The Italian Design Day 2019, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will be held today as part of a series of 100 events across the globe.
There will be two events open to the public. The first one, is an exhibition entitled Italian Brands. It’s an iconic design display featuring a journey on the graphical-historical revolution and evolution of 20 well-known Italian brands. It will be hosted in the Dome square at The Avenues until March 27.
The second event will be held in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. Architect Andrea De Simone – one of the 100 testimonial chosen as Ambassadors of Italian Design in the World – will deliver a lecture on Human-oriented Design for Cities today at 6.30pm at the Flexible Auditorium of Bahrain National Theatre in Manama. He will talk about design and the City of Future, touching upon climate change, demographic growth, use and re-use of ground and raw materials, zero waste and wellness of the citizens
For those interested, email ambasciata.manama@esteri.it