Italian designs on display at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park｜Taiwan News

A new exhibition in Taipei showcases Italy’s award-winning designs. FTV reporter Stephany Yang spoke to the Italian Trade Agency’s director Enrico Condemi to learn more about the designs and the latest exchanges between Taiwan and Italy.
Award-winning Italian sofas, lights, chairs, and more are showcased at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. This exhibition was organized by the Italian Economic Trade and Cultural Promotion Office, the Italian Industrial Design Association, and the Taiwan Design Research Institute.
Enrico Condemi
Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office
One thing that has impressed me is there are some fabrics. There is a sofa which has been upholstered with Italian fabric. Italy has a strong tradition in fabric for clothing, but not many people know there are also for furnishing or for house decoration. We are quite strong and there are a number of very interesting uses also for wall coverings with fabrics. This is something that is new to me and quite striking for everybody.
Taiwanese designers and local architectural firms were asked to choose their favorite made-in-Italy design objects. Thirty-five designs are showcased at the exhibition. The show was curated by Federica Sala, and aims to highlight the relationship between Taiwanese designers and Italian design.
Federica Sala
Curator
I decided to focus on how do Taiwanese designers and architects and people from the local design scene look at Italian design and what we call as Italian design icons. Thanks to this exhibition, this is my first time in Taiwan but I am sure it will not be the last one because I really loved the city. Unfortuntley, I could only visit just Taipei and a little bit the north and northeast of the country because the other day I took a car and made a little tour. I really liked very much the city and the local design scene in-between restaurants and bars and public spaces.
Enrico Condemi
Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office
There are a lot of Taiwanese students that study in Italy and a lot of Italian designers working in Taiwan. One thing I would like to stress out is that both Italy and Taiwan are very important players in manufacturing. We manufacture a lot of goods and we design a lot of goods. Both countries are qute strong in this field. Naturallly, there are exchanges for example, in the automotive or motorcycle sectors and also in laptop design.
There will also be a series of lectures held during the exhibition, which is on display at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park until July 21.
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