The Italian Embassy in Kosovo and the ITA (Italian Trade Agency) Office in Tirana have organised an event in Pristina to celebrate the VI Day of Italian Design, to be held today 22 March at the Hotel Emerald and to be attended by the Ministers of Culture and of Industry, the Mayor of Pristina and operators of the trade.
The event will be inaugurated by Ambassador Antonello De Riu, who claims that Italian design can offer new opportunities in terms of living standards and “must now adjust the needs of man to the surrounding reality, supporting a new economic momentum through greater attention to environmental, social and economic responsibilities. It’s a complex task – the Ambassador added – and Italian design has already proven it can perform it”.
The event will feature a video link with star architect Carlo Ratti, who thought up the urban vision of Pristina to be showcased at the contemporary art and urban design biennial exhibition “Manifesta” (July-October 2022). Other speakers will include Francesca Mondello, Head of the ITA Office in Tirana, entrepreneurs, trade associations and manufacturers, including the Architects Association of Kosovo, Association of Wood Processors of Kosovo, Italy’s Assarredo/FederlegnoArredo.
The event will be streamed live on the Embassy’s Facebook page
