In Naples from 30 May to 2 June 2024
We are so pleased to present this first Italian edition of the European Design Awards. Volcanic, Sunny, Tumultuous, these are the key words that tell the real nature of the Italian graphic design to all our international friends who will join us here.
The most important European award dedicated to communication design, since its foundation in 2007, had never been organized in our country. Moreover it is greatly important for us that this first Italian edition can takes place in Naples, a metropolis that stand as a symbol for the profound transformation that major European cities are undergoing and with respect to which the role that design can play needs comparison and inspiration. No city in our country represents a more fertile ground for addressing the new fields of work that designers have and will face; having the opportunity to bring together the Italian design community with some of the most important figures in international design, therefore, represents a unique opportunity to reflect on the impact of our work and on how it will have to include challenges such as sustainability, inclusion, the coexistence of transitioning ethnic communities, the economy of culture, the redefinition of city and territorial identities, and much more.
We believe we have composed a program of great interest, designed to allow us to discover key places in this wonderful city, and in preparation for the grand award ceremony, lectures, workshops, city tours, and many informal networking opportunities will be organized. In the exploration of an unpredictable city like Naples, these opportunities for informal exchange will naturally arise.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Programme
ED FESTIVAL NAPLES VENUES
Complesso Museale Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco via Tribunali, 39 Napoli
Fondazione FOQUS Quartieri Spagnoli via Portacarrese a Montecalvario, 69 Napoli
Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, Aula Magna, Largo Nanni Loy, 36 Napoli
Teatro Mercadante Piazza Municipio Napoli
Made in Cloister Piazza Enrico de Nicola, 48 Napoli
dotfog studio Via Nuova Pizzofalcone, 2 Napoli
ntdesign studio Via salvatore Tommasi, 41 Napoli
Dopolavoro Studio Via Girolamo Santacroce, 52 Napoli
Palazzo Reale di Napoli Piazza del Plebiscito, 1 Napoli
Istituto Istruzione Superiore Statale “Giovanni Caselli” Parco di Capodimonte Napoli
Saturday, June 1st, a tumultuous, volcanic, sunny evening dedicated to celebrating the best European designers. We’ll see them first at the ED Awards Ceremony, then discuss them at the ED Awards Volcanic Party.
An evening not to be missed in the historic heart of Naples.
First, the anticipation builds as we await the announcement of the winning projects among the finest talents in European design at the Mercadante Theater during the ED Awards Ceremony.
Then, it’s time for connections, discussions, and relaxation as we come together to celebrate. Join us for an evening of engaging conversations, meaningful connections, and of course, great music in a vibrant and stimulating atmosphere, immersed in the evocative cloister that hosts the second edition of the Biennale di arte contemporanea Interaction Napoli 2024.
It’s an opportunity to meet other creative minds, exchange ideas, and reflect on the innovations presented during the Festival. This event is a chance to expand your network and connect with other design enthusiasts.
Reserve your spot in advance as seats are limited.
Ticket Cost €60 (VAT included) includes:
– Awards Ceremony
@Teatro Mercadante
Piazza Municipio, Napoli
– ED Awards Volcanica Night
– Gran Tour video projection
– buffet aperitif in the Chiostro
– 1 drink Cloister Bar (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
– Dj Set until midnight
@Made in Cloister
Piazza Enrico de Nicola, 48 Napoli
EXHIBITION #01
F***ING IDENTITY
I am not what you think I am
@ FONDAZIONE FOQUS
Quartieri Spagnoli, via Portacarrese a Montecalvario, 69 Napoli
FREE ENTRY
— A posters exhibition designed by the students of Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli dedicated to the identity of the ‘Quartieri spagnoli’ of Naples.
Curated by AIAP, Marco Tortoioli Ricci
Workshop mentor Studio Dumbar, Carolien van Hooijdonk and Sander Sturing
In collaboration with Accademia di Belle Arti Napoli
Enrica D’Aguanno, Coordinator of the school of visual communication design
Massimo Colombo, Lecturer in Design and Exhibition Design.
Pako Massimo, Lecturer in Multimedia Graphic Design
EXHIBITION #02
ANIME, THE MEANINGS OF DEATH
Meanings and symbols of death
Opening 30.05 at 12pm, visible until 4pm.
Open from 31.05 to 07.06 from 10am to 4pm, Sunday closing at 2pm.
@ COMPLESSO MUSEALE SANTA MARIA DELLE ANIME DEL PURGATORIO AD ARCO
via Tribunali, 39 Napoli
FREE ENTRY FOR OPENING, EXHIBITION ENTRY WITH MUSEUM TICKET
— An exhibition set up in the hypogean spaces of the complex displaying graphic design projects commissioned from national and international designers. We will ask them to interpret symbols, iconography, meanings, rituals of whatever revolves around the meaning of death from different cultural roots. The aim is to bring together the objects and sediments that popular tradition has accumulated along with the contemporary signs that visual and design culture produces today on a theme that has changed in meaning over time and has lost that sense of coexistence with the world of the living that instead shines through the ancient rooms of this complex.
Unmissable Sunny Lectures for Designers!
In today’s era, the role of visual communication design in defining and awakening communities is more crucial than ever. So, what better way to explore this theme? Are you ready for an intense dose of inspiration in the heart of Naples? The Sunny Lectures are ready to offer a learning experience!
From the afternoon of May 30th until Saturday, June 1st, the Academy will be the bustling center of innovation and creativity, welcoming designers and guests from across Europe for a series of engaging conferences.
DISCOVER ALL THE SUNNY LECTURES
SUNNY LECTURE #01
Thursday May 30, 4pm
Chiara Cesaretti and Daniele Lupo of Lungomare (Italy)
AS IF
What role can design play in building collective identities by following inclusive and participatory processes? What function does a practice that moves on the boundary between art performance and design? Lungomare is a platform for design and cultural production.
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SUNNY LECTURE #02
Thursday May 30, 5pm
Marco Petroni (Italy)
DESIGN AS WORLDING: A GLANCE SOUTH
To trace a design perspective in the South means delving into the folds of territories, spaces, and places that thrive on pulses and solitary experiences.
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SUNNY LECTURE #03
Thursday May 30 6pm
Kinda Ghannoum (Syria)
DESIGNING ACROSS BORDERS
A Syrian Journey of Inspiration and Preservation.
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SUNNY LECTURE #04
Friday May 31, 10am
Torino Graphic Days, BIG Biennale Internazionale della Grafica and Desina Festival Napoli (Italy)
INSIGHTS FROM ITALIAN GRAPHIC DESIGN FESTIVALS
Fabio Guida e Ilaria Reposo, Torino Graphic Days, artistic directors
Francesco Dondina, BIG Biennale Internazionale della Grafica, Milan, curator
Stefano Pellone, Domenico Armatore, Nicola Feo, Desina Festival Napoli, curators
Lecture moderator Marco Tortoioli Ricci, AIAP President
Festivals has become in recent years in Italy the most widespread and lively encounter for the promotion and reflection on the visual communication design profession. Just In 2024 from Turin to Naples, stepping by Milan three important events were held. We will discuss with their curators the state of graphic design in Italy in all its applications
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SUNNY LECTURE #05
Friday May 31, 11am
Bram Broerse, Maurits Wouters Studio Airport (Netherlands)
STORYTELLING ON THE INTERSECTION OF FILM AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
Practicing at the intersection of graphic design and film, Studio Airport will take you on a journey through a decade of storytelling projects. Moving between print publications, featured films and interactive documentaries like their own feature ‘Pollinators of Slovenia’.The studio gives an insight in their design approach and how the team works on larger and small scale projects with the same dedication to detail and embracing artistry, craft and innovation to all aspects of their work. Most of their projects have become in-depth mechanisms of storytelling balancing between the editorial and artistic worlds.
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SUNNY LECTURE #06
Friday May 31, 12am
Monica Pastore (Italy)
OUT OF FOCUS, GRAPHIC DESIGN FROM THE SOUTH
Is a first historical-critical mapping of the work of some southern graphic designers, from the golden age of Italian graphic design up to the 1990s.
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SUNNY LECTURE #07
TDB
Friday May 31, 16am
SUNNY LECTURE #08
Friday May 31, 17pm
Cinzia Ferrara, Laura Moretti, Carla Palladino
Curators AWDA, Aiap Women in Design Award
WE ARE A MULTITUDE!
AWDA is the biennial international award dedicated to female visual communication designers. After 12 years from its foundation, continues to transform itself by listening to the voice of activists and actors engaged in the fight against gender and all sorts of other inequalities. AWDA has become over time a research project and a observatory, a large analog and digital archive that tells the many stories of women designers around the world. For the ED-festival we have identified, starting from the designers selected in the last editions, a path between the projects that – from Italy and the Mediterranean coast – have been able to narrate the identity and promotion of territories, whether they are small communities, large urban spaces, as well as the tangible and intangible heritage of these places.
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SUNNY LECTURE #9
Friday May 31, 6pm
Sébastien Fasel, Fabienne Kilchör Studio Emphase (Swiss)
EXPRESSIVE DATA!
Through Information Design, we make complex or abstract issues easily accessible. We will explore various facets of data visualization through three of our projects nominated for the EDAwards: Data for Impact, Data for Experience, and Data for Exploration. Using methodological approaches, we transform raw data into expressive graphic visualizations. From creating data sculptures to making data tangible and realizing interactive infographics, each project demonstrates how design can resolve contemporary issues.
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SUNNY LECTURE #10
Saturday June 01, 9am
Peter Biľak (Netherlands)
DESIGNING TYPE FOR ACCESSIBILITY
For over 20 years, Typotheque has been designing type for various languages to make them more accessible. In this new project, Peter Biľak, founder of Typotheque will discuss the role of accessibility in design.
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SUNNY LECTURE #11
Saturday June 01, 10am
Francesco E. Guida Politecnico di Milano, AIAP CDPG (Italy)
DISCOURSES AND NARRATIVES ON THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Can design archives contribute to writing new histories based on multiple epicentres instead of privileging hegemonic narratives?
The intention of presenting some projects promoted by the Graphic Design Documentation Center of AIAP is to propose and discuss criteria, models, and methodologies to answer the initial question. One of the Association’s goals is to spread the design culture. The Centre’s mission has evolved from a pure thematic or monographic narrative dimension to a richer series of discourses that could generate new readings, scalable and adaptable to contexts and needs. Another approach is the micro-historical one, aiming to play a part in reshaping the history of Italian graphic design by highlighting the design work of ‘minor’ figures. These initiatives wish to broaden the body of literature and narratives mainly centred on the Milan context or discover ‘lost’, unknown and relevant case studies.
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SUNNY LECTURE #12
Saturday June 01, 11am
Pitis e Associati (Italy)
SENZATOMICA. DESIGN TO ENCOURAGE ACTION
The project for the new identity of the Senzatomica exhibition will be presented, a traveling event, already held in Brescia and Rome and which will visit the main Italian cities in the coming years. The objective of the promoting body, the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai, is to involve people, making them feel part of a peace movement, making them protagonists. The graphic project starts from research on the protest messages that have inhabited our imagination over the last century. Posters and documents from the large peaceful protest movements, against war, for Civil Rights, up to the demonstrations after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were analysed.
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SUNNY LECTURE #13
Saturday June 01, 12am
Jeroen Van Erp (Netherlands)
THE POWER OF DESIGN IN A WORLD WITH AI
Let’s not stop at midjourney and dall-e, it is limited to think that AI is the tool for the fast production of images, fonts, infographics, animations. What do we know about AI as a tool that can speed up the processes that underpin our work?
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The activities are: free admission, free with reservation, with purchase of tickets for both single and cumulative admission. Lectures are in English and Italian; there will be a translation service for the Sunny Lectures, with headphones available subject to availability.
You can choose admission to each individual activity or the Package formula of 3 lectures, 6 lectures, 9 lectures, 13 lectures.
WORKSHOP CLASS #01
10am – 2pm
STRANGE PAIRS
by dotfog – Paper Bar
The workshop aims to create handmade bookbinding products joining together papers, stamps and prints, pulling out the expressive value of their combination. Participants will learn to make “signifying” objects using the figures created by dotfog for the visual identity project of the European Design Festival. All materials and working tools will be provided.
@ dotfog studio – via Nuova Pizzofalcone 2, Napoli
info@dotfog.it
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WORKSHOP CLASS #02
11am – 3pm
CALLIGRAPHY ON PORCELAIN
by Valter Luca De Bartolomeis
director Istituto Caselli Real fabbrica di Capodimonte
with the participation of Barbara Calzolari, calligrapher
Supervision AIAP
The workshop combines the charm of porcelain decoration, a symbol and tradition of the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte, with the practice of calligraphy and lettering. This experimental connection will allow participants to produce unique works of art. The work will take place in the spaces of the Academy of the Real Fabbrica, combining the calligraphic art of Barbara Calzolari with the work of the decoration experts from the Royal Factory.
An unmissable opportunity that can only be seized by purchasing the four lectures’ set on Saturday 1 June!
@ ISTITUTO ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE STATALE “GIOVANNI CASELLI”
FREE WITH PACKAGE 4 LECTURES (only 20 places available)
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE COMUNE DI NAPOLI, GRANTED ON 20 OCTOBER 2023
VISUAL IDENTITY
dotfog studio Napoli
Studio FM Milano
MOTION AND SOUND DESIGNER
Elena Filippi
TYPEFACE Kindly granted
Roma Neue · Cast Type Foundry — Designed by Stefano Cremisini
CITY STROLLING
Gabriella Grizzuti
Francesca Russo, Progetto Museo
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this festival