Bologna Design Week 2016 Focuses on Ceramics and Eastern Creativity

The second edition of Bologna Design Week runs from September 28 to October 1, 2016, coinciding with CERSAIE. The event features exhibitions and meetings at venues including Palazzo Pepoli, Palazzo Isolani, Palazzo de’ Toschi, Teatro Anatomico dell’Archiginnasio, ex Ospedale dei Bastardini, Palazzo Hydra, Galleria Cavour, and ex Atelier Corradi. New locations are introduced this year. At Palazzo Isolani, Valmori Ceramica Design presents contemporary reinterpretations of traditional ceramic art. Gupica (Gunilla Zamboni) shows Oriental Scenaries with Wall&decò and Visionnaire. Geberit and Pozzi-Ginori combine iconic sinks and vases in a conceptual installation. Camisa 11 displays cardboard furniture with wood, glass, and stone. The Tideo team, with Politecnico di Milano, exhibits student projects from the workshop "Tatuare gli spazi." In Piazza Maggiore, the exhibition Sinan: the First Starchitect explores works of Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. Palazzo Zabeccari hosts the A’ Design Award & Competition from September 26 to October 1, showcasing winning designs from 66 countries. At Palazzo Pepoli, Miniatures Exhibition presents 100 classic miniature chairs from the 19th century to today. Efesti Art Makers Store accompanies ten Italian designers to Gianni Tomba Design studio. The architecture collective Laprimastanza exhibits ideas for the new image of Bologna's Velostazione, aiming to confirm the Pincio as a new public identity space.