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TORINO DESIGN WEEK / from the 5 10 2012 November

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TORINO DESIGN WEEK / from the 5 10 2012 November it has been modified: 2012-11-04 di Benedetto Fiori

Kicks off tomorrow, Monday November 5, the fifth edition of the Torino Design Week, with a calendar of events, open to the public, this year focused on the theme of work and enterprise development.

In recent years, the sensitivity of the territory towards the theme of design and, more generally, of the "creative industries", has certainly grown. From a recent research carried out by the Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Polytechnic of Turin, it is clear that there are about 850 companies and studios operating in the design sector in Piedmont, with a total turnover of about 13 billion euros, an increase of 6% compared to five years ago.

Very relevant data, which lead us to consider design as one of the leading economic sectors of our territory, in which the collaboration between public and private is bearing fruit.

The annual appointment of the Turin Design Week fits into this context, which aims to create a moment of reflection on the theme. Faced with a territorial training system that can count on schools of excellence, the problem that arises is how to give hope and opportunities to the many young people entering the world of the profession of designer. There are many hypotheses and possible solutions, which will be investigated during the week and in particular during the final meeting on 10 November.

THE PROGRAM TORINO DESIGN WEEK 2012

Monday 5 November, 18 pm - Toolbox Coworking (via A. da Montefeltro 30, Turin) 

Opening night and award ceremony of the competition "Do you have a project in your drawer?" A moment of meeting between all the associates, friends and supporters, during which the projects of the competition "Do you have a project in the drawer?" Will be presented, banned by the Association to find one or more merchandising objects to produce and sell in the community at self-financing purpose.  

Tuesday 6 November, 18:00 pm - l'Eglise (via Lagrange 13, Turin)

Exhibition “12 designers Wabi Sabi” An interesting and stimulating research project on the essentiality of craftsmanship on the border between design and art. Antologia Project, Alessandra Roveda, Antonio Aricò, Carlo Contin, Cristina Celestino, Giorgia Zanellato, Giorgio Biscaro, Matteo Casalegno, Enzo Mastrangelo, Paolo Polloniato, Colombo Sanguinati by Segno Italiano and Paolo Casalis, are the designers who offer informed design-handicraft objects of simplicity and freshness (wabi), combined with beauty and serenity (sabi). During the evening, the 12 designers will be present in the exhibition space to dialogue with those present and to illustrate the objects on display.  

Wednesday 7 November, 18 pm - Turin Industrial Union (Via Fanti 30, Turin)

"PTI Contest TORINO LAB", award ceremony and presentation projects 

Torino Lab is a Turin-based company, active in the promotion and distribution of self-produced design, which promotes the first edition of an original competition, centered on the theme of the kitchen as a refuge environment and developed with an unprecedented collaboration with the Turin Industrial Union. The results of the competition will be presented in the Turin Hall of the Industrial Union and the winners will be awarded. The jury of the competition will be present at the evening, composed of: Riccardo Rosi, deputy director of the Turin Industrial Union, Marco Miscioscia, president of the ADI Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta delegation, Enrico Bassi, president of the FaLab Turin association, Alberto Clara, treasurer of the Turin Design Week association, Maurizio Bazzano, managing director of Torino Lab, Paola Carimati, Elle Decor journalist, and a representative of each partner company of the competition (Fornace Carena, Smalto and Liotex).

Thursday November 8, hours 17: 00 - Toolbox Coworking (via A. da Montefeltro 2, Torino) 

Lesson popularization of Henry Holland (President Association FabLab Torino)

An informative and informative lesson on how the designer can use the innovative technologies made available by the “Arduino” design platform. An educational meeting, not dedicated to "geeks", but to all designers who are interested in inserting some interactivity in their projects, using a simple technology, but with practically infinite potential.

Friday 9 November, 16 pm - Cavallerizza Reale (Via Verdi, 00 Turin) 

OPERAE, opening exhibition-design market self

Operae is an exhibition dedicated to the self-market design, which takes place for the third time in Turin. Appointment participating design studios, craftsmen designers, makers, designers and digital edition also 2012 graphic designer: heterogeneous personality through which to know and appreciate the liveliness of this dimension of design in which high technology, tradition and design are new synthesis . A Operae you can expose and purchase pieces made in small batches and limited editions, the result of the creativity and the design professionals who work directly manage the entire supply chain (from the definition of the idea to the realization, to the communication and distribution). 

Saturday 10 November, 9:00 - 13:00 - Torino Incontra (via Nino Costa 8, Turin)

Conference, "TORINO DESIGN TOMORROW"

The conference is promoted to stimulate dialogue between institutional interlocutors, the world of training and businesses on a theme that businesses and younger generations feel is urgent: the theme is that of the difficulty that businesses and designers encounter in interfacing with each other to produce value. During the conference, scenarios and experiences from other territories will be analyzed, the relationships between the world of training and business, the difficulties and opportunities of the current economic situation, the ability of design to be an engine of development and competitiveness. .

Three guests / speakers Prof. Flaviano Celaschi (Politecnico di Milano), Prof. Giorgio Casoni (Economist, partner Spinnnvest, Rovereto) and Joan Vinyets (A-piece-of-Pie from Barcelona, ​​a strategic consulting firm for innovative companies) will propose a their "vision" that answers these questions of the territory. 

Following, in a round table, personalities of local public institutions who declare themselves more sensitive to the issue, stakeholders and managers of the world of education will question themselves about possible actions and possible interventions. Participation and interaction between the audience and speakers will be guaranteed by a live twitter link on the monitor during all the speeches, which can be recorded to be eventually integrated into the conference proceedings.

To participate in the conference you need to register on the site http://www.torinodesignweek.org

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