Gucci - A present for the future
In 2021, Gucci celebrated its centenary with a visionary project...
2019
SeisMote is a non-invasive medical device for advanced cardiac health monitoring.
Designed to support heart patients, it enables simple and reliable collection of essential data, improving clinical monitoring and therapy management. Thanks to high-precision sensors, SeisMote detects micro-vibrations generated by cardiac activity, providing detailed information on the condition of the heart.
The data is processed and automatically transmitted to cardiologists for timely and accurate analysis. Patients use SeisMote by wearing it at least twice a week for 5 minutes, managing everything from a dedicated tablet.
The integrated software sends the data to the department's doctors, allowing for continuous and personalised monitoring.
Innovative, practical and non-invasive, SeisMote represents a step forward in telemedicine, improving quality of life and the effectiveness of cardiac care.
SeisMote is a project that represented an important opportunity for me to combine technology, innovation and design in the medical sector.
It all started with my degree thesis, with the aim of developing a wearable medical device for monitoring vital signs, able to offer concrete support to heart patients and doctors.
During my research, I discovered that the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation had already developed the MagIC shirt, an innovative monitoring system that was even tested in orbit by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.
This encouraged me to collaborate with Marco Di Rienzo and his team to create SeisMote, a non-invasive medical device designed to collect detailed data on cardiac activity in a practical and effective way.
The system has been designed to be simple and accessible: patients must wear SeisMote at least twice a week for approximately 5 minutes, using a dedicated tablet to manage the device.
The integrated software collects real-time data on micro-vibrations generated by cardiac activity and automatically transmits it to cardiologists in the department for analysis. This approach allows for continuous, personalised monitoring, improving the quality of healthcare and facilitating the adoption of telemedicine.
The project was very well supported at Meet Me Tonight, a major European event dedicated to research institutes, held in the splendid setting of the Porta Venezia Gardens in Milan. The success of the event confirmed the interest in SeisMote, highlighting its potential impact in the field of digital health.
Later, thanks to collaboration with the Lombardy Region, the project reached a new milestone: inclusion in SIDERA-B, an initiative dedicated to experimenting with telemedicine to evaluate the possible implementation of SeisMote in the Lombardy healthcare system. This step represents an important development, bringing the device closer to its concrete large-scale clinical application.
In order to complement the technological aspect, SeisMote required a visual identity that would fully represent its innovative value and medical function.
The brand design was developed based on the requirement to combine a modern and appealing design with a high level of communicative clarity.
The logotype was designed to ensure strong visual impact and high recognisability, while the pictogram intuitively represents the concept and structure of the device, making it immediately understandable to both patients and healthcare professionals.
Every design choice was guided by a fundamental principle: socially useful design, focused on people and their needs.
SeisMote is more than just an academic project for me: it represents how design can support science and health, improving people's lives through innovative, intuitive, and accessible solutions.
My sincere thanks go to my supervisors: Luca Bravo, for what he has taught me both professionally and personally, and Filippo Centenari, my point of reference. His support, his teachings and his valuable insights have been fundamental to my growth and to the realisation of this project, which would not have been possible without him.
A heartfelt thank you to the We.S.T Lab. team at the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, in particular to engineers Prospero Lombardi, Emanuele Vaini and Marco Di Rienzo, who believed in me and my work, turning an idea into reality.
