Simone Bellan

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Simone Bellan, 30.08.1980.

Graduated in Industrial Design at the Iuav University of Venice. Honourable mention at the “Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award Italia 2004” with the project “Flashope, eco-designed temporary shop”, later selected and published in the “20° Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI – Progetto Giovane” and exhibited at BICA 2006 in Venice.

In 2005 winner of the first “International Workshop Venice-Glasgow-Bruxelles”, organised by Martine Bedin.

MA in Product Design, graduated with honour in 2006. His graduation thesis “Calore Latente” is showed in several exhibitions: Abitare il Tempo (Vr), Roma Design + (Roma), Inno Design Tech Expo (Hong Kong), 11th Biennale di Architettura di Venezia / Eventi Collaterali. Published in L. Badalucco and M. Chiapponi “Energia e Design. Innovazione di prodotto per la sostenibilità energetica”, Carrocci Editore 2009.

Guest lecturer by invitation at the first “San Marino Design Week” workshop in 2007 at the Republic of San Marino University. Researcher at Iuav - Department of Nano Design - during 2008-2009 with the project Design and nanotechnologies for packaging. In April 2010 the project “Agripod” is awarded with the “Festival della Città Impresa” prize.

Involved in research and innovation workshops with Magis, Tubes Radiatori and Foscarini, Fabrica Features of Benetton, respectively chaired by Riccardo Blumer, Benno Simma, Marco Zito, Mathieu Lehanneur.

ADI and BEDA member, freelance designer since 2006, claDIS and claSDIP fellow teacher at Iuav University of Venice and tutor of pilot-projects of the same Faculty.

Collaborations with: Barbini, B.D.S. Botteghe della Solidarietà, Bottega del Ceramista, Coldiretti Veneto, Foscarini, Francesco Barduca, Iuav, Jolly Sgambaro, Luci Italiane, Osram, Retail Design.