.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

Luca Marini (he/him) is an Italian designer and researcher based in The Netherlands whose practice spans graphic, editorial and web design, and the disobedient use of software and hardware through participatory settings. His current research explores the intersections between network technologies, the theory of the commons, and hacktivism.

I'm available for commissions and excited to collaborate!

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

 

.。˚𖥔Contacts

Instagram: @lucamarini.void

Email: lucamarini.void@proton.me

 

.。˚𖥔Education

2024 - 2026 → MA Information Design → Design Academy Eindhoven → Eindhoven (NL) → Cum Laude → Gijs Bakker Award Nomination

2020 - 2024 → BA Graphic Design and Visual Communication → ISIA Urbino → Urbino (IT) → Cum Laude

 

.。˚𖥔Experience

Ongoing → Freelance Graphic & Information Designer → Editorial, Web & Visual Design

Ongoing → Artistic & Design Research → Independent Practice

2026 - ongoing → Bookshop Assistant → Onomatopee → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 - ongoing → Exhibition Assistant → Onomatopee → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 → Exhibition Assistant (occasional) → DeFabriek → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 → Exhibition Assistant → DAE Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week 2025 → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 - 2026 → Web Design & Multimedia Content → Cagna Rauca Collective → IT

2025 - ongoing → Member → Cagna Rauca Collective → IT. Cagna Rauca is a design collective born from the idea of reclaiming physical and online spaces through a queer and transfeminist lens. Specializing in editorial design, the collective brings together designers who engage with themes of resistance through an innovative and radical approach.

2024 → Visual Identity & Multimedia Content → UFFA! Urbino Amateur Short Film Festival 2024 → Urbino (IT)

2022 - 2024 → Co-founder → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT). Formally established in 2023, Tensione develops and hosts a wide range of educational and artistic events — from workshops and exhibitions to experimental music performances — fostering dialogue, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and creative exchange. Roles: event organizer, assistant curator for art exhibitions and workshop facilitator.

 

.。˚𖥔Workshops Hosted

2026 → “Flashed, Meshed & Shared” Workshop → ArtEZ University of the Arts, for Bachelor students in Art, Design & Technology → Arnhem (NL)

2026 → “LoRa, Data & Commons” Activity → self-organized with Francesca Dondi → Ponte di Legno (IT)

2026 → “Malleable, Mutable & Distributed” Workshop → Terrapolis Transecologies Festival 2026 by Parsec Collective → Castiglione dei Pepoli (IT)

2026 → “Building the Commons” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “Reshaping Nodes” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “Hacking Devices” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Exhibitions

2026 → “Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show 2026” → Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

2023 → “Camere Con Vista” (CCV) Exhibition → Senigallia (IT)

2023 → “Paraschools II” Exhibition → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Reading Time” Exhibition → Spazio Rumore → Urbino (IT)

2022 → “Audience” Exhibition → Ducal Palace of Urbino → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Solo Exhibitions

2024 → “@childhood.void, My Childhood from the Void” Solo Exhibition → Spazio Rumore → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Talks

2026 → “Connecting” Talk → with Martina Costa Bignotti, Simone Vollmary, Julio Rebora, Pauline Strandt, Leo Larche Hitchcox → DAE Lecture Series, Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “The Aesthetics of Resistance” Talk → with Martina Costa Bignotti, Arnar Ingi Viðarsson, hosted by Tereza Ruller (The Rodina) → Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Written & Research Contributions

2026 → “Terrapolis: Rassegna di Arte ed Ecologia” Collective Zine → Parsec Collective → Bologna (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Awards

2026 → Nomination → “Gijs Bakker Award 2026” → Design Academy Eindhoven → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Mentions

2026 → Dezeen Magazine → Mentioned among the DAE Graduation Show highlights in “Eight must-see exhibits at Dutch Design Week 2026”

 

.。˚𖥔Featured in

2026 → Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Catalogue 2026

2026 → Zone Magazine

2025 → Zone Magazine

2025 → Zone Magazine

2024 → Visual Bleed

2024 → Pittogramma

2024 → Project U → ISIA Urbino

2023 → UFFA! Urbino Amateur Short Film Festival

 

.。˚𖥔Workshops Organized

2023 → “Analog Animation” Workshop → led by Oana Adina Enache, Oscar Renni, Maria Zilli → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Binding” Workshop → led by Andrea Guerra → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Exhibitions Organized

2023 → Exhibition in collaboration with 3bbo Collective (Ravenna) → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Contaminazioni” Exhibition → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Paraschools II” Exhibition → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Talks Organized

2023 → “La Terra mi Tiene” Documentary Screening + Q&A → by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani (FADA Collective) → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Occupare lo Spazio” Talk → by Guerrilla Spam → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

 

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

↓↓↓ Emojis that feel like my works ↓↓↓

📡🛜📻🎮📱💿📹💻✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸✊🏿

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

© Luca Marini 2025

Fonts used on this platform: Lunchtype22, Lunchtype23, Lunchtype25. Designed by Steppot.

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

Luca Marini (he/him) is an Italian designer and researcher based in The Netherlands whose practice spans graphic, editorial and web design, and the disobedient use of software and hardware through participatory settings. His current research explores the intersections between network technologies, the theory of the commons, and hacktivism.

I'm available for commissions and excited to collaborate!

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

 

.。˚𖥔Contacts

Instagram: @lucamarini.void

Email: lucamarini.void@proton.me

 

.。˚𖥔Education

2024 - 2026 → MA Information Design → Design Academy Eindhoven → Eindhoven (NL) → Cum Laude → Gijs Bakker Award Nomination

2020 - 2024 → BA Graphic Design and Visual Communication → ISIA Urbino → Urbino (IT) → Cum Laude

 

.。˚𖥔Experience

Ongoing → Freelance Graphic & Information Designer → Editorial, Web & Visual Design

Ongoing → Artistic & Design Research → Independent Practice

2026 - ongoing → Bookshop Assistant → Onomatopee → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 - ongoing → Exhibition Assistant → Onomatopee → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 → Exhibition Assistant (occasional) → DeFabriek → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 → Exhibition Assistant → DAE Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week 2025 → Eindhoven (NL)

2025 - 2026 → Web Design & Multimedia Content → Cagna Rauca Collective → IT

2025 - ongoing → Member → Cagna Rauca Collective → IT. Cagna Rauca is a design collective born from the idea of reclaiming physical and online spaces through a queer and transfeminist lens. Specializing in editorial design, the collective brings together designers who engage with themes of resistance through an innovative and radical approach.

2024 → Visual Identity & Multimedia Content → UFFA! Urbino Amateur Short Film Festival 2024 → Urbino (IT)

2022 - 2024 → Co-founder → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT). Formally established in 2023, Tensione develops and hosts a wide range of educational and artistic events — from workshops and exhibitions to experimental music performances — fostering dialogue, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and creative exchange. Roles: event organizer, assistant curator for art exhibitions and workshop facilitator.

 

.。˚𖥔Workshops Hosted

2026 → “Flashed, Meshed & Shared” Workshop → ArtEZ University of the Arts, for Bachelor students in Art, Design & Technology → Arnhem (NL)

2026 → “LoRa, Data & Commons” Activity → self-organized with Francesca Dondi → Ponte di Legno (IT)

2026 → “Malleable, Mutable & Distributed” Workshop → Terrapolis Transecologies Festival 2026 by Parsec Collective → Castiglione dei Pepoli (IT)

2026 → “Building the Commons” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “Reshaping Nodes” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “Hacking Devices” Workshop → BlablaLab, Baltan Laboratories → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Exhibitions

2026 → “Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show 2026” → Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

2023 → “Camere Con Vista” (CCV) Exhibition → Senigallia (IT)

2023 → “Paraschools II” Exhibition → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Reading Time” Exhibition → Spazio Rumore → Urbino (IT)

2022 → “Audience” Exhibition → Ducal Palace of Urbino → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Solo Exhibitions

2024 → “@childhood.void, My Childhood from the Void” Solo Exhibition → Spazio Rumore → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Talks

2026 → “Connecting” Talk → with Martina Costa Bignotti, Simone Vollmary, Julio Rebora, Pauline Strandt, Leo Larche Hitchcox → DAE Lecture Series, Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

2026 → “The Aesthetics of Resistance” Talk → with Martina Costa Bignotti, Arnar Ingi Viðarsson, hosted by Tereza Ruller (The Rodina) → Dutch Design Week → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Written & Research Contributions

2026 → “Terrapolis: Rassegna di Arte ed Ecologia” Collective Zine → Parsec Collective → Bologna (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Awards

2026 → Nomination → “Gijs Bakker Award 2026” → Design Academy Eindhoven → Eindhoven (NL)

 

.。˚𖥔Mentions

2026 → Dezeen Magazine → Mentioned among the DAE Graduation Show highlights in “Eight must-see exhibits at Dutch Design Week 2026”

 

.。˚𖥔Featured in

2026 → Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Catalogue 2026

2026 → Zone Magazine

2025 → Zone Magazine

2025 → Zone Magazine

2024 → Visual Bleed

2024 → Pittogramma

2024 → Project U → ISIA Urbino

2023 → UFFA! Urbino Amateur Short Film Festival

 

.。˚𖥔Workshops Organized

2023 → “Analog Animation” Workshop → led by Oana Adina Enache, Oscar Renni, Maria Zilli → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Binding” Workshop → led by Andrea Guerra → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Exhibitions Organized

2023 → Exhibition in collaboration with 3bbo Collective (Ravenna) → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Contaminazioni” Exhibition → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Paraschools II” Exhibition → Urbino (IT)

 

.。˚𖥔Talks Organized

2023 → “La Terra mi Tiene” Documentary Screening + Q&A → by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani (FADA Collective) → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

2023 → “Occupare lo Spazio” Talk → by Guerrilla Spam → Tensione Cultural Association → Urbino (IT)

 

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

↓↓↓ Emojis that feel like my works ↓↓↓

📡🛜📻🎮📱💿📹💻✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸✊🏿

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳..˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

© Luca Marini 2025

Fonts used on this platform: Lunchtype22, Lunchtype23, Lunchtype25. Designed by Steppot.

The Mutable Net .˳✶The Mutable Net✶˳.

A collectively developed mesh network and outcome of a research project presented in the form of an interactive installation for Dutch Design Week 2026
。𖥔Installation𖥔。

2026
Building the Mutable Net .˳✶Building the Mutable Net✶˳.

A lab series on alternative networking practices and the development of froms of non-hierarchical knowledge, in collaboration with Blablalab - powered by Baltan Laboratories
。𖥔Research Lab Series𖥔。

2026
The Mutable Net – A Distributed Topology Against Infrastructural Sovereignty .˳✶The Mutable Net – A Distributed Topology Against Infrastructural Sovereignty✶˳.

A research exploring how bottom-up mesh networking practices reimagine connectivity as a commons, built on peer governance, shared literacy, and collective ownership.
。𖥔Thesis / Pubbilcation𖥔。

2026
Distorted Reflection on the Small Looking Glass .˳✶Distorted Reflection on the Small Looking Glass✶˳.

A monologue on personal growth and the digital self, focusing on the frustration of navigating augmented spaces and hyper-personalization.
。𖥔Booklet / Software Review𖥔。

2026
Guide to Open-source Pirate Broadcasting .˳✶Guide to Open-source Pirate Broadcasting✶˳.

A DIY, lo-fi, home-printable guide to becoming an open-source pirate and avoid algorithmic surveillance— drawing inspiration from the Dutch counter-information movements of the ’80s.
。𖥔Zine𖥔。

2025
The Soul in the Machine .˳✶The Soul in the Machine✶˳.

An exploration of sound systems as technologies of resistance and as creators of safe spaces for liberation, narrated through the lens of queer club and rave culture in Italy from the 1960s to the 1990s.
。𖥔Installation𖥔。

2025
@chldhood.void, Exhibition .˳✶@childhood.void✶˳.

Why did my childhood memories end up on TikTok? This project investigates the meaning behind seemingly disturbing and uncanny online artistic trends, the #aesthetics.
。𖥔Exhibition𖥔。

2024
UFFA! Urbino Festival di Film Amatoriali 2024 .˳✶UFFA!✶˳.

Visual identity for the third edition of UFFA! Urbino Festival di Film Amatoriali 2024
。𖥔Visual Identity𖥔。

2024
Criptype .˳✶Criptype✶˳.

Criptype is a geometric, monospaced typeface that mimics the unreadable *notdef* glyph, turning text into a cryptic visual code.
。𖥔Typeface𖥔。

2021
Malleable, Mutable & Distributed .˳✶Malleable, Mutable & Distributed✶˳.

“Malleable, Mutable & Distributed” is a hands-on workshop focused on building alternative, community-based network infrastructures, during Terrapolis Transversal Ecologies Festival
。𖥔Workshop𖥔。

2026
A Repository for the Mutable Net .˳✶A Repository for the Mutable Net✶˳.

A digital space of shared knowledge on the practice of autonomous networking, developed not only as an archive but also as a tool to facilitate access to tachnological literacy.
。𖥔Virtual Platform𖥔。

2026
LoRa, Data & Commons .˳✶LoRa, Data & Commons✶˳.

A collective exploration of LoRa Mesh Network technologies and how they can open up ways for alternative data collection in community enviroments
。𖥔Activity organized with Francesca Dondi𖥔。

2026
WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE .˳✶WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE✶˳.

How do emojis help protesters bypass censorship, amplify solidarity, and become symbols of resistance when words are suppressed?
。𖥔Design Project𖥔。

2025
WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE .˳✶WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE✶˳.

Data visualizations based on an analysis of how emojis are used in online movements
。𖥔Poster Series𖥔。

2025
Hacking Love .˳✶Hacking Love✶˳.

An analysis of how dating app algorithms impact users, focusing on the online figure of the “love guru".
。𖥔Research / Short Movie𖥔。

2025
@chldhood.void, Book .˳✶@childhood.void, Book✶˳.

Packaged as a nostalgic nod to a childhood DVD case, The Book of ‘@childhood.void, My Childhood from the Void’ serves as a display of a theoretical and iconographic investigation into disturbing and uncanny online artistic trends, the #aesthetics.
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2024
Do only gays applaude? Are asexual monocellular organisms? .˳✶Do only gays applaude? Are asexual monocellular organisms?✶˳.

Do only gays applaude? Are asexual monocellular organisms? How do people of a certain sexual orientation behave according to stock images?
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2023
Emo-net Book Series .˳✶Emo-net Book Series✶˳.

Seeking places where the Internet becomes a temple of spiritual healing.
。𖥔Book Series𖥔。

2023
Il Castello .˳✶Il Castello✶˳.

An interdimensional journey of discovery of the real. Franz Kafka's words were what started the physical, visual, temporal and mental journey that came to life through pictures in this photography book.
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2023
The Mutable Net .˳✶The Mutable Net✶˳.

Collectively developed mesh network presented in the form of an interactive installation for Dutch Design Week
。𖥔Installation𖥔。

2026
Malleable, Mutable & Distributed .˳✶Malleable, Mutable & Distributed✶˳.

“Malleable, Mutable & Distributed” is a hands-on workshop focused on building alternative, community-based network infrastructures, during Terrapolis Transecologies Festival
。𖥔Workshop𖥔。

2026
Building the Mutable Net .˳✶Building the Mutable Net✶˳.

A lab series on alternative networking practices and the development of froms of non-hierarchical knowledge, in collaboration with Blablalab - powered by Baltan Laboratories
。𖥔Research Lab Series𖥔。

2026
A Repository for the Mutable Net .˳✶A Repository for the Mutable Net✶˳.

A digital space of shared knowledge on the practice of autonomous networking, developed not only as an archive but also as a tool to facilitate access to tachnological literacy.
。𖥔Virtual Platform𖥔。

2026
The Mutable Net – A Distributed Topology Against Infrastructural Sovereignty .˳✶The Mutable Net – A Distributed Topology Against Infrastructural Sovereignty✶˳.

A research exploring how bottom-up mesh networking practices reimagine connectivity as a commons, built on peer governance, shared literacy, and collective ownership.
。𖥔Thesis / Pubbilcation𖥔。

2026
LoRa, Data & Commons .˳✶LoRa, Data & Commons✶˳.

A collective exploration of LoRa Mesh Network technologies and how they can open up ways for alternative data collection in community enviroments
。𖥔Activity organized with Francesca Dondi𖥔。

2026
WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE .˳✶WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE✶˳.

How do emojis help protesters bypass censorship, amplify solidarity, and become symbols of resistance when words are suppressed?
。𖥔Design Project𖥔。

2025
WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE .˳✶WHEN WORDS ARE NO LONGER SAFE✶˳.

Data visualizations based on an analysis of how emojis are used in online movements
。𖥔Poster Series𖥔。

2025
Distorted Reflection on the Small Looking Glass .˳✶Distorted Reflection on the Small Looking Glass✶˳.

A monologue on personal growth and the digital self, focusing on the frustration of navigating augmented spaces and hyper-personalization.
。𖥔Booklet / Software Review𖥔。

2026
Guide to Open-source Pirate Broadcasting .˳✶Guide to Open-source Pirate Broadcasting✶˳.

A DIY, lo-fi, home-printable guide to becoming an open-source pirate and avoid algorithmic surveillance— drawing inspiration from the Dutch counter-information movements of the ’80s.
。𖥔Zine𖥔。

2025
The Soul in the Machine .˳✶The Soul in the Machine✶˳.

An exploration of sound systems as technologies of resistance and as creators of safe spaces for liberation, narrated through the lens of queer club and rave culture in Italy from the 1960s to the 1990s.
。𖥔Installation𖥔。

2025
Hacking Love .˳✶Hacking Love✶˳.

An analysis of how dating app algorithms impact users, focusing on the online figure of the “love guru".
。𖥔Research / Short Movie𖥔。

2025
@chldhood.void, Exhibition .˳✶@childhood.void✶˳.

Why did my childhood memories end up on TikTok? This project investigates the meaning behind seemingly disturbing and uncanny online artistic trends, the #aesthetics.
。𖥔Exhibition𖥔。

2024
@chldhood.void, Book .˳✶@childhood.void, Book✶˳.

Packaged as a nostalgic nod to a childhood DVD case, The Book of ‘@childhood.void, My Childhood from the Void’ serves as a display of a theoretical and iconographic investigation into disturbing and uncanny online artistic trends, the #aesthetics.
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2024
UFFA! Urbino Festival di Film Amatoriali 2024 .˳✶UFFA!✶˳.

Visual identity for the third edition of UFFA! Urbino Festival di Film Amatoriali 2024
。𖥔Visual Identity𖥔。

2024
Do only gays applaude? Are asexual monocellular organisms? .˳✶Do only gays applaude?✶˳.

Do only gays applaude? Are asexual monocellular organisms? How do people of a certain sexual orientation behave according to stock images?
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2023
Emo-net Book Series .˳✶Emo-net Book Series✶˳.

Seeking places where the Internet becomes a temple of spiritual healing.
。𖥔Book Series𖥔。

2023
Il Castello .˳✶Il Castello✶˳.

An interdimensional journey of discovery of the real. Franz Kafka's words were what started the physical, visual, temporal and mental journey that came to life through pictures in this photography book.
。𖥔Printed publication𖥔。

2023
Criptype .˳✶Criptype✶˳.

Criptype is a geometric, monospaced typeface that mimics the unreadable *notdef* glyph, turning text into a cryptic visual code.
。𖥔Typeface𖥔。

2021