{"id":151866,"date":"2026-02-20T16:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polidesign.net\/?post_type=news&#038;p=151866"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:28:36","slug":"uni-12001-recognizes-the-role-of-the-designer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.polidesign.net\/en\/news\/uni-12001-recognizes-the-role-of-the-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI 12001 recognizes the role of the designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Italian\u00a0design\u00a0sees\u00a0its\u00a0value\u00a0reaffirmed\u00a0once\u00a0again:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNI 12001:2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0officially\u00a0sets out the expertise, skills, and\u00a0competencies\u00a0that\u00a0define\u00a0the\u00a0professional\u00a0role\u00a0of the designer.\u00a0Proposed\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADI<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AIAP<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AIPI<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the initiative brought together major stakeholders across the sector, including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">POLI.design<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CNA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confcommercio Professioni<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IED<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ISIA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NABA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Societ\u00e0 Italiana Design<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University of Camerino \u2013 School of Architecture and Design<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University of Florence<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The\u00a0process\u00a0was\u00a0coordinated\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Luciano\u00a0Perondi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Project Leader and head of the working group (GL 26).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The UNI 12001 standard describes the designer as a professional who places the project understood as an intellectual and methodological process\u2014at the heart of their practice. Designers are called to merge creative vision with practical application, drawing on their expertise and using advanced tools with the aim of improving people\u2019s quality of life and the surrounding environment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The profile outlined by the standard is broad and adaptable, reflecting the diversity of contemporary design practice: from interiors to fashion, from product to communication and graphic design. In addition to defining roles and responsibilities, the standard provides guidance for continuous skills development and identifies two professional levels, aligned with the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">European\u00a0Qualifications\u00a0Framework (EQF)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: the <\/span><em>firstlevel\u00a0designer<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(EQF 6) and the\u00a0<\/span><em>expert\u00a0designer<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (EQF 7). It also specifies the criteria for conformity assessment, conducted through an examination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inclusivity is a central element of UNI 12001, reflected both in its use of genderinclusive language and in its attention to different forms of disability. 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