Tutors
Barbara Chiodi
Barbara Chiodi
Barbara Chiodi was born and raised in the Valtellina valley in Lombardy and is now based in Macerata in the Marche region. A freelance journalist with almost twenty years’ experience in fashion, she writes an eco-fashion blog www.eco-a-porter.com which she hopes will help establish and raise awareness around ethical fashion, including tips on how to produce and buy fashion more consciously and responsibly. Last but not least, she is an animal rights activist.
Paola Maddaluno
Paola Maddaluno
Paola Maddaluno, Ph.D. in Environment, Design and Innovation, is a History of Applied Arts professor at the Frosinone Academy of Fine Arts and also teaches Textile Design at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. She is responsible for the Bernasconibiseta textile archive in Como. She has conducted research at the Fondazione Gianfranco Ferré archive in Milan and the Elio Fiorucci Love Therapy archive in Milan. In addition to essays and articles on contemporary fashion and innovative design, she has also published the following books: Gianfranco Ferré. Progettazione continua (Alinea, 2014) and Progettazione aperta. La figura dello stilista-organico (Meltemi, 2019).
Mauro Maiocchi
Mauro Maiocchi
An economics and business graduate, he has worked for years as a consultant and tutor on the optimisation of business organisation, using reference models, statistical analysis and data mining.
Matteo Minà
Matteo Minà
Matteo Minà is a professional journalist, tutor and fashion expert. Passionate about the sector, he built up his knowledge first at the Polimoda International Institute in Florence and later at the University of Bologna with a degree in costume and fashion culture and techniques. After ten years working as a sales and retail manager for luxury brands, he has chosen to write and speak about fashion in newspapers, periodicals, online and on the radio. He is the co-author of Il Galateo del Terzo Millennio (Guido Tommasi Editore).
Rossella Piergallini
Rossella Piergallini
A visual artist who studied painting at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, she has exhibited in solo and collective shows and her work can be found in private and permanent collections at Italian foundations and museums. A tutor at the Academy of Fine Arts since 1983, she has coordinated and organised exhibitions, and helped set up European projects and international exchanges. She has held seminars, conferences and workshops in Italy and abroad on art, the psychology of creativity, and fashion. She has taught Fashion Design at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts since 2010, designed and organised events, themed fashion shows, competitions for startups and fruitful collaborations with fashion professionals.
Lucia Tralli
Lucia Tralli
A scholar of grassroots practices of online audio-visual aggregation, socialisation and production, with a particular focus on the interconnections between media studies and gender studies. She is also interested in issues of intersectionality in contemporary media representation, with a particular focus on inclusivity in Italy. She gained a research doctorate from the University of Bologna in 2014 with a thesis on the practices of audio-visual reuse and fandom in women. She is currently Adjunct Professor at the American University of Rome, where she teaches Visual Culture, Cultural Studies, Media and Gender, Celebrity Culture, Media and Activism and Gender in International Relations. She has worked for years with the National Archive of Family Film – Home Movies Association in Bologna and coordinates activities and projects aimed at protecting film and archive heritage. In 2020 she directed the archive documentary Nella buona e nella cattiva sorte. Conversazioni con Sara, produced by Home Movies.