(3 March 2017) London is preparing to celebrate Italian excellence in design with three events. Occasioned by the Italian Design Day, the Italian Embassy in London, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Marangoni Institute and other public and private entities, has in fact organised three events to highlight key sectors of Italian design: supplies, fashion and architecture starting on Monday, March 6 at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. The ICI will host a conference on the architect Mario Bellini, winner of the Golden Compass. Bellini will be presented by the Director of the Institute, Marco Delogu, and will give an overview of his work as an architect and designer. On Wednesday March 8 at the Italian Cultural Institute in London there will be a conference on Italian influence and vision in international architecture moderated by Fabrizio Ballabio: architect, writer and professor at the prestigious Architectural Association School of Architecture of London. Alessandro Zoppini and Viviana Muscettola will also participate in the conference. Finally, on Wednesday March 15, the Marangoni Institute in London will host a Triple “I” conversation (Italian Imaginative Innovators) devoted to furniture design and fashion. Daniela Agnelli, Fashion Editor – at – large of the Telegraph Magazine, will moderate a debate that will feature (Giulio Cappellini / award-winning designer, educator and entrepreneur, founder of the Cappellini furniture brand) and Maurizio Pecoraro (active fashion designer for Versace and Valentino). (Red)
