Umberto Tolino

Founding member of the rnd_lab group
Graduated in Industrial Design at Milan Polytechnic. Involved in visual, product and interaction design since 1997. A founding member of the rnd_lab group, with several design projects published in various magazines and blogs. Included in two ADI Compasso d’Oro Design Index listings, and selected for the exhibition on The New Italian Design at the Milan Triennale event, with the rnd_time wall clock. Trends researcher and reporter on events linked to the design system. He has taught at the Design School and contributed to various masters courses at the Milan Polytechnic with classes based on visual and digital contents. Since 2010, he is assistant professor at the Department of Design with a specific focus on Interaction Design discipline. Recently he is founder of a Design Startup: THINGK, that has successfully completed an international crowdfunding campaign.

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