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...is the first system of creativity sharing on a world wide scale entirely focused on identifying and supporting promising new talent in the field of fashion, design and art while emphasizing a more practical approach to the world of business. An event that has so far been well received by both the general public and acclaimed critics. This unique and exclusive project was conceived in 2008, under the auspices of the Confindustria Como, fruit of the intuition of a group of young Larian entrepreneurs in the textile sector in conjunction with the invaluable contribution of Li Edelkoort, the world’s most renowned trend forecaster, aimed at setting up a platform for cultural exchange, a laboratory for continuous training not simply limited to talent scouting but more of a European “creative hub”, providing a crossroads of opportunities to help aspiring youth in discovering their personal career paths in Como’s extraordinary artistic heritage and tradition. comON Design Workshop 2010 Among the numerous projects that made up the last edition, the comON Design Workshop 2009 on recycling discarded industrial material was so well received that it made headlines in leading national and international newspapers which gave wide coverage to this original initiative. The initiative will continue to be handled by Taissa Buescu, journalist and mastermind of last year’s event. comON Design Workshop 2010 will proceed on the theme of recycling but this year’s focus will be on “recycling ideas” revisiting pieces and/or materials from collections that are no longer in production, outdated machinery and techniques and industrial waste material. comON Design Contest – from 13.04.10 to 31.05.10 This year, the young participants in comON Design Workshop will not be nominated by their schools but will be chosen through a contest for graduates and undergraduates in their final year in industrial design from all over Italy. Through this contest, candidates who register - in pairs- will be shortlisted based on an evaluation of the projects contained in their academic portfolio. The contest will be launched in conjunction with the Salone del Mobile 2010 e published on comON’s official website (http://designcontest.comon-co.it). Registration is free and there is no limit to the number of candidates who can enter the contest. Registered candidates must publish their digitalized portfolios of design plans, technical drawings, 3D , etc on the comON website. Information and regulations governing the comON Design Contest, as well as registration and publication of candidate’s portfolios will be available on http://designcontest.comon-co.it from 13.04.10 al 31.05.10. The international panel of judges that will evaluate the portfolios is made up of : Luisa Bocchietto, president of ADI – Association of Industrial Design Silvana Annicchiarico, Director of Triennale Design Museum, Rossana Orlandi , art dealer and talent scout Paola Navone, designer Piero Lissoni, designer Gilda Bojardi, director of Interni e Grazia Casa magazines(Mondadori) Livia Peraldo, director of Elle Decor (Hachette). THE PRIZE : A 3 WEEK WORKSHOP HELD BY THE PARTICIPATING COMPANIES The successful pairs of candidates will win a 3 week workshop in the participating companies. Each couple will be assigned to a company based on the evaluation of the tutors Massimiliano Adami e Lorenzo Damiani. During the workshop, the successful graduate and/or undergraduate pair will work together in learning about industrial production, studying the pieces and material for recycle (collections no longer in production, outdated machinery and techniques, discarded industrial material, etc) then together plan and produce in the company, un prototype that starts with the recyle of these pieces and materials. Some of the companies that have already confirmed their participation in the 2010 edition of the comON Design Workshop are: Baxter, Gallotti & Radice, Lema, Limonta, Living Divani, OMP Porro, Poliform, Unifor EXHIBITION OF PROTOTYPE PIECES CREATED DURING comON 2010 The prototypes produced at the comON Design Workshop 2010 will be exhibited during the comON Creative Week (17-24 Ottobre 2010) which will be launched at the much awaited inauguration at Como’s Teatro Sociale. Creator and Curator: Taissa Buescu, journalist and curator in design and architecture www.taissabuescu.com