Marco Sammicheli is curator of the design, fashion, and crafts sector at Triennale Milano and Director of the Museo del Design Italiano. After graduating in Communication Sciences from the University of Siena and specializing in History of Design at the Bauhaus in Weimar, he earned a doctorate in design and technology for the development of cultural heritage at the Politecnico di Milano. He curated shows and essays on catalogs for museums, institutions, and galleries in Europe and the Middle East. A columnist for Wallpaper* and Il Sole 24 Ore, he contributed to several international magazines. He wrote monographs on designers and publications on Milan as an urban platform for creative industries. He’s also a member of the board of Fondazione Cirulli in Bologna and Collezione Paolo VI in Concesio.