Franco Lodato

Franco Lodato is an Italian-American industrial designer, best known for his work in biomimicry and sustainable design. He owns more than 70 patents across multiple industries.

Career

Academic Work Lodato held different teaching and research positions, including;

Served as an associate professor at the University of Montreal School of Design (1996-2009), under Albert Leclerc Designer-in-Residence at the University of South Florida, (2009-2010) Visiting lecturer at the MIT Media Laboratory (2004-2014), collaborated with Nicholas Negroponte, Walter Bender, Ted Selker, Ros Picard, Sandy Petland, Neil Gerhenfeld, and Hiroshi Ishii Institute of Human and Machine Cognition (2017-2023): contributed with David Fries in cognitive design practices in complex environments. He is the vice president of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Florida Chapter.

Industry leadership roles Lodato has held different leadership positions:

Vice President of Industrial Design and Innovation at Herman Miller he is SVP Design & Innovation for Kids2, one of the fastest growing baby product companies in the world. Lodato holds 60 U.S. and 18 international implementation and design patents and is a member of the National Academy of Inventors.

Notable designs Lodato designed the seal for the National Academy of Inventors, an "arrow that girdles the globe, representing the idea that 'innovation moves the world.'"