Making In Italy - Making In Usa

SATURDAY JUNE 22nd

11.00 a.m. – Academy of Art University – The Cannery, 2801 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco

Private opening for guests only of
“MAKING IN ITALY – MAKING IN USA”. Artisanship, Technology and Design. Innovating with Beauty Project by Giannino Bassetti Foundation 
and “The New Italian Design” Exhibition by Triennale Design Museum of Milan

Mauro Battocchi, Consul General of Italy
Carlo Corti, Region of Lombardy
Filippo Del Corno, Councillor for Culture of the Municipality of Milan
Paolo Barlera, Director Italian Cultural Institute

Presentation of the project theme:
Piero Bassetti, Giannino Bassetti Foundation
Renato Mattioni, Camera di Commercio di Monza
Luisa Collina, Politecnico di Milano
Andrea Cancellato, Triennale Design Museum of Milan
Giorgio Merletti, Confartigianato

Exhibition Preview:
“THE NEW ITALIAN DESIGN” By Triennale Design Museum of Milan
An overview on contemporary Italian design that explains and describes the transition of the movement and its links with economic, political and technology changes that have occurred over the recent decades.