Dario Scodeller is an associate professor and coordinator of the bachelor's degree programme in Design at the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara. He has written monographs and essays and edited journal issues and conferences devoted to the history, criticism and theory of design. He is a member of the Italian Association of Design Historians, where he served on the board of directors. He is a member of SID (the Italian Design Society) and deputy editor of the scientific journal MD Journal, published by Lab MD UniFe.