Nicola Galberti

Ciao!
I'm Nicola Galberti.

I'm a designer based in Milan, with a degree from PoliMi.I design products, from physical objects to digital interfaces.

Curious about anything I can design, improve or reinvent.

Something about me.

Engineering taught me the method, design opened me to creativity.

Originally from Venice, now based in Milan. I started in mechanical engineering, moved into design, co-founded a startup and now work at a multinational.

  1. Venice

    Where I’m from

  2. Trieste

    BSc · 2020

  3. Milan

    MSc · 2023

  4. Aarhus

    Erasmus · 2025

  5. Milan

    dormakaba · 2026

2023

Trieste

From engineering to my first startup

I graduated in Mechanical Engineering in Trieste and, during my participation in Enactus (an international university competition focused on sustainability), we launched Givit, an app that makes renting items safe and intuitive. At the end of the year, I moved to Milan to continue my studies.

BSc Mechanical EngineeringEnactus UniTsGivit is born
Graduation day, Trieste
Graduation day, Trieste
Givit’s first flyers
Givit’s first flyers
Trieste at sunset
Trieste at sunset
With the Enactus team
With the Enactus team
2024

Milan

Design school, and a win in Rome

I continued with the master’s degree in Design & Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, specializing in industrial product design to add a more creative side to my background. My passion for technology led me to UX/UI and digital design, while I kept developing Givit. In May we won the Enactus Investor Day in Rome, with funding to move the project forward.

MSc Design & EngineeringUX/UIEnactus Investor Day winner
First weeks in Milan
First weeks in Milan
Pitching Givit in Rome
Pitching Givit in Rome
Givit’s business plan
Givit’s business plan
Ambrogina, early prototype
Ambrogina, early prototype
2025

Aarhus, Denmark

Denmark, the Red Cross and real users

I started the year with an Erasmus in Aarhus, Denmark (amazing pastries!), studying IT Product Development. With the Danish Red Cross I worked on an app that lets international students furnish their rooms with items from its stores and get 50% back when they leave, and we tested it with real users in-store.

Erasmus, Aarhus UniversityIT Product DevelopmentTested in-store
Lectures at Aarhus University
Lectures at Aarhus University
Where we tested the app
Where we tested the app
The famous Danish pastries
The famous Danish pastries
ARoS, Aarhus
ARoS, Aarhus
2026

Milan

From the studio to real buildings

In December 2025 I graduated in Design & Engineering with 110 cum laude. In 2026 I joined dormakaba, a leading Swiss multinational in access solutions, in Milan. I work alongside architects to identify the right access solutions and support them in bringing our products into their projects, from design intent to technical feasibility.

I also built, with Claude Code, an internal tool that turns configurator quotes into complete technical and economic specifications for architects, replacing hours of manual work. My team uses it, and we are evaluating extending it to other product categories.

MSc 110 cum laudedormakabaInternal spec tool

Now

Design Support Specialist / Specifier

dormakabaMilan

My toolkit.

How I work

I use AI every day, from generating visuals to building internal tools for my team with Claude Code and other AI tools.

Design

FigmaIllustratorPhotoshopInDesignAffinityNano BananaHiggsfield

Engineering & 3D

SolidWorksFusion 360KeyShotVizcom

Product Mgmt

Product DiscoveryUser TestingRoadmappingBacklog Prioritization
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