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  • 03Glass – from material
    to shape between function
    and design



    • Typology: exhibition and contest
    Date: 11 September – 31 October 2008
    Site: Cripta e Museo di Sant’Anastasio - Corso Alfieri, 365/A 14100 Asti
    Organisation: Municipality of Asti and CCIAA
    Web site: www.comune.asti.it
    Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10-1 pm and 4-7 pm
    Entrance fee: 3 euro
    Description:

    The exhibition  “Glass. From material to shape between function and design”, realized in collaboration  with Venini spa, presents the artistic interpretations of glass by the greatest Italian architects of the ‘900.
    Despite being a simple mix of silicon, sand, metal powder, it is only through History, Culture, Passion, Devotion, Energy and the capacity to manage time and modernity that glass becomes a piece of art.
    Venini’s collection interprets such philosophy, displaying a fascinating passion for glass that enchanted  artists, designers, collectors and estimators all over the world.
    The exhibition is organised in the framework of the initiatives of World Design capital Torino 2008

World Design Capital

Torino has been nominated World Design Capital for 2008. Asti, as regional partner, has set a calendar of events to present Italian Piedmont’s excellence in the field of product and graphic design within this special international showcase.
The section of the international festival World Design Capital in town and in the province organised by Aha, will concern design application to the food farming sector and also aimed at promoting and improving the tourist and gastronomic potential of Asti.