Thinking around other ways of understanding, practising and developing design, "International Design Casa" opens up a comparison between the design culture of Torino and Italy with that of other cities and countries around the world. Some of the most prestigious bodies linked to design will temporarily find a ‘home' in Torino and open the doors to the public to make themselves known, to present their own national design situation, the policies adopted to promote it, and future prospects. A swathe of exhibitions scattered throughout the centre of the city bring to Torino an original and simultaneous vision on how the culture of design is expressed in other parts of the world, ranging from the lively European panorama to the rapidly developing countries of the Far East. Illustrious "neo-neighbours", with corresponding and sometimes unusual homes, come to live in Torino and, from the standpoint of opening new perspectives and grafting new influences onto the city's urban fabric, surround their own Casa with events and happenings that will further excite and inspire.
Timed to coincide with the international Design Policy conference "Shaping the Global Design Agenda", the event will reveal to the people of Torino and international visitors how the culture of design is expressed in other parts of the world.
"International Design Casa" is an appointment that looks in depth at the understanding of design as an instrument for communicating identity and values, and as a strategy for drawing up new economic development paths.
Moving together and beyond mere objects, the various experiences of other cities and nations enable Torino to bring out into the open the flexibility of design as an instrument and strategy, but also as an approach to a sustainable lifestyle.

Programme Director: Michael Thomson
Associate Programme Director: Christine Losecaat

Type: Main event


INFORMATION

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