Current exhibition- How do brands change? Exhibition dedicated to 16 classic brands of Italy’s food industry
The exhibition follows a historical/graphical path of the evolution of 16 of the most important Italian brands within the food industry. It also proposes a reflection on the graphic history and on the communication and building of a corporate identity. The brands presented are: Algida, Barilla, Birra Peroni, Campari, Caffarel, Buitoni, Cirio, Ferrero, Illy, Lavazza, […]
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XVI Settimana della Lingua – La bella figura. Stories and identities behind the success of fashion Made in Italy
In occasion of the Italian culture week ”Italienska Veckan” in Umeå, with which Settimana della lingua collaborates, Patrizia Coggiola, expert in history of Italian fashion and design, will give a talk in English at the Folkets Hus, Umeå.
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XVI Settimana della Lingua – Screening of the documentary ”Amare Gio Ponti” by Francesca Molteni
Salvatore Licitra (Gio Ponti archives) will introduce the documentary “Amare Gio Ponti” by Francesca Molteni. The documentary was presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 and it is a portrait of the man and the architect who played such an important role in promoting Italian design. During his career that lasted more than 50 years, […]
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XVI Settimana della Lingua – Gio Ponti’s ”Domus” today. From Milan to the world and back.
The magazine “Domus” was published for the first time in Milan on the 15th of January 1928 and it was founded by Gio Ponti who also managed the magazine for 12 years, from 1928 to 1941 and then for another 31 years between 1948 and 1979. Domus quickly became a point of reference both in […]
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XVI Settimana della Lingua – Interacting with the context – contemporary architecture in Italy, Sweden and Switzerland
How does architecture meet the needs and constraints of culture, traditions, local lifestyles and geography in Italy, Sweden and Switzerland? The Swiss architect Mierta Lazzarini(Mierta und Kurt Lazzarini Architekten), the Italian architect Andrea Zamboni (Zamboni associati) and the Swedish architect Dan Hallemar (ex Editor in Chief of the Swedish Review of Architecture) will discuss the […]
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XVI Settimana della Lingua – Icons of modernity, the new language of things
Round table discussion: Icons of modernity, the new language of things. Three renowned architects and designers, Franco Raggi, Luca Nichetto and Daniel Heckscher, will discuss the current design trends, trying to understand the directions and the developments in the upcoming years. The discussion will begin with a reflection on the contemporary icons. Hanna Nova Beatrice […]
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XVI Settimana della lingua – Re-made in Italy, Re-design an Italian design icon
A lesson/workshop dedicated to the vast and versatile design production of Gio Ponti. The workshop is organized by IED Milano and held by Jacopo Manganiello. The participants will analyze one of the iconic objects designed by Ponti and, breaking the rules of immutability and immortality, they will try to create their own iconic object. Workshop […]
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Rex Animationfestival
Italienska Kulturinstitutet deltar i Rex Animation festivals andra upplaga, arrangerad av EUNIC Stockholm (European Union of National Institutes of Culture). Årets program består av elva sektioner med bidrag från 11 länder, med sammanlagt 90 animerade filmer. Utav dem kommer 8 filmer från Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Corso di Animazione, i Torino. Festivalen, som vänder sig […]
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Biblioteks Filmvisningar höst 2016 ”Öar”: VIOLA DI MARE av Donatella Maiorca
Italien, 2008, 105’, colore Filmen utspelar sig på Sicilien under 1800-talet. Angela föds och växer upp på en liten ö, i en familj med höga moraliska och spirituella värderingar men hon har aldrig varit som de andra tjejerna. Inte bara på grund av hennes intolerans mot faderns stränghet och samhällets strikta regler för kvinnorna, utan […]
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Igiaba Scego på Stadsbiblioteket i Umeå
Författarinnan kommer att samtala med Nora Tabbouche om hennes roman Adua som handlar om migration och identitet.
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