(Aug. 30) – The Chamber of Commerce of Turin has organized a presse conference for September 3, at the Palazzo Birago, to promote the international event “Design: Helsinki chiama Torino” (Design: Helsinki calles Turin”, in which it has been invited the City of Turin. The Italian city, in fact, has been invited by Finnish municipalities and the local Italian Embassy to participate in a series of events including “Everyday Discoveries”, the international design exhibition which will be held from 6 to 16 September. Over the same period, 13 design companies from Piedmont will participate B2B appointments with Finnish partners. The Piedmontese presence in Helsinki is organized with the support of the Chamber of Commerce of Turin and with the support of the Centro Estero per l’Internazionalizzazione, as part of “to-design”, a project to promote designers from Piedmont in foreign markets. The Finnish project is the natural continuation of “Eden – Ecodesign network”, a two-year project designed to foster the development of new sustainable design. Among the objectives of Eden, the support for a sustainable communication, production and dissemination of eco-friendly materials and packaging. The Chamber of Commerce of Turin has also organized the Italian leg of “coCreation Camp”, the platform used to connect public bodies, enterprises, associations and citizens. (red)
