Bianca Elzenbaumer

She holds an M.A. in Communication Art & Design from the Royal College of Art and an M.A. in Mediation and International Peacebuilding from the University of Bologna. Elzenbaumer is a founding member of the design practice Brave New Alps. In addition to her design practice, she currently works as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Eurac Research (IT), where she coordinates the Alpine Community Economies Lab. Since summer 2021, she has also been the co-president of CIPRA International, an environmental NGO spanning the alpine arc and doing work at both grassroots and governmental levels. Her 40-year research plan focusses on supporting and creating community economies and commons starting from the places she lives in.