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Researcher

Francesca Ostuzzi

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Awards & Distinctions

33 Results

2026

The biodesign framework : professional biodesign practices

Bert VuylstekeLouise DumonJan DetandFrancesca Ostuzzi

A1 Journal Article in BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS

2025

Bridging the gap: the role of designer’s awareness in co-design with people with lived experience

Hilde Van DyckLore BrosensMelis Örnekoğlu SelçukFrancesca OstuzziKristof Vaes

U Journal Article in Proceedings of the Design Society

Examining longevity in tools for a circular economy

Louise DumonDavy ParmentierMaya HoveskogFrancesca Ostuzzi

From nature to innovation : a design perspective on biobinders, biofibers, bio-additives and biocomposites

Bert VuylstekePieter BeertenJan DetandFrancesca Ostuzzi

Preparing future designers for their role in co-design

Melis Örnekoğlu SelçukFrancesca OstuzziMarina EmmanouilLieva Van Langenhove

The utopian biodesigner : a profile as a reference point for sustainable biodesign practices

Bert VuylstekeJan DetandFrancesca Ostuzzi

2024

Out of sight, out of mind : what companies still forget when transitioning to a circular economy

Louise DumonPieter BeertenBert VuylstekeFrancesca OstuzziMaya hoveskog

2023

Barriers and enablers for the implementation of design for sustainability in Flemish design agencies

Pieter BeertenFrancesca OstuzziLore Brosens

Designing a product service system for digital product passport in the fashion industry in compliance with the European Commission’s ecodesign for sustainable products regulation

Casper Van HerzeleFrancesca OstuzziFatima KhitousBastiaan Baccarne

Exploring the intersection of design and biology in today’s industry

Bert VuylstekeJan DetandFrancesca Ostuzzi

2022

Beyond dualistic approaches to professional identity formation : a transactional perspective

Ellen VandenplasKatrien Van PoeckFrancesca Ostuzzi

Creating a circular design workspace : lessons learned from setting up a 'bio-makerspace'

Bert VuylstekeLouise DumonJan DetandFrancesca Ostuzzi

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Open design : an actual topic in architectural education

Liesbeth StamFrancesca OstuzziAnn Heylighen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN EDUCATION

Pathway for designing with new DIY, circular and biobased materials : insights from three case studies

Bert VuylstekeFrancesca OstuzziJelle SaldienJan Detand

2021

Relate systems archetypes and collaboration : a case study in the context of DIY bio-based materials in design education

Louise DumonFrancesca Ostuzzi

2020

Design thinking for co-creating circular value

Fatima KhitousKatrien VerleyeFrancesca OstuzziAndrea UrbinatiRaffaella Manzini

Education for flourishing : an illustration of boundary object use, peer feedback and distance learning

Francesca OstuzziMaya Hoveskog

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Improving the flourishing business canvas through design : experiments in Belgium, Sweden and Canada

Maya HoveskogNicole NorrisFrancesca Ostuzzi

Second-degree frugal innovation in the Belgian healthcare system

Marieke MaertensKatrien De SchepperLieven De CouvreurMaya HoveskogNicole NorrisFrancesca Ostuzzi

2019

Open-ended design : local re-appropriations through imperfection

Francesca OstuzziValentina Rognoli

2017

From design for one to open-ended design : experiments on understanding how to open-up contextual design solutions

Francesca OstuzziLieven De CouvreurJan DetandJelle Saldien

A1 Journal Article in DESIGN JOURNAL

From Design for One to Open-ended Design. Experiments on understanding how to open-up contextual design solutions.

Francesca OstuzziLieven De CouvreurJan DetandJelle Saldien

Open-ended design : explorative studies on how to intentionally support change by designing with imperfection

Francesca OstuzziJelle SaldienJan Detand

Open-ended design as second-order design : a case study of teaching cybernetics and system thinking to industrial design students

Francesca OstuzziWalter DejongheJan Detand

2016

The role of re-appropriation in open design : a case study on how openness in higher education for industrial design engineering can trigger global discussions on the theme of urban gardening

Francesca OstuzziPeter ConradieLieven De CouvreurJan DetandJelle Saldien

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN OPEN AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING

2015

+TUO project: low cost 3D printers as helpful tool for small communities with rheumatic diseases

Francesca OstuzziValentina RognoliJelle SaldienMarinella Levi

A1 Journal Article in RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL

Materials, Time and Emotion: how materials change in time?

Eline NobelsFrancesca OstuzziMarinella LeviValentina RognoliJan Detand

Reducing and reusing industrial scraps: a proposed method for industrial designers

Francesco PacelliFrancesca OstuzziMarinella Levi

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

2013

Water footprint assessment: the environmental impact of corrugated cardboard packaging for fruits and vegetables in Italy

Francesca OstuzziMarinella LeviClaudio Dall'Agata

2012

A role of 'Connections' for sustainable longer-lasting artifacts and relationship with users

Massimo MicocciGiuseppe SalviaValentina RognoliFrancesca OstuzziMarinella Levi

2011

Il valore dell'imperfezione: l'approccio wabi sabi al design

Francesca OstuzziGiuseppe SalviaValentina RognoliMarinella Levi

Reassess injection moulding defects for sustainability

Francesca OstuzziGiuseppe SalviaValentina RognoliMarinella Levi

The value of imperfection insustainable design: the emotional tie with perfectible artefacts for longer lifespan

Giuseppe SalviaFrancesca OstuzziValentina RognoliMarinella Levi