Davide is an artist and researcher, based in London. He is interested in topics that transcend the temporality and the space of human experience and the consequent “accidents” that come from this friction. His recent work investigates the resulting aesthetics from the practice of place-making and virtual materiality through computational design – with the aim of questioning the Western dichotomy between human culture and nature.
He holds a BA in New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and a MA in Material Futures from the Central Saint Martins in London.
Currently, Davide is a researcher at Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths – University of London, and an external mentor at MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins – UAL.
He defines his approach as antidisciplinary.
Selected exhibitions and publications:
100 Game Changers – Architectural Digest Italia, June 2021
(Non)Depleted 2021 at Gr_und – Berlin, Germany
Material Designers Book – Made – March 2021
(Non)Depleted 2020 – Eindhoven, Netherlands (online)
MaDe 2020, Material Designer Finalist – Online
Milan Design Week 2020, MaDe Finalist – Milan, Italy (cancelled Covid-19)
Otherwise 2019, H0 Institute – Zürich, Switzerland
Dutch Design Week 2018, United Matters – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Milan Design Week 2018, Ventura Projects – Milan, Italy
Central Saint Martins Degree Show 2018 – London, UK
Global Futures Forum 2017, The Future Laboratory – London, UK
Milan Design Week 2017, Sbodio32 – Milan, Italy
Milan Design Week 2014, Overlight – Milan, Italy
MaDe Material Designer – Book, 2020
Ecological criticism through Digital Manipulation, CLOT – Interview, 2019
Why Materials Matter – Book, 2018
The future of Material, Kazerne Eindhoven – Talk, 2018
An attempt to fulfil the dream of my Google Home, CLOT – Writing, 2018
The new relation with technology and the myth of AI as human, CLOT Magazine – Writing, 2018
Motherboard, VICE – Writing, 2018
WGSN – Top 5 Key Ideas from Milan Design Week 2018 – 2018
