Tunis – Italian design was the protagonist in Tunisia on the occasion of the Third Day of Italian Design, which this year is dedicated to the relationship between design and the cities of the future. To celebrate the third edition of Italian design in Tunisia, the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute and the regional office in Tunis of the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS), have chosen the former Presbytery of Santa Croce, an architectural gem in the heart of the Medina of Tunis, renovated thanks to funding from the Italian Cooperation. March 21st opened with a seminar on the theme “innovations in urban transport for a city of the future”, with the architect and design ambassador, Ezio Godoli. This was followed by design ambassador, architect Giulio Vinaccia, who brought his testimony as part of the “Creative Mediterranean” project, a successful model in the fusion between Italian design and Tunisian craftsmanship. To conclude the event was the inauguration of an exhibition of Tunisian artisan products made in collaboration with Italian and international designers in the “Art de la table” cluster of Nabeul, within the framework of the “Creative Mediterranean” project, carried out by UNIDO co-financed by the Italian Cooperation and the European Union. (9Colonne)
