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17-25 October 2026

Geoidentity: logging the border

Hosted by The Student Hotel

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Displaced persons are forced to leave their homes losing access to personal documents vital to rebuild their lives in a host country Geoidentity logging the border proposes a universal system for study validation and an academic passport to allow young refugees pursuing their career goals anywhere.
Currently, potential young migrants and refugees are geographically stuck because they don’t physically own the documents to prove they’re graduated or present students. But if your city is being bombed or destroyed by climate change, you may not have ti
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About The Student Hotel

My name is Giorgia Malandrino, I come from Italy. I am based in between London and Milan working as Designer Research, to design innovative solution in developing countries. I've recently completed my MA in Communication Design at NABA University in Milan in connection with a thesis research in South America to explore the migration phenomenon. My ikigai is to understand how design can effect positive global change through proposals for systems that become part of the dynamic tissue of our life