[MY PR0JECTS]
[AB0UT]
[QUICK 0VERVIEW]
I'm Riccardo De Pasquale, a designer based in Milan, wrapping up my MSc in Product-Service System Design at Politecnico di Milano after a BSc in Industrial Product Design.
"[First we are citizens, then we are designers]"
None of us can fix the world alone, but we can each do our small part to leave it a little better!
So I care just as much about what a project does to people as how it looks and it works.
“[Scared 0f standing still, n0t 0f getting it wr0ng]”
Messing up doesn't scare me, sitting still does. A challenge outside my comfort zone doesn't freeze me; staying comfortable does. Getting it wrong is just part of getting somewhere.
“[A little hyperactive, a l0t passionate]”
I'm always making, unmaking, and starting something new. When a team's energy dips, count on me for a fresh idea to restart things and a well-timed joke to go with it :)
[WORKING EXPERIENCES]
A4Adesign — Design intern
Feb' 2022 / 5 months
A full-time internship at a Milan studio specialised in cardboard installations and furniture for events and retail.
_ Shaped project presentations and website sections
_ Modeled cardboard furniture and display elements
_ Contributed to the stands for Vinitaly 2022 and Venditalia 2022 at Fiera Milano
_ Handled part of the physical build, from sourcing to assembly
[MEANINGFULL EXPERIENCES]
Intesa Sanpaolo — Service Design project (co-design)
Feb' 2026 / 2 months
A service co-designed with Intesa Sanpaolo to help their international teams communicate better.
_ Co-designed directly with the company through constant collaboration
_ Turned complex organisational patterns into a clear, usable tool
Sig. Errore — Final solo Bachelor's project
oct' 2024 / 4 months
A children's toy that celebrates getting it wrong — my design manifesto, made entirely on my own.
_ Solo project: concept, product, character, illustration and branding
_ Selected and presented at Toy Design Factor 2025 (POLI.design × Assogiocattoli)
Orbite — Product Design studio project
oct' 2023 / 4 months
A set of "character" glasses for Ichendorf Milano — that we took from the classroom to the company itself.
_ Proposed and drove the outreach to Ichendorf Milano
_ Pitched at Salone del Mobile; full-scale prototype built in their factories