City Design

March 17, 2009 - at 18

Classroom Magna – Bologna Academy of the Fine Arts

Via Belle Arti, 54 - Bologna

Torino 2008 World Design Capital presented at the Emilia Romagna city and discussed with some of the most influential representatives in the Bolognese panorama of economic, social and cultural opportunities derived from the initiative.

Introducing

Carlo Branzaglia
Director / Cultural sector and relationships with the Universities of the Bologna Comune

with a speech of
Duccio Campagnoli
Assessor of business activity / Regione Emilia-Romagna

Torino 2008 World Design Capital

Paola Zini
Director / Torino 2008 World Design Capital

Giuliano Molineri
International Relations / Torino 2008 World Design Capital

Ruben Abbattista
Foreign Relations / Torino 2008 World Design Capital

Confirmed Speakers

Alessandro Lolli
General director / Editrice Compositori

Marisa Corso
Commercial director / Bologna Fiere

Giuseppina Gualtieri
President / SAB-Airport of Bologna , Director / Promo Bologna

Giancarlo Piretti
Designer / Giancarlo Piretti Design

Marco Gaiani
Professor at college engineering / Bologna University

Egidio Lomi
Coordinator of Product Design course / Accademy of Fine Arts Bologna

The event was organized in coordination with   

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Torino WorldDesign Capital

“Torino World Design Capital was for the city a workshop, an occasion to create new relationships and reaffirm those that already existed […]. After this year private businesses and public institutions are certainly more aware of the potential that design is able to offer in the view of improving products and services and we wish that they are able to show designers a commitment to give into the impulse for this sector. Now one deals not to throw away the patronage of mature experience during this long journey.”

Paola Zini, Director Torino 2008 World Design Capital 

Why Torino?

The World Design Capital initiative born in 2005 by Icsid (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design) was directed towards a biennial identity of the cities and regions that exalt design, projected research and innovation as factors of economic, social and cultural development. The choice of Torino was an acknowledgement of the city and its surrounding area, to the joined development of the strong industrial tradition with the vocations of innovation and research.