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8 October – 2 November, Istituto Italiano di Cultura Budapest Open Design Italia returns to Budapest to open the new exhibition Design is Ability. Open Design Italia brings four creatives chosen from the participants of the six editions to the Italian Cultural Institute; the selected works reveal a close relationship between the designer and the [...]

15 talents from six editions exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute  Opening: 16 October 2017, 7 p.m.   With The exhibition “Design is Nourishing” Open Design Italia intends to continue to promote a highly narrative type of small series design, which values taste, tradition and creativity through new approaches. The works selected for this exhibition express [...]

After the last, intense selection event in Naples, the Challenge step of Open Design Italia is over.  We would like to thank each and every member of the Committee of Experts who listened with curiosity to all the presentations, commented on the products and engaged in lively discussions with designers to inspire them. Thank you [...]

Unveiled the chosen designers from the first selection event (Open Design Italia Challenge) in Milan: those designers will exhibit at Open Design Italia on Stage in Basilica Palladiana Vicenza. Here the list of selected designer: Caterina Artegiani Francesca Avesani Enrica Battiston Sofia Bonvicini Claudio Brunello Giacomina Bustreo Michele Campo Matteo Congiu Milena D’acunto Louis Dombowsky [...]

The small series design event showcases twelve of its best designers in the shops of the 5VIE art+design District . Entrepreneurial culture, promotion of craftsmanship and quality, small series production are shared values for Open Design Italia, CNA Vicenza and 5VIE art+design District. Because of this affinity, Open Design Italia and CNA Vicenza, at its [...]

1. Special award for the partecipants in Open Design Italia Challenge – the selection events As for all previous editions of Open Design Italia, we are proud to surprise you with Special Awards open to all participants. TO ALL PARTICIPANT AT THE THREE CASTINGS Open Design Italia will give another possibility to win a Special Award: One [...]

Important figures will select the participants at the 2016 edition of Open Design Italia in the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza from the 10th to the 12th of June. Candidates, who registered online at www.opendesignitalia.net for one of the three castings, will have few minutes to present their products to the Committee of Experts. Paolo Pugni, [...]

Registration for the 2016 edition is now open. In order to be admitted to the exhibition event at the Palladian Basilica in Vicenza, candidates must be selected at one of the casting events in three cities: Milan, Rome, and Naples. Here everyone presents their project to a selecting committee. The forty-five selected designers will be [...]