Spring is back
Neolocal is back with Spring: new leaves, brand new projects and some refreshing re-readings of old classics. To lay out other possible paths around Design’s new ‘localness’, in every ‘local’ place of the earth.
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After a rather long pause – we are just starting to realize how energy-consuming, as well as extraordinarily rewarding, the editorial task we have undertaken is – with this new issue we wish to resume our work on the definition of some key coordinates for a possible Neo-Local way to Design.
With a necessary clarification...
Over the last months, the world seems to be narrowing its perspectives, giving way to forms of localism and nationalism that make it a smaller place. This is not the ‘way to local’ that we like or are interested to. Neo-Local Design is about a different way to thinking and producing things, and about getting closer to the needs of the human community, in every ‘local’ place of the earth.
Many of the entries in this issue are about projects we have followed closely, in our teaching work, in applied research and in the constant dialogue we have with our local environment. Others are about projects, initiatives and resources, in touch with some of the themes that are most important to us: reuse and self-production (or self-design), ‘know-hows’ between design and crafts. We reviewed some books and exhibits that we find important. There is also an ambitious project we just carried out, of which we are extremely proud of.
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Design as an open piece: Cyrcus, by Denis Santachiara
An online platform to explore the potential of new ways to design, produce and distribute goods.
Magazines: ‘Artigianato’ (Craftsmanship), between art and design
A magazine that has critically explored the fields of craftsmanship and applied arts, looking for possible intersections with the design culture.
Tribute to ‘Inventario’ (Inventory) 12th anniversary
Conceived and directed by Beppe Finessi, ‘Inventario’ magazine is an indispensable tool for thinking about design beyond its disciplinary’s borders, and getting some orientation in a world where ‘everything is design’.
Pierluigi Ghianda: workshop as a symposium
Milan’s Triennale sets up a new exhibit in Monza to pay homage to Pierluigi Ghianda, a great woodworker and a key figure in the scene of Italian design.
Past Future, culture and artifacts of Sardinia’s crafts
Despite being mainly thought as a summer holiday paradise, Sardinia encompasses a diversified cultural landscape in which past and future overlap. Within this framework, craftmanship provides the foundation for a contemporary reflection about design.
The Condado discreet flagship
A smart new home for a project aiming at re-evaluating the rural world, combining small-scale social innovation projects for the local community with events of international profile.