On May 30th we attended two gallery openings celebrating the Compasso d’Oro and Unicita d’Italia. First stop was the Palazzo delle Esposizioni. The display was of products that have won the Compasso d’Oro award over the last 50 years, as well as a look at young designer’s visions for the future of the design in Italy. You can get more info on the exhibition and the museum here: http://english.palazzoesposizioni.it/Mediacenter/FE/CategoriaMedia.aspx?
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Unicita del Design students were also at the event slapping stickers on people and snapping pictures. If they took your picture, you might be able to find it here http://unicitadeldesign.it/ at some point soon!
After a diversion to grab some limon-coco Grattachecce, we arrived at the Macro Testaccio Pelanda (link). The exhibition at this gallery is to showcase the shortlist for the 2011 Compasso d’Oro.
The venue used to be a butchery, but has since been refurbished. It is slightly eerie with the antiquated industrial equipment, but is a perfect example of a transformed space and preservation of local history. I think it’s great contrast to showcase one of Italy’s modern, thriving industries in a place where a more traditional trade was once practiced.
The dinner was extremely fitting for the venue as well, with two enormous roast pigs and prosciutto being sliced up on demand!
This was a great evening to get a glimpse into the Italian design culture, and to get a sneak-peek of our (hopefully) soon-to-be studio home (fully equipped with Bruno Munari quotes)!
Posted by: Laura Palbom & Hyunji Son
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