Madeleine Beltrandi (b. 1999) is a French-Italian designer with a keen interest in fostering sustainable lifestyles through meaningful design.
She recently graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, earning a Master's in Product Service System Design after completing a Bachelor's in Interior Design.
During her studies, she enrolled in the Master of European Design (MEDes), a two-year exchange program that broadened her design perspective through studies at ENSCI Les Ateliers in Paris and Aalto University in Helsinki. This experience immersed her in some of Europe's most innovative design cultures.
As a Service and Spatial designer, Madeleine focuses on the interactions and relationship between people, infrastructure, and the place they inhabit. As a global citizen, she is committed to building long-term strategies that safeguard the ecosystems we live.
She recently graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, earning a Master's in Product Service System Design after completing a Bachelor's in Interior Design.
During her studies, she enrolled in the Master of European Design (MEDes), a two-year exchange program that broadened her design perspective through studies at ENSCI Les Ateliers in Paris and Aalto University in Helsinki. This experience immersed her in some of Europe's most innovative design cultures.
As a Service and Spatial designer, Madeleine focuses on the interactions and relationship between people, infrastructure, and the place they inhabit. As a global citizen, she is committed to building long-term strategies that safeguard the ecosystems we live.
EDUCATION
September 2021 - April 2024, Milan (IT)
Politecnico di Milano - School of DesignMaster’s degree - PSSD Product Service System Design (110cumLaude/110)
September 2021 - July 2022, Helsinki (FI)
Aalto UniversityMaster of European Design (MEDes) - Collaborative and Industrial Desing Master
September 2020 - July 2021, Paris (FR)
ENSCI les Ateliers Master of European Design (MEDes) - Creation Industrielle
September 2018 - July 2021, Milan (IT)
Politecnico di Milano - School of DesignBachelor of Science - Interior Design (110cumLaude/110)
September 2013 - July 2018, Cuneo (CN)
Literature high school “S. Pellico”Thesis title “Venus de Milo” comparison between classic and contemporary ages.
Politecnico di Milano - School of DesignMaster’s degree - PSSD Product Service System Design (110cumLaude/110)
September 2021 - July 2022, Helsinki (FI)
Aalto UniversityMaster of European Design (MEDes) - Collaborative and Industrial Desing Master
September 2020 - July 2021, Paris (FR)
ENSCI les Ateliers Master of European Design (MEDes) - Creation Industrielle
September 2018 - July 2021, Milan (IT)
Politecnico di Milano - School of DesignBachelor of Science - Interior Design (110cumLaude/110)
September 2013 - July 2018, Cuneo (CN)
Literature high school “S. Pellico”Thesis title “Venus de Milo” comparison between classic and contemporary ages.
EXPERIENCE
September 2024 - February 2025, Paris (FR)
VraimentVraiment
Service Designer - design of a graphic identity for a sustainable mobility service in Occitanie; design of public services (LILA project, renovation of nursing homes); UX/UI and digital tools for France Travail; monitoring of territorial and urban programming projects.
February 2024 - August 2024, Cuneo (IT)
Coordinamento Donne di Montagna
Freelance - Organisation and facilitation of the “Tre Giorni delle Donne,” a three-day festival on ecofeminism and territorial regeneration in rural and mountain areas, hosted by the Donne di Montagna association at Celle di Macra (CN).
February 2023 - July 2023, Paris (FR)
FROG - SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Design lead intern - prototyping and low-tech innovation; prospective & design fiction; creation of visual content using AI for prospective scenarios; conception and speculative design of an exhibition for France Design Week.
March 2022 - May 2022, Helsinki (FI)
Freelance work @AALTO UNIVERSITY Book design for the Experimental Design course at Aalto University in collaboration with the Suominen company.
VraimentVraiment
Service Designer - design of a graphic identity for a sustainable mobility service in Occitanie; design of public services (LILA project, renovation of nursing homes); UX/UI and digital tools for France Travail; monitoring of territorial and urban programming projects.
February 2024 - August 2024, Cuneo (IT)
Coordinamento Donne di Montagna
Freelance - Organisation and facilitation of the “Tre Giorni delle Donne,” a three-day festival on ecofeminism and territorial regeneration in rural and mountain areas, hosted by the Donne di Montagna association at Celle di Macra (CN).
February 2023 - July 2023, Paris (FR)
FROG - SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Design lead intern - prototyping and low-tech innovation; prospective & design fiction; creation of visual content using AI for prospective scenarios; conception and speculative design of an exhibition for France Design Week.
March 2022 - May 2022, Helsinki (FI)
Freelance work @AALTO UNIVERSITY Book design for the Experimental Design course at Aalto University in collaboration with the Suominen company.
WORKSHOP
August 2023 - August 2024, Pontebernardo (IT)
Cyanotype Workshop
In collaboration with the artist photographer Juan Couder. Photographic prints with local wild plants.
August 2023, Pontebernardo (IT)
Erbario Collettivo - book presentation Presentation of the book and project carried out
on wild plants found in the Western Alps and their connection to local communities.
June 2023, Milan (IT)
Product Service System Seminar (PSSs) “Designing from the plants’ perspective. Towards a life-centered design approach”. Held by Prof. Di Liberto in collaboration with the Japanese centenary, re-generative green design company GreenWise.
February 2016, Schaan (Liechtenstein)
I-LivAlps
Three-day workshop based in Liechtenstein
focus on the topic “Spatial planning & quality of life” in the Alps
Cyanotype Workshop
In collaboration with the artist photographer Juan Couder. Photographic prints with local wild plants.
August 2023, Pontebernardo (IT)
Erbario Collettivo - book presentation Presentation of the book and project carried out
on wild plants found in the Western Alps and their connection to local communities.
June 2023, Milan (IT)
Product Service System Seminar (PSSs) “Designing from the plants’ perspective. Towards a life-centered design approach”. Held by Prof. Di Liberto in collaboration with the Japanese centenary, re-generative green design company GreenWise.
February 2016, Schaan (Liechtenstein)
I-LivAlps
Three-day workshop based in Liechtenstein
focus on the topic “Spatial planning & quality of life” in the Alps
CONTACT
madeleine.beltrandi@gmail.com
+39 3662568425
+39 3662568425