Materials considered within the framework of ecological and digital transition enhance scenarios for project development and sustainable solutions, impacting production dynamics, use, communication, and mediation of project culture. Central to this are aspects related to performance and aesthetic-sensory quality which, through materials, affect the reception, appropriation, and meaning of products.
The scientific design community looks decisively and collectively at the recognition and positioning of its research, assigning the designer an active and multidisciplinary role in transforming practices and theories to guide the evolution of knowledge and skills in the materials area, as already indicated by the historical-cultural tradition of Italian design, beyond any operational practice, while highlighting the strong contribution to the competitiveness of companies and territorial business systems.