Round-table on Italian Design and Sustainability

Submitted by Dina Tracy on Mon, 2010-02-01 15:17

Emily Carr University of Art + Design will host a roundtable discussion on the presence in Vancouver of the Farnesina Design Collection. Emily Carr will participate with the curators of the exhibition along with designers, industrialists and academicians from both Italy and Canada. The theme of the event will be the cultural value of design, with particular focus on the issue of sustainability.

For more information, please visit Istituto Italiano di Cultura Vancouver.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
6 - 8pm | Refreshments to follow
Theatrel, Room 301, South Building

This event is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required, but seating is limited.

The event is organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and by the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Alenia North America, ICE-Italian Trade Commission, and Emily Carr University of Art + Design.