves into circular design and business model innovation, focusing on creating sustainable systems and interventions. His work spans from theoretical frameworks for circular design to practical solutions like decentralised water harvesting and circular product design strategies. His studies address the transition to a circular economy, examining smart fashion economies, circular bike-sharing systems, and co-creating sociotechnical visions for circular metal economies.

In addition, as the Agenda Manager for the Circular Design Forum, he collaborates with a variety of European businesses to promote the transition to a circular economy.

Previously, Alessio held the position of Research Fellow at Brunel University London, where he contributed to The Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Metals (CircularMetal project). This initiative is one of five centres supported by UKRI's National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) program. Prior to this, he served as a Research Fellow at École des Ponts Business School in Paris (FR).

Alessio also brings a wealth of industrial design experience, having worked for many years with both large and small companies in Italy.

Ghoreishi, M., Franconi, A., Mate, O. A., Godsell, J., & Pynnönenb, M. (2024). Supply Chain 4.0 and the Transition towards a Circular Economy. In Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation: Research Developments and Future Prospects. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited (In Press).

Franconi, A., Ceschin, F., Godsell, J., Harrison, D., Mate, O. A., & Konteh, T. (2023). "Co-creating Sociotechnical Visions for a Circular Metal Economy Transition in the UK." Presented at the 5th Product Lifetimes And The Environment Conference (PLATE 2023), 31 May – 2 June 2023, Aalto University, Espoo, FI.

Franconi, A., Ceschin, F., Terzioglu, N., Corsini, L., & Ghoreishi, M. (2023). "Defining Alternative Recovery Strategies for Reuse: An Analysis of Multiple Case Studies under the Reuse Umbrella." Presented at the 5th Product Lifetimes And The Environment Conference (PLATE 2023), 31 May – 2 June 2023, Aalto University, Espoo, FI.

Franconi, A., Ceschin, F., & Peck, D. (2022). Structuring Circular Objectives and Design Strategies for the Circular Economy: A Multi-Hierarchical Theoretical Framework. Sustainability, 14(15), 9298.

Franconi, A., & Reich, J. (2022). Decentralized Passive Water Harvesting: A Possible Solution for a Water Paradigm Shift in Urban Areas. MD Journal, 13, 194-203. Media MD.

Ghoreishi, M., Bhandari, K., & Franconi, A. (2022). Smart Fashion Economy through a Data-Driven Circular Ecosystem: A Case Study. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1009, No. 1, p. 012012). IOP Publishing.

Badalucco, L., & Franconi, A. (2022). Quattro Dialoghi su Economia Circolare e Design (Four Dialogues on Circular Economy and Design). In Futuro Continuo: Esperienze di Design per la Transizione Ecologica e Digitale (pp. 54-85). Anteferma Edizioni. ISBN 979-12-5953-032-5.

External links

circulardesign.it
alessiofranconi.com