Heart of Italy comes to heart of Johannesburg

Under the theme 'the heART of Italian Design' the ITC will bring some of Italy's most prominent architects and designers to the Turbine Hall in Newtown, Johannesburg on Thursday 14 October.

"The workshop's objective," comments an ITC spokesman, "is to share the Italian finesse when it comes to architectural design, both interior and exterior and pass on our specialists' knowledge in a skilled and proficient manner. Our theme is about celebrating Italian design - and we would like to share our expertise with the world."

Specialists speakers

• Carlo Colombo, who has designed several different public buildings and private residences, created interior designs for homes and public spaces, and worked with celebrated furnishing companies such as Antonio Lupi, Arflex and Emu
• Massimo Iosa Ghini who is considered to be one of the best known Italian architects and designers internationally. His company, Iosa Ghini Associates, is located in Bologna and Milan, which designs architectural products and performs art direction for leading Italian and foreign firms
• Professor Massimo Papiri has a Master's degree from universities in three cities - Paris, Stockholm and New York. Subsequent to completing his studies, he embarked in collaboration with his architect brother for several Italian and international companies. He has also worked in the interior decoration field as well as the civil architecture arena.
• Simone Micheli works as a Professor at Polidesign in Milan and at the Polytechnic School of Design in the same city. All his work is unique, sustainable and environmentally friendly.