proclaimed the winner of the National Design
"30 years in a glass."
E 'MATTEO CRISIS, student of Design of Politecnico di Milano, with the "MILLEQUATTROCENTOTRENTASEI", inspired by the glass dome by Brunelleschi, whose design will be incorporated into IVV catalog industry Vetraria Valdarnese
November 28, 2010 - EX3 Centre for Contemporary Art, Florence
Saturday, November 27, in the spaces EX3, the new Centre for Contemporary Art in Florence, FLORENCE CONVIVIUM celebrated with a large evening calls, the 30 years of experience in the field of gastronomy and hospitality on that occasion was declared the winner of the National Design Competition "30 years in a glass,"
The competition has seen as winner Mat CRISIS, a student of the Polytechnic of Milan under the project entitled "Millequattrocentotrentasei. We read in giudiizio expressed by the Jury of Quality "The project is inspired by the harmony of Brunelleschi's Dome, which draws the ribs and the architectural perfection. Apply the idea of \u200b\u200bthe glass, they become clear and strong identification signs. "
Satisfaction by CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, but also to IVV and EX3. The participation of students of Design of the most important national institutions in this initiative has been varied and dynamic are the numbers to confirm this: 80 entries, 37 projects and five finalists came from schools and faculties of Italy's most prestigious jury analyzed by the exceptional quality. All projects had in common a remarkable creativity as well as a very versatile design, despite the technical limitations under the ban, imposed by the more sophisticated production techniques working glass. In addition, projects have arrived sent a strong signal showing dynamism and energy that is circulating in the younger members of society, this is an important omen for the future of the glass industry of excellence.
"30 years in a glass" is an initiative designed to celebrate in a unique and stimulating the first 30 years of Convivium Firenze, Florence-based company a leader in catering excellence in Italy, through the establishment of a competition for designers - members and / or qualified in the best Italian institutions - seeking to create 1 glass of that story and interpret values \u200b\u200band craftsmanship excellence expressed by the two partners of the project, Convivium Firenze and IVV. In this context
Convivium Firenze, in collaboration with IVV - Industria Vetraria Valdarnese and EX3 Centre for Contemporary Art, has launched successfully, a special "challenge" to talk about the art of receiving, with a careful look at contemporary and the world of creativity that increasingly accompanies the work of the best catering.
The competition included two facets of the project: a custom glass CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, to be produced which will be used exclusively in the best opportunities and banqueting an 'other version, for the general public and included in the catalog of the collections IVV. The winning project involves the construction of a first prototype by the end of December 2010.
The realization of the object respond to some specific technical parameters, defined in the contract, including the fact that the glass must be made crystal glass bio colorless, transparent and printed format. Creativity is expressed in the form and / or view or texture, but also in the choice of the name, so as to better characterize and stress the idea of \u200b\u200b"unique". Basal
use the object in question, working multifunctionality of the glass, its adaptability to different products (water, wine, soft drinks ...) and the activity of a caterer. One of the input: the coherence with the history of IVV and CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, or reflect the Florentine tradition (think the old model of the glass bar or tavern ..) but also objects used in medieval and linked to the activities of Corporations of the Arts Minor.
Admission was reserved for members designers and / or graduated from the following institutions:
ISIA, Florence, IED, Domus Academy; IUAV, Venice, Politecnico, Milan, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence.
Design Studio and organization
Blacks Torrigiani
www.torrigiani.com
eventi@torrigiani.com
Nicoletta Curradi
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