Paola Antonelli

Curator and writer

Milan, Italy

About Paola

Paola Antonelli is an Italian curator and writer. She is the senior curator of design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Antonelli has written extensively on design and its relationship to culture and society. She has also been a guest on various TV shows and podcasts, discussing topics such as design and sustainability.

Associated Podcasts

Turismo Magazine

Guest

Design Emergency

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Connect

Recent Appearances

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn celebrate the Hidden Heroines of Design on International Women’s Day 2026

Design Emergency•Mar 8, 2026•30:45•host

Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley on Biotic Architecture

Design Emergency•Feb 4, 2026•37:46•host

Paola Antonelli

About Paola

Associated Podcasts

Turismo Magazine

Design Emergency

Connect

Recent Appearances

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn celebrate the Hidden Heroines of Design on International Women’s Day 2026

Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley on Biotic Architecture

Key Topics

Turismo Magazine - 22/11/2025

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn celebrate Women in Tech on Ada Lovelace Day

Maya Bird-Murphy on Architecture and Communities

David Gissen on the Architecture of Disability

Tosin Oshinówò on Designing Africa’s Future

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn on Design and Infrastructure

Hilary Cottam on Redesigning Work

Sadie Red Wing on Indigenous design

Hidden Heroines of Design

Julia Watson on Design and Water

Pirjo Haikola on Designing for the Ocean

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn on Design and Human Rights

Yvonne Jewkes on Design and Prisons

Domestic Data Streamers on data and emotions

Philippe Rahm on Climatic Architecture

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on Climate Action

Jeanne Gang on Architectural Grafting

Liam Young on building better worlds