Purpose:
To learn about the design culture; foster international collaboration in between different cultures.
Dates:
Day1 August 30th 11:00-14:00 (Milan), 12:00-15:00 (Kaunas), 18:00-21:00 (Tokyo)
Day2 September 24th 11:00-14:00 (Milan), 12:00-15:00 (Kaunas), 18:00-21:00 (Tokyo)
Participants: students and/or professionals from different fields are welcome
Total participant number: 11-20
from Italy, Politecnico di Milano (about 3-5 people)
from Lithuania, Kaunas University of Technology (about 3-5 people)
from Japan, Musashino Art University (about 5-10 people)
Language: English
Entrance fee: free
Registration Deadline: 25th August 2021
by sending the following information: Your Name, Email, Phone, Affiliation or Company, Address to: designkaz@gmail.com
Organizers
School of Design, Politecnico di Milano
Design Center, Kaunas University of Technology
Social Creative Research Center, Musashino Art University, Japan
Lecturers and Facilitators
Alessandro Biamonti, Associate Professor at School of Design, Politecnico di Milano
Rūta Valušytė, Head of Design Centre, Associate professor at Kaunas University of Technology
Hiroyuki Anzai, Director of De-Tales ltd, owner of Mobile Crews Corporation,
Kazuhiko Yamazaki, professor at Institute of Innovation, Musashino Art University, Japan
Program:
Day1 August 30th 11:00-14:00 (Milan), 12:00-15:00 (Kaunas), 18:00-21:00 (Tokyo)
11:00-11:05 Introduction
11:05-11:30 Rūta Valušytė, Head of Design Centre at Kaunas University of Technology
11:30-12:00 Alessandro Biamonti, Associate Professor at School of Design, Politecnico di Milano
12:00-12:20 Hiroyuki Anzai, Director of De-Tales ltd, owner of Mobile Crews Corporation,
12:20-12:40 Kazuhiko Yamazaki, professor at Institute of Innovation, Musashino Art University, Japan
12:40-13:00 Explain next task
13:00-14:00 Discussion by all
Day2 September 24th 11:00-14:00 (Milan), 12:00-15:00 (Kaunas), 18:00-21:00 (Tokyo)
12:00-15:00 Work in groups on design culture
About School of Design, Politecnico di Milano
The School of Design in the Politecnico di Milano is today the largest international university for the training of product, communication, interior and fashion designers, both by number of students and of teaching staff.
About KTU Design Centre, Kaunas University of Technology
KTU Design Centre was founded in 2014 at the Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania – one of the most prominent universities in the Baltic’s, celebrating 100th anniversary this year. The Design Center is focused on design studies and R&D, main research themes: design for circular economy; design culture for transitions. The Design Centre has founded DesignLibrary Kaunas – a cultural project aimed to diffuse design culture and build a community around design, which has become a local platform and reference for design & innovation.
About Institute of Innovation, Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University (MAU), located in Tokyo, marked the 80th anniversary of its foundation in 2009. MAU was founded as a private art school and was officially designated as a university in 1962. Currently, MAU is one of the leading art institutes in Japan. Institute of Innovation has just started in 2019 and is located downtown Tokyo (Ichigaya). We focused on service design and social innovation and for this purpose, we collaborated with MUJI to have a collaboration space named MUJIcom Musashino Art University. https://www.musabi.ac.jp/english/outline/
