Torino World Design Capital 2008, Italy

The 31st of December 2007 there will be a big party in Turin (Italy) to celebrate this town as the next World Design Capital for Year 2008.
The celebration will take place in Castello's square (Piazza Castello) and the public will be main actor with its own artistic contribution.
All Design schools will give a great support to this event with students works and engagement.

Participation is a must!

More info at: http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it/portale/

Triennale, home's objects - Milan

"To understand and learn about Italy, we have to understand its Design".

In Milan, Italy, at viale Alemagna 6, Palazzo della Triennale Design Museum, first floor has been celebrated the opening of new National Design Museum.

It is a sort of cultural journey that starts in the past untill today showing how designers of that period were already very anticipating today's trends in Design. The organization and management of this exhibit has been done by Michele de Lucchi.

Info and photo Via www.ilgiornale.it

MOTOR SHOW Bologna 07, Italy

Once again the Automobile world will come together in Bologna, for the 32nd Edition of the Motor Show (scheduled from 7 to 16 December), whose main sponsor for the second year running will be Barclaycard. Bologna will welcome over 50 car brands, accounting for 100% of the Italian market, ready to provide a stage for first-rate previews: So far 100 previews have been confirmed, of which 13 worldwide and 6 European previews. 343 catalogued exhibitors, of whom 83 foreign companies from 16 different countries.

For more info please visit the following website: www.motorshow.it you will find an english version with all infos.

Photo and info Via: www.motorshow.it

Zevs street Art - Mc Donald liquified logo

Zevs, a well-known French street artist, started tagging Paris in the nineties and making certain spray can modifications to billboards. Liquidated Logos is the name of a current exhibition (but today is the last day!) at the Lazarides Gallery in London of his work with famous logos, plexiglass boards and his trademark paint. The logos drip paint, appearing to dissolve away, but we all know that this is but an illusion. Odd how something that looks so simple can say so much.

Info and photo Via: http://mocoloco.com/art/
by: Sabine7

David Lynch: The Air is on Fire Exhibit, Milan

At the "Triennale of Milan, Italy" there is an exhibition of David Lynch's art works named "The Air is on Fire" untill the 13th of January 08.

The movie director (here in one of his self portrait) presents a big part of his works put together to reproduce an environment made of a home lived by ghosts.

This art expression started a long time before he became a movie director, he used to sketch on about anything he came across with.

He also made sketches on post-it like this one on the photo called "Intitled". He would sit in a bar, order a coffee or milk shake and start sketching expressing a particular "mood" for science fiction with a tendence on horror stories.

Personally I like his works, the things I like the most are: the high contrast always present and the strong graphic effect that gives a "dramatic" feeling" to his art works.

Photo and info Via: www.corriere.it