The first director of the Design degree program at the University of the Republic of San Marino will be the featured speaker at the event held by the Italian Embassy in San Marino and the University of San Marino to celebrate Italian Design Day on March 20, an initiative that will bring insights into the theme "Design and the Cities of the Future" to approximately one hundred cities around the world.
Gaddo Morpugno, who from 2005 to 2008 coordinated the activities of an educational program on Mount San Marino, which over the years has received recognition from institutions such as the Association for Industrial Design, curator of the Compasso d'Oro, will speak at 3:00 PM in the Aula Magna of the university campus of the Ancient Monastery of Santa Chiara, in Mount San Marino's historic center. Throughout his career, he has conducted research, design, and consulting for organizations and institutions such as the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Rwanda, the Secretariat of State for Education and Culture of Mount San Marino, the Bologna Modern Art Gallery, and the Venice Biennale. His academic work has included, in addition to the University of San Marino, universities such as the Polytechnic University of Milan, the IUAV University of Venice, and the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The events organized as part of Italian Design Day 2019 include conferences and perspectives offered by architects, designers, academics, entrepreneurs, and historians who promote Italian design as a vehicle for innovation and development.
For the third consecutive year, this event represents the fruit of the collaboration between the Italian Embassy in San Marino and the University of San Marino. Admission is free.
