Silvio Lorusso

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, a book on entrepreneurialism and precarious labor, and What Design Can’t Do (2023), which explores the limitations of the design profession. What Design Can’t Do was nominated among the best design books of 2023 by Fast Company and The Architect's Newspaper.

Biography

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

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

Books

Paperback edition. Foreword by Geert Lovink. Afterword by Raffaele Alberto Ventura. Paperback edition.