Alberto Bassi is a full professor at the Università IUAV di Venezia, where he teaches History and Criticism of Design, and is coordinator of the bachelor's degree programme in Product, Communication and Interior Design at the same university. In addition to contributing to trade magazines – such as Casabella, Auto & Design, the Sunday supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore and Il Fatto Quotidiano – he has published numerous essays and volumes, including Food Design (Electa, 2015), for which he won the ADI Compasso d'Oro Award in 2018.