All posts by: redazione orlando

Design today

Designers have always been at the forefront of addressing the needs of the world, responding to an existing situation and defining a solution that benefits society. Designers are needed now more than ever. Whether by creating useful products, enhancing experiences, or improving service delivery, designers are trained to bring a human-centered approach to solutions that […]

Everyone protects everyone else

  A group of technical and scientific experts from several universities ―located in Piedmont and in other parts of the national territory― and research centers coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Turin has established in this manner a series of guidelines, gathered in the published and constantly updated report “Open Enterprises, Protected Workers”, that will […]

The World Wide Things Collection

The World Wide Things Collection collects great design from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, connects great designers, products, manufacturers and distributors, and develops a great marketplace for the UNESCO Cities of Design. The Project The World Wide Things Collection is a worldwide marketplace for carefully selected design products.   https://www.designcities.net/wwtc/  

UNESCO supports culture and heritage during COVID-19 shutdown

UNESCO is launching initiatives to support cultural industries and cultural heritage as billions of people around the world turn to culture for comfort and to overcome social isolation during the COVID-19 sanitary crisis, which is hitting the culture sector hard. UNESCO is also launching an online exhibition of dozens of heritage properties across the globe with technical […]

UNESCO learning cities and responses to COVID-19 – webinar on 24 March

On 24 March, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning organized its second webinar on learning cities’ responses to COVID-19. It was the turn of Osan (Republic of Korea), Wuhan (People’s Republic of China), Turin (Italy) and São Paulo (Brazil) to share their experiences. There was wide participation from around the globe, with 250 city representatives […]

News from world: Singapore – Superhero Me

An educational resource package for children and people with disabilities to help them develop self-care skills and understand routine changes and protective measures due to COVID-19. It is produced by Superhero Me. https://www.superherome.sg/covid19

News from World

19 Designers Share How the Pandemic Is Affecting Their Business — And How They’re Staying Positive Designers, art directors, gallerists, and other practitioners  find out what they’re experiencing, professionally and personally, and what positive thoughts and advice they’d offer other creatives. (dal sito https://www.sightunseen.com/)

Marca at Madrid

Madrid  –  DIMAD – Matadero Paseo de la Chopera 14 Until to 26th February 2020. MARCA, is a collection of daily use objects, outcome of the collaboration between selected designers and manufacturing companies located in the Torino province. MARCA is a project promoted and supported by the Torino Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Piemonte […]

Torino at Madrid Design Festival 2020

Torino takes part to Madrid Design Festival 2020 as a guest of honour. We want to take this opportunity let Madrid and the Spanish public know about the design excellences of the city, as well as the meaning that design has for Torino today). Thanks to the collaboration of the Italian Embassy in Madrid, by […]