Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2011

ITALIA 2011: A Graphic Violation

Shannon Demers discusses the relationship between advertisments, age-old buildings and the urban landscape of Italy's most well preserved cities.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

ITALIA 2011: Creating and Preserving Brand Heritage


Carleton student Xinran Fan discusses the role corporate museums play in Italian design.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Italian Design Grand Tour: Class Blog



Led by associate professor Dr. Lorenzo Imbesi, twenty Carleton SID students traveled through Italy this June to explore the past, present, and future of Italian design. The students' observations and commentary on the country's colourful design history can be found on their class blog.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Richard Ginori Porcelain Factory

The class blog for SID's summer studio in Italy is still under construction, but in the meantime I'll try to repost some interesting material from our design-related outings. Here's a video from our tour of the Richard Ginori porcelain factory outside of Florence.



Video: Xinran Fan