IED – ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN IN BAKU
02 Dec 15
IED - Istituto Europeo di Design thanks to the support of Italian Embassy in Azerbaijan is present in BAKU with a conference at YARAT Contemporary Art Centre and with an exhibition at the Azerbaijan Fashion Week 2015. Moreover IED will award 3 scholarships to the winners of the Young Designer Contest promoted by AFW.
Conference: Art is Everywhere!
The importance of Contemporary Art in Design Methodology
Igor Efrem Zanti, Art Curator and IED Venezia Director
Jacopo Manganiello, IED - International Marketing Manager
2 December 2015 / 19.30
The first step of design methodology is often identified as ‘Research’.
However, prior to that, there are some behaviours that the contemporary designers need to adopt if they want to add value to their projects. Essential for contemporary designers is to move among the various spheres of creativity and understand what is happening right now in the world of art, fashion, photography, design, advertising... this makes them more competitive and credible when communicating their design aim. By changing their attitude towards the complexity of contemporary world they can have an impact on the final result of their design process: be it a piece of furniture, a dress, an acessory, a strategy.
Igor Efrem Zanti, Art Curator / Critic and IED Venezia Director
Igor Zanti Efrem has been working several years as art critic and curator of 'contemporary art and applied arts projects. Since 2005 he is the curator of Barbara Mahler Gallery in Switzerland. He co-founded and takes part in the Jury of the prestigous Art Prize “Arte Laguna” as well as “I diari della Terra” Photographic Art Prize. He is artistic consultant of several cultural associations, and has been appointed as Artistic Director of Museum Brolo Centre of Art and Culture in Mogliano Veneto (TV) in 2008. He has been cooperating with IED since 2009, firstly as a lecturer and then, 2012, as IED Venezia Director. He is also contributor of various art magazines.
Jacopo Manganiello, IED - International Marketing Manager
After working several years in the contemporary art scene in Rome organizing and communicating international urban art festivals such as Outdoor (www.out-door.it), he moved on to the international design and fashion world thanks to his job at IED. He awards scholarships and helps young talents acheive their goals thanks to his participation in emerging fashion and design weeks such as Tbilisi and Beirut ones.
Date: 2 December, 2015
Time: 19:00
Free admission
Venue: YARAT Centre (Bayil district, near National Flag Square)
Contact person: sayara.h@yarat.az or by calling 050 218 06 29.
Also IED Istituto Europeo di Design 30 November 2015 presents ‘FRAMES’ IED Roma Fashion Show to the Azerbaijan Fashion Week 2015.
AFW hosts some of the outfits designed by Bachelor Senior students of the Undergraduate Degree in Fashion Design of IED Roma originally shown at David LaChapelle’s exhibition (i.e. “David LaChapelle, dopo il Diluvio”), in the elegant Palazzo delle Esposizioni in the heart of Rome. FRAMES blends the traditional rules of tailoring with the most innovative techniques, combining fashion, design and photography. Furthermore, along with a great experimentation of digital printing system, 3D processing and the use of technological issues on fabrics, FRAMES presented outfits and jewels characterized by a unique kind of “up-to-date craftsmanship”. The result was a unique fashion show, which “sewed together” accuracy, innovation, fun and precision, sense of lightness and sophisticated inspirations. Besides the deep research, which led to a unique idea, the original presentation itself contributed as well to make FRAMES an innovative project. Another remarkable element of this fashion show was also the focus on different creative visions, intertwined, blended and inspiring one another.
Exhibition: FRAMES - IED Roma Fashion Show
Azerbaijan Fashion Week 2015
30 November – 3 December 2015
Venue: Boulevard hotel Baku White City / AZ1000 Baku, Azerbaijan
http://afw.az/
Lavinia Ciampa, Ivyhelix.
The collection presents a woman who plays with sophistication, elegance, and essentiality. Tulle layers, transparent and pastel colored fabrics create outfits with clear reference to Art Nouveau’s pictures.
Martina Biagini, American Made Preppy.
To understand the meaning of “Preppy” we have to go back to Fifties and Sixties and have a look at the uniforms worn by college students in the USA. An “Old-school atmosphere”, declined in a great variety of colors: pure white, burgundy, English green, ochre, sand, with tartan applications and prints inspired by the most exclusive American colleges’ logo.
Sara Cannatelli, Rebel twice.
The intimate reality of the superfluous unveils its naked soul. Strictness and simplicity are basic elements to develop a precise line with clear outlines An unruly soul forced in a stern outfit generates a brand new androgyny. Women wear folk costumes resembling townspeople of the late post-war period. Women wear men’s clothes as well, in order to express their firmness and determination in being fully responsible of their future.
Flaminia Pietravalle, Neatness.
Neatness means clearness, accuracy, simplicity and strictness, all applied to an “ideal” which encompasses architecture, art and design. Reality and objects leave out the unnecessary and show their pure essence. Shapes are minimal and geometric, clear and linear. Transparency, overlays, patterns and motif reliefs inspired by Joachim Bandau, Nubuhiro Nakanishi and Gianfranco Ferrè, with his unique white shirt.
Moreover and for the first time AFW and IED announce young designers contest in the following categories:
1. Fashion Design
2. Architecture and Interior Design
3. Graphic Design
4. Textile Design and Fashion Illustration
Winners of the contest will have an opportunity to study at Istituto Europeo di Design.
Together with azeri designers there will be participants from Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and France.
The final will take place on December 4, 2015 at Baku MoMA.
IED – Istituto Europeo di Design
IED is a 100% Made in Italy international network operating in the fields of education and research in Italy, Spain and Brazil. IED Design, IED Fashion, IED Visual Arts and IED Communicationare the four departments present in each IED location, united by the common denominator of design culture. IED Educational Offer is made of Official Undergraduate courses, IED Diploma courses, Master courses, Academic Year and Semester courses, Summer/Winter courses, Specialization courses. IED teaching methods require that the departments forge strong bonds with the local industry; interface with their benchmark sectors, interact with each other and evolve accordingly. For these reasons, rather than just keeping in step with their times, the IED training courses are often thriving trend anticipators. IED represents a innovation hub where professionals from a variety of backgrounds come together to provide the input for a cross-fertilisation between areas and disciplines. IED forms a truly unique network of encounters, experiences, people and cultures. The outcome is excellence.
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