In October Palermo turned into “Design Capitol”

i-design, the happening that allowed many young designer to introduce their works, is at its fourth edition, edited this year by Daniela Brignone.

“Designer e aziende” about fashion, including little ties made with vintage fabrics and tapestry sample, precious scarves used for theater and filmmaking as well, so as cute furniture even made with cardboards or bamboo, bijou lamps and knitted lamps.

“Fatti per vedere… e farsi guardare” (made to see…and to be looked at) presentede sunglasses, all prototypes, designed by students of the Laboratory of Industrial Design I, Degree in Industrial Design at the University of Palermo, held by Angelo Pantina in collaboration with Angelo Dolcemascolo, made from laboratory PradLab; and precious creations of Maricetta Megna and Fabiola Nicoletti: a rediscovery of ancient painting techniques and crafts for the realization of handmade jewelry, real works of art.

“New Home Design Trends”, a selection of prototypes of convertible furniture made by students of the Doctoral Program in Industrial Design in Palermo in the Laboratory of Industrial Design teacher Benedetto Inzerillo

An exhibition wais dedicated to the most important designer of the brand Alessi, which are Philip Starck, Michael Graves, Marcel Wanders, Richard Sapper, Alessandro Mendini, “Struttura caotica” (chaotic structure) is the art installation of Vincenzo Mascia edited by Laura Bica and Cristina Costanzo, a sort of giant Mikado made with aluminium colorful tubular.

“Gabinetto dei disegni e delle stampe” (Drawings and prints study) directed by Riccardo Mazzarino, was a selection of modern and antique drawings and prints of Onofrio Tomaselli, Archimede Campini, Ugo Attardi, Pippo Rizzo, Giovanbattista Piranesi, Emilio Greco, Mino Maccari, Alfonso Amorelli, Pietro De Francisco and Gino Morici.

The Professional association of Architects propose “Le parole e la luce” (The words and the light) edited by Giovanni Prestileo, a selection of typewriters, portable radios portable record player and telephones designed by celeb designed as Marcello Nizzoli, Marco Zanuso, Rodolfo Bonetto, Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini and Giuseppe De Gotzen and Adriano Rampoldi as well. Some are cult objects and icons like the typewriter Valentine, the telephone Grillo (cricket) the “radiocube” Brionvega.

The artist from Venezuela Sara Fratini presented her art installation “C’è bisogno di fare chiarezza” (ther is a need of clarify)

“Ultracorpo” presented jewels for disabile people made by Gianni Pedone, “Ego” presented original lanterns flashing stunning shades.

Harley Davidson Palermo, introduced “Project LiveWire”, its  first electric powered and eco sustainable

i-design is supported by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico, Regione Siciliana, Assessorato dei Beni culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Comune di Palermo,

Partners. Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo, ADI Sicilia (Associazione Disegno Industriale), l’ANCE Palermo (Associazione Costruttori Edili), Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, and Farm Cultural Park of the city of Favara and Centro Culturale Biotos.

With the contribution of:

Daniela Brignone, Scocca Papillon,Ricchezza Falcone, Ino Piazza Studio, Salvatore Giglio, Giovanni Cardinale, Golden Lightness by Emanuela Pinto, Ivan Agnello Santangelo Design, Roberta Canestro, Leonardo Scurti, Salvo Scherma stage name Toscher, Giuseppe Coppolino, Paolo Costa, Daniela Monachello, Rosa Vetrano, Luca Mannino, Pierpaolo Monaco, Gino Casavecchia, Carla Chinnici, Luigi Di Gangi, Francesco Buzzo, Serena Lambertoni, Mariella Ienna, Philip Starck, Michael Graves, Marcel Wanders, Richard Sapper, Alessandro Mendini, Vincenzo Mascia, Laura Bica, Cristina Costanzo, “Humans as possible”, Giovanni Di Giandomenico, Allaeldene “Aladin” Llou, Marcello Cangemi, Angelo Pantina, Angelo Dolcemascolo, Maricetta Megna, Fabiola Nicoletti, Benedetto Inzerillo, Riccardo Mazzarino, Onofrio Tomaselli, Archimede Campini, Ugo Attardi, Pippo Rizzo, Giovanbattista Piranesi, Emilio Greco, Mino Maccari, Alfonso Amorelli, Pietro De Francisco, Gino Morici, Giovanni Prestileo, Marcello Nizzoli, Marco Zanuso, Rodolfo Bonetto, Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini and Giuseppe De Gotzen Adriano Rampoldi, Sara Fratini, Gianni Pedone, Marina Martines, Paolo e Massimiliano Sirtoli, Giovanni Lo Verso, Dimitri La Mattina, Federico Signorelli,  Mario Taormina, Erika Masi, Federica Tognetti, Paolo and Massimiliano Sirtoli, Giovanni Lo Verso,  Dimitri La Mattina, Federico Signorelli, Mario Taormina, Erika Masi, Federica Tognetti, Gabriele Caroniti, Antonio Pierro, Luigi Pintacuda, Alessandro Valenza, Maria Rosaria Piazza Fabio Costanzo, Lisa Ponti, Salvatore Morgante, Fabio Alfano (AnghelosAAA), Giovanni Patti (Vialmeydatre).

The students of Corso di Progettazione della moda at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo.

The students of Corso di Studi in Disegno Industriale di Palermo and Laboratorio di Disegno Industriale.