Il design a Napoli attraverso l’esperienza accademica nell’ateneo federiciano 1950-2000

For some years now, a comprehensive and articulated picture has been emerging of the fundamental contribution that many professors from the Faculty of Architecture in Naples have made to the development of Italian design. Through an analysis of their work, the profile of a generation of scholars is taking shape, indi- viduals who did not simply follow existing trends but laid the theoretical and methodological foundations of disciplines that are now central to the design field of studies. The pioneering work of some of the key figures in this story embraced a wide range of areas: from industrial design to furniture, from interior architecture to exhibition design, from museography to graphic design, and even stage and film set design. Each of these disci- plines found fertile ground in Naples to flourish, but above all, they developed an original methodological approach capable of combining rigor with sensitivity. These masters created a genu- ine school of thought, marked by an identity recognizable both nationally and internationally. Their influence extended well be- yond academic boundaries, helping to shape researchers and professionals who carried Naples’ distinctive “know-how” into the wider world, along with the ability to transform tradition into innovation while maintaining a strong connection to a specific territory.