Gea Sanvido
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Product Designer – MSc PoliMi

Open to a curricular internship from March 2027, for 3–6 months

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Hi, I’m Gea

Get to know me

I’m a designer. My main focus is product design, and I carry interdisciplinary knowledge of other fields that I can always bring into my projects.

Languages

  • English C1
  • Italian

Personality

  • Creative
  • Open-minded
  • Collaborative
  • Leadership
  • Curious

Curious

Curious about design and life, always driven to explore and travel.

  • A waterfall in a green valley
  • A mountain road between rocky peaks
  • A historic villa among palm trees
  • Northern lights over a dark landscape
  • A rock arch on the sea coast

Education

  1. Current

    MSc Integrated Product Design

    Politecnico di Milano

  2. 2025

    BA Industrial Design

    Accademia di Belle Arti, Verona

    110/110 cum laude

  3. 2022

    Graphic Design

    High school diploma

Projects

Four products, from a wearable that helps people who stutter to a jute pendant lamp.

  • Flow devices in four colours
  • Ally modules in green
  • Tua Pilates chair, open
  • Cin jute pendant lamp
  • Flow on an orange wrist strap
  • Ally modules in orange
  1. A wearable device that helps people who stutter. View project
  2. A modular add-on that makes your existing fridge smart. View project
  3. A Pilates chair that transforms into home furniture. View project
  4. A jute pendant lamp that celebrates traditional craftsmanship. View project

Each project is briefly summarized by its key points.

Flow devices in white and orange on a reflective surface

A wearable device designed to help people who stutter, turning scientific research on vibrotactile therapy into a discreet, personal and easy-to-use everyday product.

  • 2026
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Wearable
Research
About 1% of adults worldwide stutter. Assistive solutions rely only on auditory feedback and are often ineffective and stigmatizing, while recent studies confirm the effectiveness of vibrotactile stimulation.
Technology
Rhythmic vibrations between 60 and 80 bpm act as a subtle “internal metronome” that supports the body’s natural sense of speech control.
Prototype
A hands-on, exploratory process focused on the physical sensation of the device. A working prototype was tested with a person directly affected by stuttering.
Ecosystem
Three accessories, designed from persona analysis, work in any wearing position. An app supports autonomous management, health monitoring and repair guidance.
  • Exploded view of the Flow device and its components
    Exploded view: PC/ABS shell, single recessed button and battery indicator lights.
  • Flow device held in one hand
    Rhythmic vibrations at 60–80 bpm act as a subtle internal metronome.
  • Electronics of the working Flow prototype inside its round shell
    Working prototype from a hands-on process focused on the device’s physical sensation.
  • Flow worn on the wrist with a black band
    Wristband: one of three accessories designed from persona analysis.
  • Flow worn as a necklace with an orange cord
    Necklace: the accessories work reliably in any wearing position.
  • Flow app home screen showing battery level and speech rhythm
    Companion app for autonomous management, health monitoring and repair guidance.
Ally modules in blue and white, including the display hub

A modular add-on device that upgrades your existing fridge with smart monitoring of food freshness and performance, skipping the cost and waste of buying a whole new appliance.

  • 2026
  • Home
  • Technology
Two base modules
An external module on the fridge door displays real-time data and acts as the main control hub. An internal module monitors food freshness through VOC, humidity and temperature sensors.
Modular system
Connected via Bluetooth, the two hubs share power and data, so additional modules can attach for a customizable, unified system.
Goals and users
Avoid food waste, monitor food smartly and manage shared spaces, for private households, shared apartments, small businesses and hospitality.
Production
ABS and TPU, made with two-shot injection moulding.
  • A blue configuration of Ally modules
    Modules attach to the base hubs for a customizable, unified system.
  • Ally internal module mounted inside a fridge, above food containers
    The internal module monitors freshness with VOC, humidity and temperature sensors.
  • Ally external module attached to a fridge door in a kitchen
    The external module on the fridge door is the main physical control hub.
  • Hands holding the orange Ally display hub showing the settings menu
    The display shows real-time data and manages the Ally system.
  • Exploded view of the Ally display hub
    ABS and TPU parts, produced with two-shot injection moulding.
  • Ally app home screen with alerts and expiry notifications
    Companion app with freshness alerts and expiry notifications.
Tua open and closed, with silhouettes of people exercising and sitting on it

Not only a Pilates machine and not only a piece of furniture: a functional instrument that seamlessly transforms into both whenever needed.

  • 2025
  • Home
  • Sport
Concept
A Pilates Wunda Chair designed for the increasingly smaller living spaces of modern homes, transforming into functional home furniture.
Expert input
Based on professional advice from the Pilates instructor and founder of Pilates Italia.
Innovation
Convertible, with clear affordance, proper exercise positioning for more people and an attachment for an elastic band to allow more exercises.
Details
Two-stage height-adjustable handles, an extra-deep seat, an automatic piston locking mechanism, easy mobility and quick replacement of wear parts.
  • Tua open, with handles, pistons and foot bars
    Open: an automatic locking mechanism with pistons ensures stability.
  • Tua closed, as a wooden seat in a living room
    Closed, Tua is a piece of furniture for small living spaces.
  • Tua open as a Pilates chair in the same living room
    Open, it becomes a Pilates Wunda Chair.
  • Tua closed, seen from the side
    To open it, pull the locking mechanism and release the panels.
  • Close-up of the elastic band attachment on the wooden side panel
    Attachment for an elastic band, to allow more exercises.
  • Technical drawing of Tua open, side view
    Side view of the opened configuration.
Cin jute pendant lamp against an orange background with a pattern of light

Finding happiness in life’s small, simple things is an art we should learn from the past. With Cin, a material from tradition meets modernity with its organic forms, in a designed equilibrium.

  • 2025
  • Home
  • Lighting
Concept
A Made in Italy lighting appliance that celebrates traditional craftsmanship: jute diffuses the light into a soft, sculptural illumination.
Name
From the Venetian phrase “An cin”, meaning “a little bit, but enough”.
Materials
A coarse jute weave lets the light filter through and projects its texture onto the space, while satin black steel makes the jute stand out.
Production
Designed for medium to small-scale production that adapts traditional techniques into contemporary industrial processes.
  • Cin pendant lamp with a jute shade and a black steel stem
    Jute diffuses the light into a soft, sculptural illumination.
  • Cin hanging in a bright interior with a wooden door
    Cin in a domestic interior.
  • Hands shaping the jute over the lamp support
    The jute is sewn to the internal support and secured with threads.
  • Close-up of the coarse jute weave
    A coarse weave lets light filter through and projects the fabric’s texture.
  • Illustration of the jute shade being fitted onto the structure
    Designed for small-scale production that adapts traditional techniques.
  • Orange Cin packaging box
    Packaging: “An cin” is Venetian for “a little bit, but enough”.

My design

What can I design?

  • Product
  • Graphics
  • UI/UX
  • + Video

My instruments

3D modeling

  • Rhinoceros
  • Blender
  • 3ds Max

Technical design

  • AutoCAD
  • SolidWorks

Graphic design & UX

  • Adobe Suite
  • Figma

Video editing

  • DaVinci Resolve

My approach

  1. ResearchInvestigate the product and its context from the basics, without preconceived ideas.
  2. DefineIdentify product characteristics and creatively rethink how it looks or works.
  3. MakeDevelop technical datasheets and detailed plans, then bring the product to life.

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