Elio Caccavale

• Professor of Transdisciplinary Design Innovation
• Design-Product Design

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Book or Monograph

From Bytes to Planet - Digital Design for a Low-Carbon Future

Caccavale, Elio and Hush, Gordon (2027) From Bytes to Planet - Digital Design for a Low-Carbon Future. Bloomsbury.

Hybrids: Towards a New Typology of Beings and Animal Products

Caccavale, Elio, Ashcroft, Richard and Reiss, Michael (2005) Hybrids: Towards a New Typology of Beings and Animal Products. Wellcome Trust, Science Learning Centre, Institute of Education, London.

Edited Book

Design Beyond the Human: Transdisciplinary Conversations About the Planet

Caccavale, Elio and Hush, Gordon, eds. (2024) Design Beyond the Human: Transdisciplinary Conversations About the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing, London. ISBN 9781350338067

Book Section

Strategie Della Coperazione

Caccavale, Elio (2020) Strategie Della Coperazione. In: Contro l’oggetto - Conversazioni sul design. Quodlibet Habitat, Rome, pp. 125-132. ISBN 9788822903266

Extraordinary Animals: Human/Non-Human Relationships in the Age of Genetic Engineering

Caccavale, Elio (2018) Extraordinary Animals: Human/Non-Human Relationships in the Age of Genetic Engineering. In: Creature Made to Measure: Animals and Contemporary Design. Marta Herford gGmbH, Herford, pp. 144-153. ISBN 978-3-7356-0528-3

MyBio Dolls

Caccavale, Elio (2017) MyBio Dolls. In: Giro Giro Tondo - Design For Children. Electa, Milan, pp. 177-178. ISBN 978-8891813985

Why Contemporary Culture Would Appear Completely Dystopian to a Consumer From the Past

Caccavale, Elio (2016) Why Contemporary Culture Would Appear Completely Dystopian to a Consumer From the Past. In: Strange Design: From Objects To Behaviours. It: Editions, Paris, pp. 176-193. ISBN 9782917053263

Thinking Differently About Life: Design, Biomedicine and “Negative Capability"

Caccavale, Elio and Shakespeare, Tom (2014) Thinking Differently About Life: Design, Biomedicine and “Negative Capability". In: Design as Future-Making. Bloomsbury Academic, London, pp. 25-35. ISBN 978-0857858399

Smoke Eater

Caccavale, Elio (2013) Smoke Eater. In: Ultrabody: 208 Works Between Art and Design. Corraini Editore, Mantova, pp. 170-171. ISBN 978-8875703523

Science and Design: Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio (2010) Science and Design: Neuroscope. In: Design of the Other Things. Electa, Milan, pp. 36-41. ISBN 978-8837076580

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio (2009) Neuroscope. In: Material Beliefs. Goldsmiths, University of London, London, pp. 96-118. ISBN 9781904158950

Will Public Engagement Lead to a Marriage Between Science and Society?

Caccavale, Elio and Kerridge, Tobie (2008) Will Public Engagement Lead to a Marriage Between Science and Society? In: Human Futures: Art in the Age of Uncertainty. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool. ISBN 9781846311819

Miracles, Monsters and Disturbances

Caccavale, Elio and Reiss, Michael (2008) Miracles, Monsters and Disturbances. In: Creative Encounters: New Conversations in Science, Education and Arts. Wellcome Trust, London, pp. 48-63. ISBN 978 1 84129 077 5

MyBio Dolls and Fertilitoys

Caccavale, Elio (2008) MyBio Dolls and Fertilitoys. In: Design and the Elastic Mind. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, pp. 31-32. ISBN 978-0870707322

Material Beliefs – Open Labs, Speculative Design, Science and Society

Caccavale, Elio, Kerridge, Tobie, Loizeau, Jimmy and Auger, James (2008) Material Beliefs – Open Labs, Speculative Design, Science and Society. In: Touch Me Festival: Feel Better! Kontejner, Zagreb, pp. 135-151. ISBN 978-9539536037

Elio Caccavale Design Studio

Caccavale, Elio (2006) Elio Caccavale Design Studio. In: Betes De Style - Animals With Style. 5 Continents Editions, Milan, pp. 80-83. ISBN 978-8874393459

MyBio Dolls

Caccavale, Elio (2006) MyBio Dolls. In: Dot Dot Dash!: Designer Toys, Action Figures and Character Art. Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, pp. 258-259. ISBN 978-3899551617

Learning from Bananas. How DNA Entered the World of Design

Caccavale, Elio (2006) Learning from Bananas. How DNA Entered the World of Design. In: Interaction Design Premier Vol.1. Postmedia Books, Milan, pp. 100-120. ISBN 978-8874900299

Pour Un Design Critique

Caccavale, Elio (2005) Pour Un Design Critique. In: D. Day : Le design aujourd'hui. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, pp. 25-28. ISBN 978-2844262790

Article

Addressing Problem of Invisible Chronic Pain

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael, LeGuennec, Aude, Cunningham, Margaret, Rattray, Zahra, Kerr, Fiona and Henriquez-Mui, Fiona (2022) Addressing Problem of Invisible Chronic Pain. The Scotsman. ISSN 0307-5850

Mitochondria and Us: From Exploration to Global Collective

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael, Brijbassi, Sonya, Andreazza, Ana C. and Tokatlidis, Kostas (2022) Mitochondria and Us: From Exploration to Global Collective. The Biochemist, 44 (4). pp. 22-28. ISSN 0954-982X

A Pig Saved My Life

Caccavale, Elio (2010) A Pig Saved My Life. Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Cultue, 12. pp. 26-30. ISSN 1756-9575

Design and Science Collaborations

Caccavale, Elio (2009) Design and Science Collaborations. The Journal of Nanjing Arts Institute, 02. pp. 142-144. ISSN 1008-9675

Conference or Workshop Item

Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness

Johnson, Michael, Caccavale, Elio and Welisch, Gaston (2021) Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness. In: Crossover Workshop: Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness, 22nd November 2021, Zoom.

Mitochondria Collective

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael, Tokatlidis, Kostas and Ana, Andreazza (2021) Mitochondria Collective. In: Mitochondria Collective, 21 September 2021, Biochemical Society (Online).

STEM Equals - Co-Designing a science sustainability summer school for young people

Caccavale, Elio and Johnson, Michael (2021) STEM Equals - Co-Designing a science sustainability summer school for young people. In: STEM Equals - Co-Designing a science sustainability summer school for young people, 03 June 2021, Zoom.

Mitochondria and Us - Co-creating science and society narratives of mitochondrial disease

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael and Tokatlidis, Kostas (2021) Mitochondria and Us - Co-creating science and society narratives of mitochondrial disease. In: Mitochondria and Us - Co-creating science and society narratives of mitochondrial disease, 25 Feb 2021, Zoom.

Mitochondria and Us - Sharing stories from science and society on the powerhouse of the cell

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael and Tokatlidis, Kostas (2020) Mitochondria and Us - Sharing stories from science and society on the powerhouse of the cell. In: Mitochondria and Us - Sharing stories from science and society on the powerhouse of the cell, 17 Sept 2020, Zoom.

Artefact

Citizen Consumer Bank

Caccavale, Elio and Morelli, Matteo (2019) Citizen Consumer Bank. [Artefact]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Becerra, Victor, Downes, Julia, Hammond, Mark, Muth, David, Jaroslaw, Nasuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2008) Neuroscope. [Artefact]

Animal Pharm

Caccavale, Elio, Mirti, Stefano and Christiansen, Line Ulrika (2008) Animal Pharm. [Artefact]

Future (Now) Families

Caccavale, Elio and Woods, Simon (2007) Future (Now) Families. [Artefact]

Hybrids: Towards a New Typology of Beings and Animal Products

Caccavale, Elio, Ashcroft, Richard and Reiss, Michael (2005) Hybrids: Towards a New Typology of Beings and Animal Products. [Artefact]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2003) Utility Pets. [Artefact]

Show/Exhibition

The Animal Farm Simulator

Caccavale, Elio (2023) The Animal Farm Simulator. Beijing, China, 28 April - 08 October 2023 [Show/Exhibition]

Extra/Ordinary Animals: Human/Nonhuman Relationships in the Age of Genetic Engineering

Caccavale, Elio (2019) Extra/Ordinary Animals: Human/Nonhuman Relationships in the Age of Genetic Engineering. Design Museum, Ghent, 17 May - 29 September 2019 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2018) Utility Pets. Marta Herford Museum for Art, Architecture, Design, 16/09/18 – 06/01/19 [Show/Exhibition]

MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls

Caccavale, Elio, Ashcroft, Richard and Reiss, Michael (2017) MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls. Triennale Design Museum, Milan, 01 April 2017 - 08 Feb 2018 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2014) Utility Pets. Doosan Art Center, Seoul, 03/2014 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2013) Utility Pets. Cité du Design, Saint-Étienne, 14/03/2013 - 02/06/2013 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2012) Utility Pets. Castello Sforzesco, Milan, 18/04/2012 - 19/06/2012 [Show/Exhibition]

MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls

Caccavale, Elio, Ashcroft, Richard and Michael, Reiss (2012) MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls. MoMA, New York, 02/03/2012 - 28/01/2013 [Show/Exhibition]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Bacerra, Victor, Hommond, Mark, Muth, David, Jeroslaw, Nasuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2011) Neuroscope. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 16 Dec 2011 - 14 April 2012 [Show/Exhibition]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Bacerra, Victor, Downes, Julia, Hommond, Mark, Muth, David, Jaroslaw, Nassuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2011) Neuroscope. Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Turin, 17 March 2011 - 17 March 2012 [Show/Exhibition]

Animal Pharm

Caccavale, Elio, Mirti, Stefano and Christiansen, Line Ulrika (2011) Animal Pharm. Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar, Doha, 16/03/2011 - 16/04/2011 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2010) Utility Pets. Science Gallery, Dublin, 08/10/2009 - 11/12/2009 [Show/Exhibition]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Downes, Julia, Hammond, Mark, Muth, David, Jaroslaw, Nasuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2010) Neuroscope. Triennale Design Museum, Milan, 26 May - 04 July 2010 [Show/Exhibition]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Bacerra, Victor, Downes, Julia, Hammond, Mark, Jaroslaw, Nasuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2008) Neuroscope. LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijón, 09 October - 27 April 2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Neuroscope

Caccavale, Elio, Warwick, Kevin, Whalley, Ben, Becerra, Victor, Downes, Julia, Hammond, Mark, Muth, David, Jaroslaw, Nasuto and Xydas, Dimitris (2008) Neuroscope. Royal Society, London, 02/10/2008 - 21/11/2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Fertily Toys MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls

Caccavale, Elio (2008) Fertily Toys MyBio Xenotransplant Dolls. MoMA, New York, 24/02/2008 - 12/05/2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2006) Utility Pets. Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Losanne, 13/12/2006 - 11/02/2007 [Show/Exhibition]

Utility Pets

Caccavale, Elio (2005) Utility Pets. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005 [Show/Exhibition]

Video

Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael, Fortuna, Enya, Nicol, Keith, Cunningham, Margaret, Kerr, Fiona, Henriquez, Fiona and Varsou, Ourania (2022) Ways of Seeing Invisible Illness. [Video]

Teaching Resource

Sustainable Impact by Design

Caccavale, Elio, Johnson, Michael and Gaston, Welisch (2021) Sustainable Impact by Design. [Teaching Resource]

Other

Crossover Workshop: exchanges between design and biochemical sciences

Caccavale, Elio and Johnson, Michael (2020) Crossover Workshop: exchanges between design and biochemical sciences. Innovation School, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.