Torino - 2008 World Design Capital by ant1606
On Jan 1st, 2008, Torino became the first World Design Capital.More than 200 events are planned through the year in Torino and Piemonte.
WHY TORINO? (excerpt from website)
The presence of research centers, style centers, and model and prototype laboratories in various productive sectors represent an added value to the strong industrial tradition in Torino and Piemonte.
The year of events has been divided into four phases:
- the citizens
- businesses
- the world of education
- the institutions
The themes of the four phases of the year are:
1. Public Design
The year of Torino 2008 World Design Capital is a ?project? to increase the public?s awareness of design by broadening the usual conception of it as a merely aesthetic discipline and ?a trend.?
2. Economy and Design
In a globalized world, successful businesses can no longer count exclusively on a process of optimization.
Companies specializing in ?strategic design? are becoming valuable partners in helping companies achieve this objective.
3. Education and Design
Today, training designers is closely associated with the concept of multi-disciplinarity. Design is now identified as the best tool for interconnecting different types of know-how.
4. Design Policies
In the global scenario, design is viewed as the new driving motor for economic and industrial growth.
Torino is a centre of excellence in training managers and has been chosen as headquarters by many international organizations, including:
ILO, International Labour Office - United Nations
UN Staff College, an agency that trains the managers of the United Nations
Hydroaid, an international school entirely dedicated to water
UNESCO Centre
ICER, International Centre for Economic Research
ETF, European Training Foundation
ISI, Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation
http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it/portale/en/index.php
