The research project titled "Living, working, travelling: Interior design for new scenarios between hospitality and work field", financed by FARB Fondo Ateneo Ricerca di Base of the Design Department - Politecnico di Milano 2015-2016, started from the assumption that in the contemporary society we witness both physical and virtual "mobile lives" (Elliot, Urry, 2010). This attitude involves new concepts related to the design of the spaces that are investigated in the book trough researches and didactic activities in order to define new ways of living, working and travelling, and to identify which kind of spaces are generated by the contemporary transformations. The research explores and describes these new spatial models with the specific approach of the design of interiors, focused on the space but also on the processes and systems of relationships between spaces-furniture-services and communication methods. During the research, developed by the research team, coordinated by prof. Francesco Scullica: S. Piardi, G. Simonelli, L. Guerrini, A. Anzani, M. Bertolo, M. R. Fossati, E. Elgani, C. Pagni, G. Veronese, the focus is mainly on the relationship and the hybridization processes between hospitality spaces (mainly hotels and hostels) and workspaces for knowledge worker (offices, smart-office, co-working, hubs) in the field of interior design.

Francesco Scullica, Architect, PhD in Interior Architecture, Francesco is Associate Professor in industrial design at the Design department - Politecnico di Milano. He carries out research, teaching and consulting in the field of hospitality and he is the author of many publications and researches. Involved into the interior and the furnishing product design, the relationship with the areas related to management, the corporate image and services in a complex system like the hotel building. Since 2012 he is scientific director of the Master in Interior Design - Polidesign. He contributed in many conferences and events discussing the trends and new design scenarios dedicated to hospitality.

Elena Elgani, Architect, PhD in Interior Architecture and Exhibition Design at Politecnico di Milano. She's currently developing her research and professional practice in the field of interior architecture and design focusing on the system of contemporary hospitality (hotel, hostels, urban camping), temporary architecture and exhibitions. She is also interested in trends research for the interior design field and future lifestyles. Since 2010 she collaborates as assistant lecturer in interior architecture and interior design at Politecnico di Milano, being involved in several didactic activities: research projects, lectures, mentoring for thesis, workshops. Since 2016 she has worked as adjunct professor at School of Design, Politecnico di Milano.