iDesign 2023: Palermo Design Week Explores Inside/Outside and Inclusivity
From October 20 to 29, 2023, Palermo will host the 11th edition of iDesign, the longest-standing design week in Southern Italy. Established by Daniela Brignone, this year's festival revolves around the theme Inside/Outside, focusing on the interplay between indoor and outdoor design processes. A new collaboration with Confcommercio will showcase historic shops in the city. Highlights of the program include 'Il design come non l'avete mai visto' at Museo Riso for the visually impaired, 'Una casa tutta per sé' featuring 14 female architects' homes, and Eliana Maria Lorena's 'Unico 500#barbiedonna' exploring female identity. Additional exhibits include Raffa Guidobono's 'Relevant/Unrelevant', Vittorio Corsini's 'Full open rose', and Cleto Munari's high jewelry at Palazzo Amoroso and Fecarotta. ADI Sicilia will present 'Il design in Sicilia: utopia realizzata'.
Key facts
- iDesign is the longest-running design week in southern Italy, now in its 11th edition.
- The festival runs from October 20 to 29, 2023, in Palermo.
- Theme is Inside/Outside, covering indoor/outdoor production and creative vision vs. realization.
- A new initiative with Confcommercio promotes historic city shops with original furnishings.
- Inclusive exhibition 'Il design come non l'avete mai visto' at Museo Riso targets visually impaired visitors, created with Stamperia Regionale Braille.
- 'Una casa tutta per sé' showcases homes designed by 14 female architects.
- Cleto Munari (born 1930 in Gorizia) has works at Metropolitan Museum and MoMA, and is featured in two exhibitions.
- ADI Sicilia presents traveling exhibition 'Il design in Sicilia: utopia realizzata' that will also go to Università Kore di Enna and Milan Design Week.
- 'Effetto Sud' features 10 Sicilian designers and companies.
- GummyGue presents 'Jardin' at Museo Riso, curated by Paolo Casicci.
Entities
Artists
- Daniela Brignone
- Jochen Mühlenbrink
- Katharina Maderthaner
- Marco Grimaldi
- Dario Denso Andriolo
- GummyGue
- Paolo Casicci
- Cleto Munari
- Raffa Guidobono
- Vittorio Corsini
- Eliana Maria Lorena
- Andrea Branciforti
- Francesca Pagliaro
- Maricetta Megna
- Vitalba Canino
Institutions
- iDesign
- Confcommercio
- Museo Riso
- Stamperia Regionale Braille
- RizzutoGallery
- Veniero Project
- LiDArK
- TemporaryForeverSpace
- Teatro Garibaldi
- Palazzo Amoroso
- Fecarotta
- ADI (Associazione Disegno Industriale)
- Farm Cultural Park
- Università Kore di Enna
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Atelier Manima
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Sicily
- Gorizia
- New York
- Favara
- Enna
- Milan