“Design in Italy in project groups from 1960 to 1990” is a historical and analytical research that presents a study of the experiences of Italian design groups from the 1960s onwards. The aim is to analyse the developments and the importance they have had in the context of national and international design. Through the consultation of primary sources, this volume describes an unprecedented overview of a phenomenon that has still not been entirely historicized, tracing the outlines and investigating the connections between groups of designers, places, trends, and theoretical frameworks.

Francesca Pucciarini is an Italian product designer. She studied industrial design at the University of Rome Sapienza. Her thesis work is one of the selected projects Adi design index 2015, and winner of the prize “Eccellenze del design nel Lazio” 2015. She is interested in many different fields of design: product, interior and furniture design, historical design research, scenography. She works in Milan and she is currently attending the master's degree in Product Design for Innovation at the Polytechnic of Milan.

Sapienza University, which was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII in Rome, is one of the oldest universities in the world and a top performer in international university rankings. The 115,000 students enrolled at Sapienza can choose from over 250 degree programmes (Bachelors, Masters and PhDs) and 200 specialisation courses. Sapienza’s mission is to catalyse the development of a knowledge society by promoting research, education and international cooperation.