Since 2010 Open Design Italia has been scouting self-produced design and networking with category associations and private and public institutions. This is why the event has no fixed location and instead has taken place at different venues: Foro Boario in Modena, I Portici Hotel in Bologna, and in Venice, at Magazzini Ligabue and then at the Terminal San Basilio, and at Trento Trade Fair.
Open Design Italia 2015
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5000
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exhibiting designers
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73
exhibiting designers
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special events
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3
special events
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out concours designers
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3
out concours designers
Open Design Italia 2015 was held at Trento Fiere. Trentino Alto Adige is a region rich in initiatives that value the creativity of the young as well as the small and medium size enterprises; this strategically enhanced, through networking, the exchange of competencies and visions between young designers, public institutions and small and medium size enterprises operating in the ‘Made in Italy’ sector. The cooperation with regional institutions as Trentino Sviluppo, the Municipality of Trento and MUSE (Science Museum) made it possible to arrange meetings, conferences and over 200 B2B opportunities to value and support creative micro-entrepreneurship. Amongst other prominent figures: Bonotto, Jannelli&Volpi, Lineabeta, Stamilstone, Venini, Buru Buru, Michela e Paolo Baldessari e Matteo Ragni.
Open Design Italia 2013
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15000
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exhibiting designers
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73
exhibiting designers
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out concours designers
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20
out concours designers
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special events
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5
special events
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new brands/companies
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5
new brands/companies
Open Design Italia 2012 was held at Terminal San Basilio, renovated by Open Design Italia specially for the occasion. This edition launched and tested a trial format which is typical of the following editions, i.e. the supply of services to the participating designers, like training lectures and b2b meetings with sector professionals, such as Alias, Seletti, Leucos, and the Global Marketing VP of Diesel. Buyers from Fabrica Features and Guggenheim shop were also present. As usual, prominent figures from the design world took part in the debates, such as Sam Baron, Andrea Maragno (JVT), Matteo Ragni, Thomas Traxler (mischer’traxler), Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto.
Open Design Italia 2012
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3
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designer
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80
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countries
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5
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9000
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publications web/press
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250
publications web/press
Open Design Italia 2012 was held in the enchanting location of Magazzini Ligabue in Venice, within Salone Europeo della Cultura. The launch of the partnership with DMY Design Festival Berlin represented the increasing internationalization of Open Design Italia, while at the same time, direct involvement of the local institutions was strengthened and as a consequence a partnership with CNA Vicenza was forged to start work on the Open Design Italia Factory project.
Alongside the 2012 exhibition, special workshops and events were set up in which prominent figures such as Aldo Cibic, Paolo Ulian, Joerg Suermann and Stefano Micelli particpated.
Open Design Italia Selected 2011
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2
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designer
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29
designer
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countries
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4
countries
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4200
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publications web/press
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150
publications web/press
For this event, Open Design Italia selected the best designers from the 2010 edition and those who had excelled in their self-production projects on the international scene. The event was hosted at the I Portici Hotel in Bologna and other various locations scattered around the city centre of Bologna. Over the two days, a rich program of cultural initiatives, conferences and workshops was organized involving design studios, ateliers and prominent figures such as Stefano Micelli, Massimiliano Adami, Antonio Cos, Stefano Maffei and Marco Bocola from Vectorealism.
Open Design Italia 2010
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3
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51
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countries
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6
countries
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4000
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publications web/press
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100
publications web/press
In 2010, Open Design Italia was held at the Foro Boario in Modena. The 51 selected exhibitors came from every corner of Europe and the US, and their works spanned the categories of interiors, product, fashion, communication and urban design. A rich program of side events was organized: workshops, meetings, conferences and exhibitions in Bologna shops. These side activities hosted renowned design experts such as Giancarlo Piretti, Philippe Nigro, Adam Somlai-Fischer and Stefano Maffei.