Dr. Francesca Zampollo

Hi there, I'm Dr. Francesca Zampollo. I am a Design Theory and Food Design researcher, consultant, teacher, and keen public speaker. I am the author of the Food Design Thinking methodology which I bring to companies, schools, and professionals. I am the founder of the Online School of Food Design© (onlineschooloffooddesign.org), the founding editor of the International Journal of Food Design, the founder of the International Food Design Society, and she organised the first, second, and third International Conferences on Food Design. I earned a PhD in Design Theory applied to Food Design in 2014, and taught Food Design and Design Theory at London Metropolitan University and Auckland University of Technology as a full time lecturer and researcher, and now I teach in various universities as a visiting lecturer. My current research and work revolves around Design Theory, System Design Thinking, Design Activism, and the role of spirituality in Design (francescazampollo.com)