Gianluca Pugliese

After a ten-year career in Aeronautics, he entered the board of directors of Fablab Torino (the first in Italy), specializing in digital manufacturing and especially in 3D printing. He collaborates with large companies in the development of 3D printers.

In 2016 he moved to Madrid where he opened the first overseas store of the Italian company WASP, specialized in large format 3D printing and ceramic 3D printing.

In 2018 he founded LOWPOLY a company dedicated to sustainability in the field of digital manufacturing, with LOWPOLY he transforms industrial residues into new products through design and additive manufacturing, researching and developing new technologies and materials.

With LOWPOLY he specializes in retail and interior design by creating and manufacturing showcases, stores and accessories for various brands in the world of international fashion.

For CosmoCaixa Barcelona he is technical consultant and manufacturer of the traveling exhibition Print3D.

In 2018 he is a consultant for UNESCO Mexico

In 2020 he is co-author with Diego Cuevas of the book “Advanced 3D printing with Grasshopper”

In 2022 he was appointed Italian Ambassador for Design.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Director and founder LOWPOLY 2018 – Present

• Technical developer WASP 2014 – 2016

• Technical Publication Alenia Aeronautica 2002 – 2012

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of 3D printing, IE University, Spain, 2019 – Present

• Adjunt professor Master Digital fabrication IED Madrid

• Director of the Máster en producto tecnológico of the LCI Barcelona University

• Adjunt professor of Digital Handcraft, IE Arch & Design, Spain, 2022 – Present

• Adjunt profesor Master digital fabrication Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain 2017

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Graduated 2015 Fab Academy given by Neil Gershenfeld (MIT)

• Bachelor in Electronics, Istituto Internazionale, Italy, 2001