naples
30 May – 02 June 2024
From May 30 to June 2, the vibrant city of Naples will be the host of the European Design Festival 2024, curated by AIAP, the Association of Italian Communication Designers. We are happy to invite you to join this celebration of creativity. Open to the wider public, the festival promises a rich tapestry of design innovation and collaboration.
Thursday May 30
12pm – 6pm
F***ING IDENTITY
I am not what you think I am
@ FONDAZIONE FOQUS
FREE ENTRY
EXHIBITION #02
12pm – 4pm
ANIME, THE MEANINGS OF DEATH
Meanings and symbols of death
@ CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLE ANIME DEL PURGATORIO AD ARCO
FREE ENTRY
4pm
Chiara Cesaretti and Daniele Lupo of Lungomare
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.
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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SUNNY LECTURE #02
5pm
Marco Petroni
DESIGN AS WORLDING: A GLANCE SOUTH
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
SUNNY LECTURE #03
6pm
Kinda Ghannoum
DESIGNING ACROSS BORDERS
A Syrian Journey of Inspiration and Preservation
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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KICK-OFF
OFFICIAL OPENING
ED FESTIVAL
7.30pm
VOLCANIC REAL OPENING
Mario Epifani, Director Palazzo Reale
Marco Tortoioli Ricci, President AIAP
Demetrios Fakinos, Director ED Awards
Official opening of the Festival with the presentation of the program. During the evening, a special moment, the official presentation of the new brand identity project for Palazzo Reale.
@ PALAZZO REALE DI NAPOLI
FREE ENTRY
9pm
dotfog+FM studio
VISUAL SYMBIOSIS: THE CO-DESIGNED IDENTITY by dotfog+FM Studio
Non-formal conversation with Italian design masters
How this sunny, tumultuous, volcanic identity that merges the diverse design heritages of two leading Italian design firms popped up.
@ dotfog studio
Friday May 31
9am – 6pm
F***ING IDENTITY
I am not what you think I am
@ FONDAZIONE FOQUS
FREE ENTRY
EXHIBITION #02
10am – 4pm
ANIME, THE MEANINGS OF DEATH
Meanings and symbols of death
@ CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLE ANIME DEL PURGATORIO AD ARCO
FREE ENTRY
10am
TYPO TOUR
Welcoming strolling tour to enter the city spirit
@ NAPLES CITY CENTER
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
10am
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, Desina Festival Napoli, curator
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
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
SUNNY LECTURE #05
11am
Bram Broerse, Maurits Wouters Studio Airport
STORYTELLING ON THE INTERSECTION OF FILM AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
SUNNY LECTURE #06
12am
Monica Pastore
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.
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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SUNNY LECTURE #07
4pm
Mario Piazza
TO BE A GOOD GRAPHIC DESIGNER… PERFORMATIVE LECTURE, TWENTY VISUAL RESPONSES
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SUNNY LECTURE #08
5pm
AWDA Aiap Women in Design Award
PLACES, COMMUNITIES AND TERRITORIAL IDENTITIES IN THE PROJECTS OF THE ARCHIVES
AWDA is an award curated today by Cinzia Ferrara, Laura Moretti, Carla Palladino together with a small collective of young designers. Project Leader since the first edition is AIAP; ICoD, the International Council of Design, is Institutional Partner. The goal of the project is to research different languages, poetics and approaches to the project, fill in the history’s gaps, as well as map the work conditions of women designers around the world.
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
SUNNY LECTURE #09
6pm
Sébastien Fasel, Fabienne Kilchör • Emphase studio
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.
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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9pm
Non-formal conversation with Italian design masters
@ RIOT / dotfog
FREE TICKETS, RESERVATION REQUIRED
Saturday June 01
9am – 6pm
F***ING IDENTITY
I am not what you think I am
@ FONDAZIONE FOQUS
FREE ENTRY
EXHIBITION #02
10am – 4pm
ANIME, THE MEANINGS OF DEATH
Meanings and symbols of death
@ CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLE ANIME DEL PURGATORIO AD ARCO
FREE ENTRY
11am
Peter Biľak
DESIGNING TYPE FOR ACCESSIBILITY
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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10am
STREET ARTIST
Rione Sanità actually, for some years now, has been experiencing an intriguing period of social, cultural, and creative ferment. This has attracted numerous artists to the neighborhood, drawn by its unique experiences, such as that of the youths from the Cooperative della Paranza (which manages the Catacombs of San Gennaro). During the walking tour, participants will encounter works by Cotecchia, Alex Senna, Tono Cruz and Mono Gonzalez, Jerico Cabrera, Matu (Luce, La banda degli onesti, ResisTiAmo, Teneme ca te tengo, etc.).
Guided tour organized by Progetto Museo in English language
@ NAPLES CITY CENTER
TICKETS
10am
Francesco E. Guida Politecnico Milano, AIAP CDPG
DISCOURSES AND NARRATIVES ON THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Experiences from the AIAP CDPG / Graphic Design Documentation Centre
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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SUNNY LECTURE #12
11am
Pitis & CO
STUDIO EXPERIENCE FOR THE SENZATOMICA PROJECT
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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SUNNY LECTURE #13
11am
Jeroen Van Erp
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?
@ ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI
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11am
City walking tour discovering the Naples design scene and professionals
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6 – 8pm
@Teatro Mercadante
8pm
– Gran Tour video projection
– buffet aperitif in the Chiostro
– 1 drink Cloister Bar (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
– Dj Set
@ MADE IN CLOISTER
Sunday June 02
9am – 6pm
F***ING IDENTITY
I am not what you think I am
@ FONDAZIONE FOQUS
FREE ENTRY
EXHIBITION #02
10am – 4pm
ANIME, THE MEANINGS OF DEATH
Meanings and symbols of death
@ CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLE ANIME DEL PURGATORIO AD ARCO
FREE ENTRY
10am
POINT OF VIEW
Discovering Capodimonte Park and collections and the higher part of the city
Curated by Progetto Museo
@ NAPOLI
Please be aware that the program provided is preliminary. Additional events and further details on the listed activities will be forthcoming. Keep an eye on this space for updates and more information.
Ceremony and Party
European Design Awards 2024 ceremony
The ED-Awards crowning event at the Teatro Mercadante
European Design Awards Winners’ party
Time to celebrate, chat, enjoy some music, dance the night away, and share in a truly memorable evening
Talks & Conferences
Late Talks at dotfog and Riot
In the days leading up to the awards ceremony, we will have the opportunity to meet in the evening in the spaces of some of the studios and galleries in the city for informal conversations with the international designers attending the event. Venue: dotfogAddress: Via Nuova Pizzofalcone, 2 Venue: RiotAddress:
Conference at the Academia di Belle Arti
The main venue of the Academy, from the afternoon of May 30 until Saturday morning, June 1, will be the information center for all guests and the venue for the conferences that will animate the program. Italian designers will share their experiences with guest designers from Europe, fostering a dialogue
Parallel Events
Official Opening at the Palazzo Reale di Napoli
The Festival’s opening night on May 30 will take place in the iconic Palazzo Reale di Napoli. There, the entire programme of the festival will be presented. During the evening, a special moment will be the official unveiling of the new brand identity project for Palazzo Reale. Venue: Palazzo Reale
Tours & Crawls
With the help of young design students from city schools, city tours will be organized every day to discover places that speak of art and design.
Exhibition and workshop at Foqus
In the spin-off branch of the Academy, in the heart of the renowned ‘Quartieri Spagnoli’, one of the most fascinating and controversial areas of the city, in a complex that has been the symbol of an important social and urban regeneration project, it will be possible to visit the exhibition
Travel Information
Special Hotel discounts for ED-Festival attendees
For the European Design Festival in Naples we have secured a special 10% discount on a wide variety of hotels (from 3 to 5 stars) valid for the period of May 28th to June 2nd, 2024. You can secure this discount by mentioning the “EDA24” code when making a reservation.