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CII – NID Design Summit

FCL — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:00:54 +0000

On December 13th and 14th, 2012, Francesco Morace and Heather Stewart-Feldman participated in the 12th CII – NID Design Summit in New Delhi, India. The theme of the Summit was “Design Thinking to Design Doing”, and to an international audience of about 150 people ranging from political figures, businessmen/women, university students, entrepreneurs, non-profit developers, professors, designers and journalists, Francesco Morace gave a speech on the “4 Paradigms for the Future”. Another highlight at the Summit was the presentation of the CII Design Excellence Awards 2012. The awards celebrate the very best of Indian Design over the past two years, seeking to demonstrate the value of Design to both the Indian and international industries.

Be Open to the Future

FCL — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:00:31 +0000

Milan, April 17-19, 2012: the three Be Open to the Future conferences were among the main events of Design Week. The conferences were curated and coordinated by Francesco Morace, together with Future Concept Lab, and realized in collaboration with Interni Magazine and the Be Open Foundation. The event took place within the beautiful setting of the Interni Legacy exhibition at the Università Statale of Milan. Three days dedicated to conversations and themes centered around Future Concept Lab’s Mindstyles Program, in which international protagonists from the world of design shared their ideas on Design Thinking and daily life values. The theme of first conference was Sensible & Sustainable, and it presented logics, visions and projects in support of bettering the quality of life. The second, Daily & Happy, addressed the theme of happiness in daily life and people’s behaviors, gestures and rituals in relation to design objects. And lastly, the Unique & Universal theme focused on the importance of placing value on local areas, meanwhile maintaining knowledge of the global markets.

Design Thinking seminar – Malta

FCL — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:00:53 +0000

Linda Gobbi and Francesco Morace participated at the Design Thinking seminar organized by Fino and Veneta Cucine with a presentation dedicated to the new generational targets.