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
Jogging in Torino
by ant1606
I'm not a runner but I thought of sharing this information with joggers as I see many of these while cycling.
City parks are quite safe and populated with jogging enthusiasts all year round from sunrise to dusk. Availability of paved or gravel terrain can fit most routines and training sessions for groups or singles.
I would recommend the following parks:
- Pellerina (Mario Carrara)
- Colletta
- Valentino/Vallere
- Ruffini
Another great venue is La Mandria for those who want to get a little farther form the city center, while I believe the Stupinigi trails have a bit too rough a terrain to enjoy.
Other than parks, the eastern (hillside) bank of the Po river seems to be a favorite as well as the majority of cycling paths.
Your fist night you must take...
by Sergioalc
Your fist night you must take the free issue of 'il NEWS' where you can fin detailed information about the nightlife, concerts, types of music...
In this city you will find what you are searching for, because thjere are a lots of different places to go.
If you prefer, you can go to the 'Basilica Superga' by night, so you will see all the town from the hill.
People in Turin Are very well dressed!
Fast Food, Italian Style
by Jetgirly about Brek
I called Brek a buffet but it is really more of a self-service cafeteria. Upon entrance you grab a tray and choose the foods you want. There are hot and cold dishes varying from pasta to soup to meat to salad. Prices vary by dish and by plate side. On your way out you can select a beverage and dessert. I typically have soup and pasta, or vegetables and pasta. Prices are reasonable and atmosphere is surprisingly non-abrasive for a self-serve cafeteria! Two locations, opening times vary. I know the one in Piazza Solferino is open on Sundays, but I am not sure about the one in Piazza Carlo Felice.
Good selection for vegetarians. Closes in the afternoon between lunch and dinner.
Many of the city's superb food...
by MVMT
Many of the city's superb food shops have wood-and-etched-glass façades that look utterly Parisian, such as Steffanone, a premier gourmet shop, just off Piazza San Carlo; Paissa, which seems right out of the past century and sells wine and dry goods at branches in Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Vittorio Veneto; and the beautiful cheese, pasta, and grissini (breadsticks, a city specialty) shops along Via San Tommaso, around the corner from the frescoed Art Nouveau arcades of Via Pietro Micca. The souvenir to bring home is a bag of gianduiotti, little ingots of chocolate and hazelnuts, which should be strong, not too sweet, and slightly gritty. The classic place to buy gianduiotti is Peyrano, long the city's reigning chocolatier, which roasts its own cocoa beans over olive wood; lately Peyrano has been getting some stiff competition from the artisan Guido Gobino, who roasts the famous local hazelnuts especially dark before grinding them into a paste. Pastry shops of note include Ghigo, in the arcaded Via Po, which bakes the city's best-loved panettone; I always take home a cellophane-wrapped package of soft, buttery ladyfingers (and often some homemade gianduiotti, too) from the Gertosio on Via Lagrange, the street that is considered Turin's gourmet row.
Nole Canavese - Fossil Forest
massaua station
Piazza San Carlo
the crystal pendant lamp
