Silvio Lorusso

Silvio Lorusso
Born1985 (age 39–40)
Altamura, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationIUAV University of Venice and Politecnico di Bari
Known forContemporary Art, Design, Non-fiction Writing
StyleConceptual artist
Websitesilviolorusso.com

Silvio Lorusso (born 1985) is an Italian writer, artist, and designer. His work critically examines design culture, technology, digital platforms, and labor. He is the author of Entreprecariat (2019), a book on entrepreneurialism and precarious labor,[1] and What Design Can’t Do (2023), which explores the limitations of the design profession.[2] What Design Can’t Do was nominated among the best design books of 2023 by Fast Company[3] and The Architect's Newspaper.[4]

Biography

Lorusso earned a Ph.D. in Design Sciences from Iuav University of Venice and serves as an assistant professor at Universidade Lusófona.[5][6]

Work

Lorusso's artistic and research practice includes projects such as Kickended[7][8] and Shouldn't You Be Working?,[9] which comment on digital culture and productivity. Lorusso also created the Post-Digital Publishing Archive,[10] an online archive focused on works of experimental publishing informed by digital technology.

Books

  • Lorusso, Silvio (2019). Entreprecariat: Everyone is an Entrepreneur, Nobody is Safe. Eindhoven, NL: Onomatopee. ISBN 9789493148161. Paperback edition. Foreword by Geert Lovink. Afterword by Raffaele Alberto Ventura.
  • Lorusso, Silvio (2023). What Design Can't Do: Essays on Design and Disillusion. Eindhoven, NL: SetMargins'. ISBN 9789083350134. Paperback edition.

References

  1. ^ "Silvio Lorusso's 'Entreprecariat: Everyone is an entrepreneur. Nobody is Safe' (2019)- an interview by Floor van Luijk". Metropolis M (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. ^ Neural (2024-10-16). "Silvio Lorusso – What Design Can't Do: Essays on Design and Disillusion | Neural". Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  3. ^ Fuller, Jarrett (2023-12-26). "The Best Design Books of 2023". Fast Company. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  4. ^ "AN collects a bevy of the best architecture-related books published in 2023". The Architect’s Newspaper. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  5. ^ "Silvio Lorusso". Universidade Lusófona. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  6. ^ Google Scholar profile
  7. ^ Frizzell, Nell (2014-11-14). "Kickended: the enthralling world of crowdfunding flops". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  8. ^ Swanson, Ana (2015-06-16). "Meet the Web site where start-up dreams go to die". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  9. ^ "Shouldn't you be working? by Silvio Lorusso". www.roehrsboetsch.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  10. ^ Cartwright, James (2015-04-24). "P-DPA is a user generated archive of developments in digital publishing". It’s Nice That. Retrieved 2025-03-24.


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