Ceremony of Inauguration

July 4, 2007

Venue: Today Art Museum, 4th floor

 

5.30 pm Opening press conference
6.30 pm Opening visit to the exhibition

 

Seminars

July 5, 2007

Venue: Today Art Museum, 1st floor

 

9.30 am
Through the territories: the new role of design
A discussion about Italian and Chinese design, contemporary art, architecture and manufacturing, where training can become an opportunity to create new collaborative interactions between the two countries.
Welcome by Zhang Zikang, director of Today Art Museum.
Participants:
Fabio Cavalera, correspondent from Beijing for the daily "Corriere della Sera";
Aldo Colonetti, scientific director of IED Group;
Vittorio SunQun, director of Casa e Design;
Paolo Rosa, artist, Studio Azzurro co-founder;
Huang Du, curator
Sergio Giocondi, architect;
Su Dan, director of Dept. of Environment Art, TsingHua University - Academy of Arts and Design.

 

12.30 am
Roundtable: Training as a bridge between Italy and China
Participants: Aldo Colonetti; Su Dan; Violet Tong Lan, director of Lantao Design Management; Stefano Mirti, coordinator of NABA Design School; Franco Achilli, professor of Design Research and Art Direction at Istituto Marangoni.
Chairman: Fabio Cavalera.
Take part to the roundtable also Soup Studio - Italian young designers and the Milanese and Chinese designers who are working for the project Chinese washing-machine made in Milan by the Business Innovation Centre La Fucina.

 

2 pm
Milan excellence in design and craftsmanship: introduction to 10 Milanese creative companies

Panel discussion between Italian and Chinese companies, that are leaders in design and high quality production, in order to explore partnership opportunities on the Chinese market; organized by BIC La Fucina with the support of the Province of Milan.
Participants: De Vecchi, Design Group Italia, Design Innovation, Id-lab, Micieli Design Workshop, prm design, Francesco Trabucco & Associati, V12 Design, Valtorta Decor, Villa.

 

5 pm
Sensitive environments - Interactive and participative works
Seminar about Studio Azzurro (Milan) history and production
Conceived as a "meet the artist" occasion, it is organized in collaboration with offiCina (www.officinaltd.com ), the Italian laboratory/space located in Factory 798 in Beijing engaged in contemporary art projects' organization and curatorial practice, with a particular focus on new media.
Participants: Paolo Rosa; Fang Zhenning, art critic
Chairmen: Rosario Scarpato and Monica Piccioni, offiCina

All meetings are in Italian/Chinese
Tel: 8610-58760600-6035

Exhibit ticket: 10 RMB
Free entrance for the exhibit events