Camilo Ayala Garcia

Camilo obtained his Ph.D. degree on the topic of Do-It-Yourself Materials as triggers of change at Politecnico di Milano. Prior to this Ph.D. research, Camilo received his Bachelor degree in Industrial Design from the Los Andes University in Bogotá in the year 2004. He also obtained his Bachelor Degree in Textile Design from the same university simultaneously. In the year 2007, received his Master of Arts in Design degree from Domus Academy (the University of Wales accredited school of design) in Milan awarded with Distinction.

Camilo began his professional career in Colombia back in 2001, where he
earned experience in the product design field developing several projects for renowned local and international clients. After various years of work as a professional designer, he moved to Germany to attend at Hochschule Pforzheim the MSc. Produktentwicklung (Product development) as a guest student and learn the language. Subsequently, he transferred to Italy to complete his Master studies. After his graduation, he started to share time being tutor at Domus Academy, working as a product designer for Donegani & Lauda studio and Cammarata Gioielli studio both in Milan for some years. Camilo decided to return to his hometown to become full-time professor and researcher at his alma mater where is was entitled Associate Professor in the design department until 2022.

Currently he works as researcher and professor at the Faculty of Design and Art at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.

Together with his teaching activities, Camilo devotes his research to local
materials and products development, with several patents granted as well as different academic contributions published.