Das coisas belas e desenhadas - 2nd Edition

Fátima Pombo is a Full Professor of Design and Director of the Institute for Research in Design, Media and Culture [ID+] at the University of Aveiro, having also held other scientific management positions. She was a visiting professor at the University of Leuven (KUL) in Belgium for almost a decade and taught within the Erasmus program at other European universities. She is co-chair of the 2026 edition of the Design Committee, and was also involved in the 2024 edition. She participates in research projects and international conferences, develops various academic activities and is a member of, among others, the design jury of the iF Design Award in Germany, the evaluation panel of the FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology and the Evaluation Committee of A3ES - Accreditation of Study Programs. Her main research interests are interior design, spatial design, phenomenology of design and aesthetics of sustainability. Fátima Pombo, a postdoctoral fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, conducted research at the University of Munich and as a doctoral student at the University of Heidelberg. In addition to her academic studies, she studied Music at the Porto Conservatory of Music. She has published Traces of Music (2001), Of Beautiful and Designed Things (1st ed. 2018; 2nd ed. 2020), Synchresis Audiovision Tales (coordinator with Isabel Soveral, 2019) and Design for Ecosystemic Ideas. The Transition to a Sustainable Future (coordinator, 2023) with the University of Aveiro Press.