Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 22 March – Latest news from the World
Costa Rica launches its “Green New Deal”, an economy-wide plan to decarbonise the country. Costa Rica’s President, Carlos Alvarado, presented the “Green New Deal”, the national plan to achieve full decarbonisation by 2050. Costa Rica, whose national electricity grid runs almost entirely on renewable energy, i.e. mostly hydroelectric power, but also wind, solar and […]
Read moreSouth Korea shows a growing interest for Italian design
South Korea celebrates the “Italian Design Day in the World”, an integrated promotion programme developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation which focuses on the theme “Design and the City of the Future” and now at its third edition. Prof. Arch. Davide Fassi, one of the most renowned experts in the […]
Read moreColombia: “The city of the future, quality of life and the new frontiers of living”
For the Third Edition of Italian Design Day in Colombia, the Italian Embassy explored the theme of the cities of the future and the new frontier of living, thanks to the presence of architect Francesco Fresa, from the Piuarch Firm in Milan, as the Italian “Ambassador” of design invited to Bogotá. For the occasion, the […]
Read moreTehran hosts 2019 Italian Design Day
The Italian Embassy to Iran coordinated the programme of initiatives celebrating the 2019 Italian Design Day – IDD- at its third edition on 2 and 3 March. Architect Giovanni Ottonello, Art Director of the European Design Institute, was the “Ambassador” of Italian Design in Iran for the second year in a row. The overarching theme […]
Read moreCzech Republic: An exhibition itinerary showcasing the points of excellence of Italian creativity
The Italian Embassy in Prague hosted the highlight event of the Italian Design Day 2019 in the Czech Republic. The event was organised upon the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with the aim of combining artistic talent, creativity and entrepreneurship in a broader production process, which is the fulcrum of […]
Read moreAustralia: Sydney Design Festival
On the 3rd Italian Design Day in the World and the Sydney Design Festival 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will feature Milan-based architect and computational designer Arturo Tedeschi in the Symposium dedicated to Accessing Design, the theme of the Sydney Design Festival 2019. Other participants in the symposium will be Berto Pandolfo, industrial designer and Director of Product […]
Read moreCanada: “Anatomy of space: artwork and ideas” conference in Montreal by Peter Bottazzi, designer and set designer
Italy, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has launched the third edition of the “Italian Design Day in the World” on 20 March. In 100 cities all over the world, 100 events are simultaneously organised and feature famous names in the world of Italian design in events and seminars dedicated to Italian […]
Read moreUnited States: the lecture “From the spoon to the city of the future, sustainability and innovation” in Miami
“From the spoon to the city of the future, sustainability and innovation”: these are the themes discussed on March 19 by architects Marco Piva and Chad Oppenheim at the Marangoni Institute in Miami to celebrate the 2019 Italian Design Day. Before a public of professionals of the sector – designers, architects and local contractors – the Italian […]
Read moreSpain: Italian Design Day, awarding the winners of the competition launched by the Italian Embassy
For the third edition of Italian Design Day, the Italian Embassy in Madrid hosted the event “Design. A voyage between Italy and Spain” on 7 March. Design Ambassadors Gilda Bojardi, editor-in-chief of the Italian Magazine INTERNI, and Marva Griffin, founder and curator of Salone Satellite – an event that is part of the Salone del Mobile in Milan and […]
Read more#AsktheConsul a Detroit
For Open Admin Week 2019, on 15 March, as part of the #AsktheConsul initiative, the Italian Consulate in Detroit organised an online conversation on its Facebook page dedicated to the theme of Italian citizenship. During this event, which is open to the public, users interested in the subject were able to ask questions and receive answers in real […]
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