Design and science hybrid approach for material experiences: reinterpreting Napolitan tuf

The paper proposes the story of an experience of research and experimentation in the field of upcycling the tuff, a natural and iconic material for the city of Naples, demonstrating how the intelligence of nature understood as an integrated system of porosity, ribbing, stratifications, colors can be used by design as a vehicle to communicate the identity of a place and its history.