Industrial designer, graduating in Bologna in December 2026.
An idea breaks in.It resists.It comes out as an object.
Product design is the closest job to that one. It lets me work on problems that usually get set aside, and it pulls many disciplines into a single object.
A wooden prototype of the mini chukudu, from Chukudu Re.Made.
I like projects full of them, which sounds backwards. It is where the work starts.
Before I draw anything I study what already exists, then go back to the job the object has to do. Most briefs describe the drill. The constraint is in the hole.
It is their name for how far I take prototypes, 3D models and renders. I want the model right down to the last detail, at the bench or on the screen.
What I reach for once I know the hole.
Made at the University of Bologna: real briefs, often with a company, paid in grades.
ADS Automation
A palletizing island built around an ABB GoFa cobot, where the safety cage becomes the showcase. A team project.
Toyota Material Handling
A co-design system around the wooden cargo scooter of Goma, entered in a competition held by Toyota Material Handling.
Thales Alenia Space, Jonix
A washing space for orbital stations, from the Extreme Design course.
G.D (Coesia)
A molded pulp inhaler. National runner-up at the James Dyson Award.
IMA Group
The redesign of a capsule banding machine.
Poggesi
A terrace umbrella that folds down flat. Started during my internship, then developed on my own as my bachelor's thesis.
Metropolitan City of Bologna
Shown at Po River Blue Fest, within LIFE Climax Po.
San Marino Pavilion
Co-designed for Ospite Ospitante, at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Circes: Skills for Future People
Selected among the best projects of the workshop.
I graduate in December 2026 and I'm looking for a design studio. I can move anywhere.
mail@alessiofontanelli.itLinkedIn
