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Olivetti Design Contest

It’s called Olivetti Design Contest, the Industrial Design competition promoted by Olivetti, the famous company of Ivrea, protagonist of an age-old history of research and innovation and operating still today in the ICT sector. The contest, which takes place this year for the third time, is addressed to students of some of the most prestigious Italian and international institutes. Among the ones of Turin there are the IAAD – Istituto d’Arte Applicata e Design and the DAD, il Dipartimento di Architettura e Design del Politecnico di Torino.

The contest will award a prize to the projects that will present an original contribution to the realization of a smart chair and/or a fiscal printer. The jury will examine the projects, considering conceptual elements of the work, the quality of the realization and the possibility of development from the commercial point of view, taking of course into account the values of Olivetti: guidance to the client, innovation, experience, excellence and proactivity.

There will be three winning projects, to which, for each one of the two topics will be given a prize of € 2,000 (first place), €1,500 (second place) and €1,000 (third place).

The participation to the contest is free, and it is possible to participate for the design of both topics or just one. All participants have to be students enrolled in the universities and academies pointed out in the 2nd point of the current regulations at the moment of the first sending of materials.

If the project is developed by more than a student, all the team will participate in the contest.

Digital works will have to be sent by email, at the email address info@olivettidesigncontest.com

Download  here the public note for all the details.

IAAD
IAAD INFO DAY

An informative day  to visit  IAAD, l’Istituto d’Arte Applicata e Design (Institute of Applied Art and Design) and know better its courses, among which:

Transportation Design
Interior Design
Product Design
Communication Design
Digital Communication Design
Textile & Fashion Design

Social Innovation Design

An opportunity to meet professors, students and professionals in the field of design, many of which are former students of IAAD.

During the info day, the referees for guidance, professors and students will be available to give further information and clarifications on study programs, enrolment requirements, internships and job perspectives.

Last info day:
Friday, September 7

You can apply to participate here (link).

For further information, please contact  Ufficio Orientamento IAAD (IAAD Guidance Office):

Torino: orientamento@iaad.it
+39 011 54 88 68


ENTRANCE EXAMS

In order to apply for an IAAD entrance exam you must:

  • submit your application for the course/s you are interested in. You must send (by mail or e-mail), your CV, with a description of the studies you have completed and your past experiences, a statement of purpose and a small portfolio with your work, in case you have one.
    You will find the application form and further instructions on this link.
  • Pass the entrance exam. International students can have their interview and take the entrance exam via Skype.
    You can find further information on the entrance exam, and the application form on this link.
Last two dates available:
Thursday, September 20
Friday, October 5
Lovers, Visioni LGBTQI con DAMS, IAAD e Vittoria

Lovers, the LGBTQI film festival of Turin begins today. This year, the edition of the festival will be devoted to Marielle Franco, city councillor of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro and human rights activist, who had been killed the 15th March. This is a tribute that recalls “Oh rights!”, the claim of the demonstration. Love and rights, different kinds of love and law: all these elements are linked together in a society which aims to become more and more inclusive and to listen to different voices, not only the most eminent ones but also the youngest ones. For these reasons, Lovers renews its partnership with the University of Turin and some other Institutes of the area, like Vittoria, High School for Language Mediators and IAAD, Institute of Applied Art and Design.

Students from  DAMS, under the leading of Massimiliano Quirico, will become a fully-fledged international jury. The section Future Lovers will award the winner with the prize Fotogrammi Sovversivi (Insurgent Frames). The partnership with the DAMS will continue with Serial Lovers (by Elisa Cuter)., a workshop devoted to the history of TV series. With less restrictions and different uses of the narration, the TV has been competing for a long time with the cinema, as regards the representation of the LGBTQI identity. From its origin (QueerasFolks, Will & Grace), to the new productions and queer themes(Sense8, Transparent), up to the self production on the Web (G&T, Re(l)azioni a catena), together with critics, experts and film directors.

Also the IAAD gave an important contribution to the festival! We are talking about the guiding image, realised by students from the 2nd year of the Department of Communication Design, leaded by Giorgio Calandri, professor for Art Direction. Translations and subtitles will be entrusted to another institute of excellence of the city, the Vittoria, which will allow its students to cooperate on the festival from behind the scenes.

Enjoy the festival!

 

 

SM'Art disegna il tavolo!

SM’Art, a furniture company based in Orbassano, launched yesterday the first edition of the contest “SM’art projects” (Progetti SM’art) for young creative designers who had attended design classes and art schools of the region. The task is to make a project of a furniture table, entirely realised with the materials produced by the company.

The contest is open to Italian and foreign under 30 architects and designers and to the students of the following Universities and Institutes of Piedmont:

  • Turin Polytech (DAD Department of Architecture and Design)
  • IED European Institute Design of Turin (students from the courses of Product Design and Interior Design)
  • IAAD Institute of Applied Art and Design of Turin (students from the courses of Product Design and Interior Design)
  • Fine Arts Academy of Cuneo (students from the courses of Product Design and Interior Design)

Participants in the contest must be 18 or older.

 

The jury, composed of highly skilled members from the sector of decorative panels and semifinished products for the furniture industry, will choose three winners in three different categories:

  • Best idea in the whole
  • Best colour idea
  • Best concept

The contest is open to individuals and small groups (up to 3 members). The draft, which must be original und unpublished, pain of exclusion from the contest, shall be accompanied by a short presentation of the project. Participants will be showed SM’art’s materials on the holding, an executive will be at their disposal for the technical details and for the provision of useful samples.

Registrations within 30th June through form.

Delivery of the prototypes within 15th October.

Further information is available on the notice of competition (bando).

INFO DAYS allo IAAD di Torino

Get to know IAAD

For the IAAD, Institute of Applied Art and Design of Turin, it’s orientation time. What better time than the Info Days to visit the new facilities and to get to know better the offered courses of studies?

The Info Days will be a precious opportunity to understand if the design path is the right one for you. Info Days is not only information, it is also dialogue and meeting: with professors, students and professionals of the design world. A moment to come in contact with the design made in IAAD, see the projects done by the students and the collaborations with partner companies.

During the Info Days, the representatives of the orientation, the professors and the students will be available to participants in order to give more information and explanation about the courses of studies, enrolment requirements, internship and job opportunities.

INFO DAYS Schedule:

  • Friday 2nd March
  • Wednesday 11th April
  • Friday 11th May
  • Wednesday 18th July
  • Friday 7th September

 

Book now your Info Day!

5 New IAAD Masters will start in April, 2015:

Transportation design
3D Digital Modelling for Transportation design
Urban Design – Progettazione sostenibile dello spazio pubblico
Interior Architecture – Nuove forme dell’abitare contemporaneo
From food to design – Designing everything around food
New media communication and interaction design

See more athttp://www.iaad.it/it/news-eventi/news/576-nuovi-master-iaad