The Latin Network for The Development of Design Processes is a group of researchers, academics, students and businessmen of Latin language and culture, who study and operate in a particular field of design known as design processes. They meet in a Forum, conceived as an international specialized conference, in order to debate and discuss their studies and experiences. The Network has been founded in 2008, with the manifesto “Carta di Torino”. Since its very beginning, Professor Ph.D. Flaviano Celaschi has been leading a team that over the years guaranteed the cultural and scientific focus of the members of the Network, developing inter-institutional cooperation. By now, seven forums held by the members, cover the following thematic axes:
Design Cultures as Models of Biodiversity
1st Edition
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Porto Alegre, Brazil
24-26 giugno 2009
Design, art, craft: cross-fertilizations and experiences
2nd Edition
Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
28-30 Ottobre 2010
Innovation in Design Education
3rd Edition
Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
3rd-5 November 2011
Formia, E. (Ed.). (2012). Innovation in Design Education. Proceedings of the Third International Forum of Design as a Process. Umberto Allemandi & C. ISBN: 978-88-422-2175-3
Diversity: Design/Humanities
4th Edition
Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais – UEMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19th-22nd September 2012
De Moraes, D., Álvares Dias, R., & Bom Conselho Sales. R. (Eds.). (2014). Diversity: design/humanities. Proceedings of Fourth International Forum forDesign as a Process. EdUEMG. E-book/ISBN: 978-85-62578-33-5
De Moraes, D., & Celaschi, F. (2013). Cadernos de Estudos Avançados em Design: Design e Humanismo, v. 7. EdUEMG. ISBN: 978-85-62578-27-4
Advanced Design Cultures. The Shapes of the Future as the Front End of Design-Driven Innovation.
5th Edition
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Mexico
18th-20th September, 2014
Celaschi, F., Iñguez Flores, R., Maribel León Morán, R., del Carmen Arias González, X., & Estrada Sainz. R. (Eds.). (2014). The Shapes of the Future as the Front End of Design Driven Innovation – – 5th International Forum of Design as a Process. PorruaPrint. ISBN: 9786075151472
Systems & Design. Beyond Processes and Thinking
6th Edition
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
June 22nd – 24th, 2016
Desing & Territory: Emergencies and Conflicts
7th Edition
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Palmira, Colombia
23nd-23th June 2020
Today, the reference institution of the network is the University of Bologna in Italy (Advanced Design Unit, Department of Architecture) and the community has grown during fourteen years including members of 15 countries around the world and mobilizing more than 500 international speakers during its seven forum editions. Since 2008, this scientific community has been focusing on studying the processes and practices that are used to disseminate and develop design as culture in our society, addressing the tangible and intangible environment.