Venice International University, Venice - Monday, June 13th
- Alan, Michelle, Lindsay
Monday, June 13, 2011
PRADA AS A BRAND
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Just a quick blog and jump back in time to when I was living in New York. While in New York City I went to check out the Prada store. The image above was part of their display. Then, when we were in Florence, I caught a glimpse of the Prada store there (see below).
Just a quick blog and jump back in time to when I was living in New York. While in New York City I went to check out the Prada store. The image above was part of their display. Then, when we were in Florence, I caught a glimpse of the Prada store there (see below).
ADVICE FROM ITALIANS
Through-out our time in Italy we’ve been getting a lot of advice from from really wonderful people and very successful designers. I thought I’d write a quick blog to consolidate all of their words of wisdom.
“If I listen, I forget. If I see, I memorize. If I make, I understand” – Bruno Munari
Big Bambú Tower
During our free time in Venice, one evening we ended up near the Peggy Guggenheim Collection next to the Grand Canal. Located here was a site specific project by Starn Studio: Big Bambu.
Doug and Mike Starn are American twins who constructed a 50-foot-tall structure made of 2,000 bamboo shoots arranged in a spiralling walkway. An arrangement of ropes held the bamboo shoots together, fabricating an internal path that leads to a nest at the top.
What Mark has to say about the project: "It is a sculpture, but not a static sculpture. it's something that exists through the presence of the people inside it. It's an organism that we, and the crew of rock climbers, are just a part of--helping to move it along. We are constructing an ongoing tower, growth and change remain invariable, and they are a constant."
THE GLOBALIZATION OF DESIGN
Venice International University, Venice - Monday, June 13th, 2011
Lecture by Marco Bettiol
On June 13th we attended a fantastic lecture by economist Marco Bettiol at the Venice International University. He talked about the present, past and future organization of Italian Design.
Lecture by Marco Bettiol
On June 13th we attended a fantastic lecture by economist Marco Bettiol at the Venice International University. He talked about the present, past and future organization of Italian Design.
Visit to Mendini's Design Studio
Office of Alessandro Mendini, Milan- Friday June 13, 2011
On our last day in Milan, we visited the office of Alessandro Mendini!
Added Value
Venice International University, Venezia - Monday, June 13th
A similar analogy was proposed by Marco Bettiol, an economist at Venice International University. It is the simple explanation of ingredients that bring value to Italian design.
Shannon, Victoria, Calvin
A Brief of Venice International University
Venice International University, Venice - Monday, June 13th
The island San Servolo was a monastery, military hospital, and later on a psychiatric hospital which was then abandoned in 1987. In 1995 however, the buildings and island underwent a restoration that transformed into a place with a park, sports grounds, cafeteria, bar and has several works of contemporary art throughout the complex, which is now recognized as Venice International University (VIU).
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