The seminar "Design & New European Bauhaus. Inclusivity, Aesthetics, Sustainable Development" has concluded, promoted by the Sapienza Design Research Interdepartmental Center with ADI, the Association for Industrial Design, and Symbola, the Foundation for Italian Quality. The conference allowed researchers from various scientific contexts to engage and discuss the themes launched by the New European Bauhaus project, part of the Next Generation EU Program, funded by the European Union.
Following numerous requests, the Sapienza Design Research Interdepartmental Center is making the full seminar recording available to everyone, in line with the conference's principles, to encourage the involvement of all creative minds.
The videos can be viewed here:
Session 1
Session 2
The roundtable took place on April 9, 2021, entirely online via the Meet platform, with a morning session from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and an afternoon session from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The seminar, consisting of over twenty contributions from influential figures in Design research, followed the three main themes of Inclusivity, Aesthetics, and Sustainability, and achieved great success and significant audience participation.
Below is the detailed program of the event:
PROGRAM
Introduction
Lorenzo Imbesi, Director, Sapienza Design Research Center
Claudio Gambardella, Coordinator of the ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”,
Department of DADI, Vanvitelli University
Greetings
Antonella Polimeni, Rector, Sapienza University of Rome
Orazio Carpenzano, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome
Claudio Germak, President, SID – Italian Design Society
Francesca Tosi, President, CUID – Italian Design University Conference
Antonella Andriani, Vice President, ADI – Association for Industrial Design
Domenico Sturabotti, Director, SYMBOLA – Foundation for Italian Quality
Session: INCLUSIVITY
Lorenzo Imbesi (Chair), Director, Sapienza Design Research Center
Luigi Campitelli, Active Space and Open Innovation, Lazio Innova
Giuseppe Lotti, University of Florence
Niccolò Casiddu, PNR 2021-21 Creativity, Design and Made in Italy, University of Genoa
Anna Del Sorbo, President, Small Industry, Naples Industrial Union
Vincenzo Cristallo, Sapienza Design Research
Session: AESTHETICS
Claudio Gambardella (Chair), Coordinator of the ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”, Department of DADI, Vanvitelli University
Elisabetta Di Stefano, University of Palermo
Saverio Mecca, University of Florence
Patrizia Ranzo, Coordinator, PNR 2021-21 Creativity, Design and Made in Italy, Department of DADI, Vanvitelli University
Spartaco Paris, ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”, Sapienza Design Research
Session: SUSTAINABILITY
Domenico Sturabotti (Chair), Director, SYMBOLA – Foundation for Italian Quality
Giulio Iacchetti, Designer
Andrea Branciforti, President, ADI Sicily, ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”
Amleto Picerno Ceraso, ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”, Digital Craft Center
Marina Parente, ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”, Polytechnic University of Milan
Romana Andò, Sapienza Design Research
Conclusions
Ermete Realacci, President, SYMBOLA – Foundation for Italian Quality
Massimiliano Smeriglio, MEP, General Rapporteur for Creative Europe
Organization
Scientific Committee
Romana Andò, Sapienza Design Research;
Claudio Gambardella, Coordinator of the ADI Thematic Commission “Handmade in Italy”, Department of DADI, Vanvitelli University
Angela Giambattista, Sapienza University of Rome;
Lorenzo Imbesi, Director, Sapienza Design Research Center
Tonino Saggio, Sapienza Design Research;
Domenico Sturabotti, SYMBOLA – Foundation for Italian Quality
Gianluca Vagnani, Sapienza Design Research;
Technical-Organizational Committee
Luca D’Elia, Sapienza University of Rome
Gianni Denaro, Sapienza University of Rome
Paride Duello, Sapienza University of Rome