Politecnico di Milano | Polifactory
Polifactory (IT) is the makerspace-fablab of Politecnico di Milano, serving as a multidisciplinary research lab aimed at exploring the relationship between design and evolving models of production, distribution, and use within product-service systems, particularly in the context of digital transformation and the shift towards a circular economy. Polifactory conducts competitive research, consultancy, and public engagement initiatives in collaboration with companies and institutions involved in design-driven innovation, user-driven innovation, as well as open and circular innovation. Through its Talents in Residence program, Polifactory supports the pre-incubation of ideas developed by young talents from Politecnico di Milano.
Polifactory offers a residency program on the themes of Distributed Design dedicated to young designers studying at the School of Design of the Polytechnic of Milan, one of the largest and most prestigious Design Schools in the world with over 4000 students attending. Every year Polifactory explores a project theme that represents an innovation challenge for Distributed Design. Through the launch of an Open Call, teams of young designers are selected to develop their projects within the Fab Lab, operating as Makers in Residence and having access to the makerspace and its equipment and counting on the collaboration with the laboratory staff who supports in the design and prototyping phases.
