Multidisciplinary designer and researcher working at the intersection of cultural heritage and contemporary artisanship.
Multidisciplinary designer and researcher working at the intersection of cultural heritage and contemporary artisanship.
He holds a BA in Design and Visual Communication from the Polytechnic University of Turin and a MA in Eco-Social Design from the Free University of Bolzano. He is currently a PhD student in Design for Cultural Heritage as part of the National Doctoral Program “Design for Made in Italy: Identity, Innovation, and Sustainability,” at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli.”
His interest in landscape and craft-based knowledge emerged during a collaboration with La Rivoluzione delle Seppie in Calabria, centred on basketry and women’s manual practices. This trajectory then moved from the Apennines to the Alps, where he began a long-term collaboration with Ca’Mon – Centre for Art and Craft in Valle Camonica.
Over the years, he has developed projects at the intersection of artistic research, collaborative practices and territorial engagement, working with institutions such as GAMeC, Regione Lombardia, and taking part in residencies in Italy and abroad, including the Nuovo Grand Tour, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture.
His current trajectory deepens an investigation of the museum as an active platform for cultural transformation in rural Italian regions. It explores how design can mediate new ways for communities to engage with their heritage and the places they inhabit.
2023 - [WORLD WIDE WEAVE] La Scuola Open Source, Online2021 - [DIVERSITY ACTIONS] La Villette Makerz, Online2019 - [IN RESIDENCE WORKSHOP] Matera European Capital of Culture, Italy
EXHIBITIONS
2023 - [UPCYCLING-CONVENTION] Rex Brixen, Italy
AWARDS
2025 - [IL TOCCO CAMUNO] Val Camonica, Italy
2023 - [PITCH YOUR PROJECT] Eusalp, France2021 - [IDEEN FÜR DIE ZEIT DANACH] Sparkasse, Italy
2026 - [PERCORSI SPERICOLATI] Valbruna, Italy
2025 - [SENTIERI CREATIVI] Roncobello, Italy
2024 - [NUOVO GRAND TOUR - EDIZIONE 1] Lessac, France
2023 - [DESIGN THE ALPS] Val Camonica, Italy
2023 - [POST ALPE] Monno, Italy
2021 - [BELMONDO EXPERIENCE] Belmonte, Italy
PRESS
2025 - [Precisione - Percorsi Creativi] Spazio Rai Alto Adige
2025 - [Sentieri Creativi] Pensare come una montagna - GAMeC
2025 - [AlpTextyles at Milano Unica] AlpTextyles
2024 - [Reactivating crafts in the Alpine region] euradio à Strasbourg
Francesco Ferrero - Multidisciplinary Designer and researcher ©2025 P.IVA: 12962240011