Torino, January 31, 2007 - A year before the opening of what is
going to be an unprecedented event, the members of the Torino 2008
World Design Capital Advisory Committee were presented at a press
conference held in Torino on January 31, 2007. The Advisory Committee’s
role will be to guide the project’s development and to submit the most
pressing issues in contemporary design to the Organising Committee’s
attention.
The Advisory Committee members are:
- Gillo Dorfles, painter, author of numerous of essays on design and aesthetics, and founder of MAC (Movimento Arte Concreta);
- Guta
Moura Guedes, former director of the Belém Culture Centre (Lisbon) and
founder of Experimenta, the cultural association that promotes design
culture and organises the Lisbon Biennial ExperimentaDesign, one of the
most internationally acclaimed events of its kind;
- Enrico Morteo, architect, design historian and critic, writer, and TV and radio presenter; and
- Michael Thomson, founder of the London-based consultancy Design Connect helping design firms with business strategy, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Along with the Advisory Committee, other speakers present were Sergio
Chiamparino, Torino 2008 Organising Committee Chairman, Peter Zec,
President of Icsid (International Council of Societies of Industrial
Design), and Andrea Bairati, deputy chair of the Organising Committee.
The meeting was moderated by Carlo Forcolini, President of ADI (Association for Industrial Design). The Organising Committee took the occasion to present the progress made so far and to illustrate the goals that the city has set to achieve, conscious of its role as “beta tester” for the World Design Capital project.
“Being designated to host the XX Olympic Winter Games,” declared Organising Committee Chairman Sergio Chiamparino, “can be seen as the culmination of many of the policies implemented by the City of Torino in recent years. The nomination was the trigger for a process of profound change in the city’s identity, the starting point on a truly international journey leading towards the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy and of which Torino 2008 World Design Capital represents a fundamental step.”
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The meeting was moderated by Carlo Forcolini, President of ADI (Association for Industrial Design). The Organising Committee took the occasion to present the progress made so far and to illustrate the goals that the city has set to achieve, conscious of its role as “beta tester” for the World Design Capital project.
“Being designated to host the XX Olympic Winter Games,” declared Organising Committee Chairman Sergio Chiamparino, “can be seen as the culmination of many of the policies implemented by the City of Torino in recent years. The nomination was the trigger for a process of profound change in the city’s identity, the starting point on a truly international journey leading towards the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy and of which Torino 2008 World Design Capital represents a fundamental step.”
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