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Consideration to design, impact, and presentation in sharing the latest trends in Italian design were appearant

We were welcomed into the exhibit by greeters eager to share Italian design.  Walking through their exhibit, one was reminded of an art or museum showing not a furniture trade show.

After you view the pictures and read about their project below, we’re sure you’ll agree. 

I.DoT, considers the Las Vegas Market Center, the U.S.’s most promising centre for trade which hosted the I.DoT and ID_CS with the Las Vegas Market as the new international trade fair dedicated to home furnishing. Buyers were hosted from 83 countries with over 1000 leading exhibitors with 63,000 design professionals expected. 

The real protagonist of the I.DoT project is the MADE IN ITALY design. Italian Design’s leadership for competitiviness and innovation is well known thanks to the synergy of firms and designers. So the protagonists of the I.DoT project are Italian enterprises that play an important international role in the evolution of the design field (FIRMS), the talent of famous designers (DESIGNERS) and the innovative spirit and creativity of young designers (YOUNG DESIGNERS). I.DoT presents the selection of the 100 best contemporary italian design products (PRODUCTS) for the two years international tour 2006-2007 in 8 important cities related to the world of design.

Aside from being an international point of reference and an official acknowledgement of prestige for the designers and companies selected, I.DoT is an important communication tool: introducing the latest and most worthy products of the Italian design system to the world. The International Critical Committee, formed from representatives from the world’s leading design institutions, selects the pieces which make up the I.DoT exhibition based on considerations of quality, innovation, content and above all, the latest trends in Italian design

For this reason, for those products selected, I.DoT represents a certificate of the excellence that is Made in Italy, an industry whose value is world famous.

I.DoT offers an chance to examine the concept of Lifestyle. Highlighting the new frontiers of Italian Design to a portion of the American market markedly different to the East-Coast market of New York. Las Vegas is also a chance for I.DoT to demonstrate the flexibility of design Made in Italy. This is shown by the exhibition settings specially created by Denis Santachiara for I.DoT and the winning designs of the De Angelis prize. Alongside this sits the exhibition design by Paola Navone for ID_CS. Two designs special designed to travel the world whilst representing the idea of Made to Measure which is a hallmark of Italian design. These settings create a series of mini-environments, protecting and highlighting the products on display. Miniature worlds which when placed together form an exhibition which changes with every new host city.

I.DoT, Italian Design on Tour 2006/2007

New Lines in Italian Design

+ The Almerico De Angelis Young Designers Award

 INTERNATIONAL TOUR PROGRAM

2006/2007 – Third Edition 2006/2007 of I.DoT and the First presentation of the winners of the The Almerico De Angelis Young Designers Award: (link: http://www.idcsontour.it/setFrame.html )

1° tour date Previous showing in NEW YORK In the spaces at the Tunnel @ The Waterfront 

2° tour date LAS VEGAS during the Las Vegas Market, a conference “Italian Design: still valuable? Defining and refining identity for marketability in the USA” will also be presented.

3° tour date 14-16 September in Shanghai, China during the Shanghai Design Biennial, I.DoT and ID_CS will participate in a series of conferences and workshops. (to be defined).

4° tour date November in Mumbai, India hosted by the prestigious School of Architecture JJ College. During the exhibition period I.DoT e ID_CS will organise and host a series of competitions, conferences and workshops (to be defined).  

5° tour date May in Berlin (I.DoT will take part in the DESIGNMAI Festival, where it first showed in 2004)

6° tour date September in Londra During the festival 100% Design London. One of the most important events in the contemporary design calendar. The festival showcases the la test in lighting, accessories, wall and floor coverings, fabrics, kitchen and bathware. It is the foremost English design event.

ID_CS , Italian Design Classic Selection

The Roots and the Avant-garde

 INTERNATIONAL TOUR PROGRAM

2005/2006 First Edition of ID_CS

1^st-3^rd tours Previously viewed in Moscow at the Ruarts Gallery, Paris during the Salon du Meuble and New York in the spaces at the Tunnel @ The Waterfront

4° tour date 24 - 28 July in LAS VEGAS during the Las Vegas Market, a conference “Italian  Design: still valuable? Defining and refining identity for marketability in the USA” will also be presented.

5° tour date 14-16 September in Shanghai, China during the Shanghai Design Biennial, whose theme is “Better Design, Better life”. This event will play host to exhibitors, visitors and design experts from alla round the world. The second edition of the Biennial hosted over 20.000 visitors and this year, I.DoT and ID_CS will participate in a series of conferences and workshops.  

6° tour date November in Mumbai, India hosted by the prestigious School of Architecure JJ College, the oldest and most important university of its kind founded in Asia, and recognised internationally. During the exhibition period I.DoT e ID_CS will organise and host a series of competitions, conferences and workshops.

Setting Designs 2006/2007

Denis Santachiara for I.DoT + The Almerico De Angelis Young Designers Award 2006  (www.denisantachiara.it/ )

Paola Navone per ID_CS (www.idcsontour.it/setFrame.html )

The Story   

I.DoT, New Lines in Italian Design (www.idot.it)  

ID_CS, Italian Design Classic Selection, the Roots and the Avant-Garde

(2006 First Edition, www.idcsontour.it/setFrame.html )

The Almerico De Angelis Young Designer Award 2006 (First Edition)

      (www.idot.it)

 IDA 

Italian Design Agency is a cultural marketing agency. Based in Milan, but soon to open offices in Chicago, IDA is specialised in the design industry and works with companies looking to internationalise their brand. The experience, contacts and skills gained through the organisation of international events such as I.DoT (Italian Design on Tour) and most recently ID_CS (Italian Design Classic Selection) have allowed IDA to create a ‘know how’ in the fields of business and integrated communication. IDA works with the identity of the company, reinforcing those key values which define the current entrepreneurial climate. It is true that in all the world the success of Made in Italy is inextricably linked its ‘intangible’ spirit of creativity, its strong impact and the efficiency of its production methods, IDA translates this value, making it tangible and intelligible.

Italian Design Classic Selection - www.idcsontour.it

East Design - www.eastdesign.org

SOURCE: Italian Design on Tour, www.idot.it

I. Dot SELECTED FIRMS

ALESSI

ALTEK

ANTI DIVA

ART CERAM

ARTEMIDE

BERLONI BOSCAARREDI

CASADESIGN CASAMANIA

BY FREZZA CRASSEVIG

DANESE

DR lADE

ELMAR

ESTEL 0 FFICE

FRANCOCECCOTTI

FRIGHETTO

GABER

GIORGETTI

IB RUBINETTERIE

ISEA BAGGIO KOSE

LAGO

LA PALMA

MATTEO GRASSI

MAZZALI

MDF ITALIA

METAL SPOT

MISSONI BYT&J VESTOR MIZAR

MONTINA

RUGGIU

SPHAUS

STUDIO ITALIA DESIGN

TARGA ITALIA

VERSUSCHIRICO

YCAMI

I.DoT SELECTED DESIGNERS

ADRIAN I & ROSSI

ARCHIRIVOLTO

DODO ARSLAN

SATOSHI ASAMI

VITTORIO BAGGIO

FABIO BORTOLANI

ANTONIO BULLO

CHI WING LO

DOMENICO CHIRICO

LlNO CODATO

CARLO COLOMBO

LUCIANO DALMONEGO

CARLOTTA DE BEVILACQUA

FRANCESCA DONATI

MAURIZIO DURANTI

ENZO EUSEBI_NOTHING STUDIO

PIERO ESPOSITO

EUROLINEA

FAVARETTOAND PARTNERS

MARCO FERRERI

NAOTO FUKASAWA

ERNESTO GISMONDI

CORY GROSSER

ZAHA HADID

HERZOG & DE MEURON

JAMES IRVINE

ORAITO

DANIELE LAGO

SOPHIE LARGER

DAVID LEWIS

MASSIMO MARIANI

ALESSANDRO MENDINI con ANNALISA MARGARINI

SANDRO MENEGHELLO & MARCO PAOLELLI

NEULAND INDUSTRIEDESIGN

LUCA NICHETTO & CARLO TINTI

JEAN NOUVEL

ON OSTWALD & NOLTING

CRISTIAN PAVANELLO FRANCO POll

KARIM RASHID

ROSARIA RATTIN

LEONARDO ROSSANO

ORAZIO SPADA

T&J VESTOR

HAAS TON

PIO & TITO TOSO

PATRICIA URQUIOLA

SEAN YOO

lTIlCSi

ID_CS SELECTED FIRMS

ANNIBALE COLOMBO

ARS VIVENDI

ASSI D'ASOLO

BIZZOTTO Classic Sensations

BRIAN FORM

CANTORI

CARLO RAMPAZZI & SERGIO VILLA

CARPANELLI

CREAZIONI by Silik

DECORI by Mobilificio d'ATte Marchetti

GAROFOLI

INTERIOR BELTRAMINI LE SOFA'

MAZZALI

MINITALLUX

NOVO

PROVASI

TA-BRU

TU RATI & C.

ID_CS SELECTED DESIGNERS

LORIANO BARANI

GASTONE BIZZOTTO

LEOPOLDO CARPANELLI

GIUSEPPE CARPANELLI

IVANO COLOMBO

ANNIBALE COLOMBO

LUCIANO COLOMBO

MARCELLO CUNEO

LUCIANO DAL BELLO

LUCIANO DALMONEGO

CESARE FERRARI

FERNANDO GAROFOLI

FEDERICO GREGORUTTI

GIORDANA MARCHETTI

GIULIANO MELIOLI

ELISABETTA NORFINI

MARCO PAGNONCELLI

IRENE PINI

CARLO RAMPAZZI

FRANCO TARGIONI

UMBERTO TURATI

THE ALMERICO DE ANGELIS

YOUNG DESIGNERS' AWARD - WINNERS

99lC ARCHITECTURE MEDIA DESIGN

DODO ARSLAN

FILIPPO BICH

MARCO CIAMPA, ANGELO COSTA, TATJANA TREBESCH AND ELISABETTA VITALETTI DISSOCIATE

GAM PLUS FRATESI

CONSTANZE JAKOB @ LIBERA UNIVERS ITA' DI BOLZANO

GUALTIERO SACCHI

ENRIQUE LUIS SARDI

GIANMARIA SFORZA FOGLIANI

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