24 students, 10 days, 6 company visits, 4 milanese showrooms, 2 communications hubs, 1 museum, 1 workshop.
“Italian Design Systems, what makes it world class?” is a design educational tour in Italy we conceived and planned for architecture and design students.
“Italian Design Systems, what makes it world class?” design course is specifically designed to give students of architecture and design an opportunity to learn about the design process in Italy from the design concept to the showroom, through industrialization and communication. The aim is to provide a focused and intense exposure to Italian design, that will help participants appreciate the reasons for Italian design excellence in luxury products, furniture, interiors and architecture.
Day 1 | Design tour
Surprise! Let it snow let it snow let it snow!!! For some of the guys was the very first time in their life!
Day 2 | Design tour
Valcucine entrance
Gabriele Centazzo (designer and Valcucine founder) lecture about creativity and sustainability
Visit to Valcucine’s headquarters showroom
Visit to Valcucine’s Academy
Visit to Kristalia
Visit to Kristalia showroom and factory
Sketching
Rexa Design showroom visit
Architects corner to Rexa Design headquarter showroom
Factory visit to Rexa Design
Day 3 | Design tour
Magis wall
Magis lecture about their history and product philosophy
Magis headquarter showroom visit
Memory picture with Eugenio Perazza, Magis founder
Lago presentation at their headquarter
Lago factory visit
Visit to Lago factory
Day 4 | Design tour
Moving from East to West
Davide Groppi lecture about his design inspirations and design philosophy
Christmas gifts from Davide Groppi
Fuorisalone and Brera Design District presentation to Brera Design Apartment
Visit to Brera Design Apartment
Day 6 | Workshop
Arch. Davide Colaci lecture on Italian design history
The Room Experience is the name of the workshop developed by arch. Davide Fabio Colaci and his studio. The purpose of workshop is to rethink the unit of the contemporary domestic scenario: the room. To dwell today requires an experience of the contemporary dimension, capable of revealing a new relationship between globality and our private space.
More info about the workshop here
Day 7 | Workshop
Workshop at Archiproducts.Milano
Workshop at Archiproducts.Milano
Day 8 | Design tour
The design course include visits to some showrooms of premier design companies in Brera Design District to view and evaluate display of latest designs in Italy.
At Foscarini flagship store in Milan
At Boffi Solferino flagship store in Milan
Casa Lago visit
During the design educational tour students had also the opportunity to see Italian architecture in a variety of styles, from classical to post modern and visit the Triennale Milano exhibition There is a planet a monographic show devoted to Ettore Sottsass on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
There is a Planet exhibition
Day 9 | Chill out and shopping
Day 10 | Workshop and final evaluation
Workshop at Archiproducts.Milano
Workshop at Archiproducts.Milano
I’ll miss you guys!!!
A special thanks to all the partners that made this design educational tour possible: Valcucine, Kristalia, Rexa Design, Magis, Lago, Davide Groppi, Brera Design District, Archiproducts Milano and arch. Davide Fabio Colaci.
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