Open Design Italia

Federica Bubani

Over 80 designers will participate in the third edition of Open Design Italia 2012: the contest/exhibition/market that will connect local designers, companies and makers. The event will take place in Venice from November 23rd to 25th.





About 70 projects were selected for the exhibition, out of 208 applications received over the last months from Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Slovenia, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt and Hong Kong.

The work of selected designers shows how self-production does not only mean self-prototyping or bricolage. Their objective is to focus on new planning models and alternative productive chains, with a strong emphasis on manual labour. It's not only the work of individuals in their own laboratories, but it also stems from networks and communities of professionals, designers, craftsmen and subcontractors creating objects with a strong narrative value.

Projects will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary international Jury: Aldo Cibic, Paolo Ulian, Stefano Micelli, Jörg Sürmann, Michele Capuani, Alessandro Molinari, Marco Zito and Corrado Facco.

A rich schedule of cultural initiatives will allow visitors to deepen the topic of self-production through the participation in debates, round tables and exhibitions with renowed international figures.

Open Design Italia will be held in Venice as part of Venezia 2019 - European Culture Forum. It will be held in one of the most symbolic locations of the new Venice: Magazzini Ligabue area.

I found very interesting the work of some of the designers.

Federica Bubani (born in Faenza in 1981), a graduate in ceramics, in 2003 opened her own atelier-shop where she produces and sells ceramic works and other objects. Many among her lamps and objects reveal an unusual use of the material and of its monochrome and detailed textures, often opposed to raw materials such as wood. She joined various trade exhibitions and in 2011, after taking a year off, she came back with a new artistic language and design technique.

Raffaella Brunzin has been collaborating with the BA in Fashion Design at IUAV University Venice since 2006, combining teaching with her work as an independent designer. In addition to researching in the field of self-production, she is involved in social design initiatives such as the project “Design in gabbia”, promoted by the cooperative Rio Terà dei Pensieri in support of prisoners. Gaetano di Gregorio lives and works in Venice as an architect, ceramist and designer. In 2003 he founded the cultural association Spiazzi, which is actively involved in Venice in the field of visual arts and design. He exhibited his works in Milan and abroad and he is particularly focused on smallseries design. They'll present Elastable: an interesting plywood table.

Brunzin + di Gregorio

A small brand founded in Padua in 2008 by three young friends: Andrea, Luca and Federico – hence the acronym ALF. Andrea is a student in engineering, Luca is an architect and Federico is studying architecture. Their idea is to give new life to discarded materials thus giving rise to unique objects. ALF created belts and bags and participated in competitions and events in fashion design.

ALF

WHAT AND WHEN:

FRIDAY, November 23rd

 

Opening of the 3rd edition of Open Design Italy
12:30 pm
Speakers:
Massimo Mezzetti - Head of Culture Emilia Romagna
Maria Luisa Coppola - Head of Culture Veneto Region
Roberto Alperoli - Head of Culture Municipality of Modena
Matteo Lepore -  Municipality of Bologna
Francesco Ponzellini - Publisher Octagon
conducted by Elena Santi and Laura Succini - Open Design Italy

MAGAZZINI LIGABUE / Polo Didattico San Basilio, 30123 Venice - VENEZIA

SATURDAY, November 24th

Open Design Italy 2012 Awards
03:00 pm
Jury:
Aldo Cibic - architect and founder of Cibicworkshop
Paolo Ulian - designer
Stefano Micelli - Professor of Economics and Business Administration, University Ca 'Foscari University, and author of the book "Future Craftsman"
Joerg Suermann - Director of DMY Berlin
Michele Capuani - Dean IED, consultant Octagon
Alessandro Molinari - co-creator of Garagedesign
Marco Zito - Architect and Associate Professor at the degree course in Industrial Design - Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments-IUAV University of Venice
Corrado Facco - Director of Fiera di Vicenza

Roundtable: Self Production: a paradigm shift
03:30 pm
We will discuss this with:
Stefano Micelli - Professor of Economics and Business Administration, University Ca 'Foscari University, and author of the book "Futuro artigiano"
Stefano Maffei - Associate Professor of Phenomenology of Design, School of Design, Politecnico di Milano, critic and curator Subalterno1
Alberto Bassi - Professor of history and criticism of design, IUAV University of Venice
Philippe Nigro - designer
Paolo Ulian - designer
Joerg Suermann - co-founder and director of DMY Berlin
moderator Valentina Croci - journalist, adjunct professor at NABA in Milan

MAGAZZINI LIGABUE / Polo Didattico San Basilio, 30123 Venice - VENEZIA

SUNDAY, November 25th

Workshops
10.00 am
It is the intention of the Open Design Italy organize and stimulate moments of meeting of case studies and design experiments conducted by the students of the faculty of design and small businesses and artisan of the territory, aimed to highlight the potential of self and new professional collaborations.
1. weaving techniques
Marco Zito - Architect and Associate Professor at the degree course in Industrial Design - Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments - University IUAV of Venice
Alessandro Pedron - Architect and researcher at the degree course in Industrial Design - Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments-IUAV University of Venice
Fabrizio Bettiol - CEO Green Wood Ltd.
2. LOT / STONEFLY - Research Project
Maria Luisa Frisa - Director Degree Fashion Design, University IUAV of Venice Mario Lupano - Master of Science in Design and theory of fashion, IUAV University of Venice
Giorgia Zanin, Stonefly Communications Manager

Roundtable: Self Production, platforms and distribution
03:00 pm
We will discuss this with:
David Dolcini - designer and creator of Designeyed
Maurizio Bazzano - CEO of Torino Lab
Andrea Cattabriga - Co-founder of Slowd
Claudia Pignatale - Founder of Secondome.eu
Antonia Karaisl - Localization manager Etsy
Alessandro Molinari - co-creator of Garagedesign
Marco Bettiol - Assistant Professor of Economics and getione of Companies, Department of Economics and Business, University of Padua
Elena Santi and Laura Succini - Open Design Italia
moderator Valentina Croci - journalist, adjunct professor at NABA in Milan 
MAGAZZINI LIGABUE / Polo Didattico San Basilio, 30123 Venice, - VENEZIA

WHERE:

MAGAZZINI LIGABUE / Polo Didattico San Basilio, 30123 Venezia

SPIAZZI / Castello, 3865 - Venezia 

SEBASTIANO GIRARDI ARTWORK / Santa Croce, 422 e - Venezia 

PREDIERI + VARINI architetti associati / Santa Croce, 1327 - Venezia 

P.S. FIORENZA / Sestiere di San Marco, 4261 - Venezia 

MOLESKINE TEMPORARY STORE / Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1254 - Venezia 

BOSELLI ARREDAMENTI / Sestiere Dorsoduro, 2241 b - Venezia 

Avogaria Locanda And Restaurant / Calle Dell’Avogaria, 1629 - Venezia 

ALTROVE. I AM SOMEWHERE ELSE / Santa Croce, 422 e - Venezia