At its 7th edition, the Venice Design Week (VDW) presents to the public an opportunity to experience and interact with the world of design. The VDW has evolved into a point of reference and meeting where people interested in Design can exchange ideas and grow, bringing home new impulses, contacts and inspiration. This year we celebrate a new contest called Wearable Technologies. Starting with its displays in the Fashion Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo, Wearable Technologies will be one of the main themes for discussions during the meetings on 1st October 2017.

Saturday 1 October

MEETING WITH THE “ALTROPONTE”‘S DESIGNERS at 10am
ICI Venice, Santa Croce 923, by reservation only

BUYER DAY specially organised for the partecipating designers
11am at Palazzo campo San Geremia (soon other sites will be chosen )

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES and MEETING WITH THE DESIGNERS
3pm at Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo

INTRODUCTION, PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF THE CONTEST and EXPOSITION OPENING at 4pm
by reservation only

MEETING WITH THE “EQUILIBRI” (BALANCES) DESIGNERS at 6pm
at Palazzo Campo San Geremia, Cannaregio 252, by reservation only

Sunday 2 October

GUIDED TOUR at 11am to discover the ancient MOKUME GANE technique

INTRODUCTION OF “WALKING IN THE BEAUTY” at 6pm Photography exhibition at Ca’ Sagredo Hotel, Campo Santa Sofia 4198, by reservation only

Monday 3 October

WORKSHOP about the generative patterns at 10am
edited by FABLAB, by reservation only

APERITIFS IN SHOP at 6pm in the narrow streets and little squares of the San Tomà area

Tuesday 4 October

GUIDED TOUR at 10.00 “PROFUMO” (Perfume) strarting form the Palazzo Mocenigo museum to the perfume makers in the narrow streets and little squares

GUIDED TOUR of “LE STANZE DEL VETRO” (The glass rooms), an exposition of “PAOLO VENINI e la sua fornace” (Paolo Venini and his kiln) at 3.30pm, San Giorgio island, by reservation only

APERITIFS IN SHOP at 6pm in the narrow streets and little squares of the Frari area

Wednesday 5 October

GUIDED TOUR “Decorazione tra antico e contemporaneo” (decoration between ancient and contemporary) at 10.00 starting from the Venice Lace Museum and then to  Andrich’s House to discover the precious silks, by reservation only

GUIDED TOUR of Equilibri (Balances) at 5.30 pm

GUIDED TOUR of the Fortuny’s factory at 6.30pm

Thursday 6 October

WORKSHOP Stampa D’Arte (Artistic Print) of Anita Cerpelloni from 9.30am to 12.30am and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm

GUIDED TOUR “The elegance of the black swan”, by reservation only at Palazzo Grimani at 11am

Friday 7 October

“LIGHT EMPHASIZES” CONFERENCE at 5pm, lighting of the trade shows,
at Hotel Saturnia & International, by reservation only

INTRODUCTION TO “I colori della Luce” (colors of the lights) point of views from South America,
at 6pm, Hotel Saturnia & International, by reservation only

DRINK at 6.30pm contest “Light emphasizes”
Hotel Saturnia & International, by reservation only

Saturday 8 October

WORKSHOP (Artistic Print) of Anita Cerpelloni from 9.30am to 12.30am and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm

GUIDED TOUR at 11am at the Fortuny’s factory, RSVP

CONFERENCE at 11am “From Venice to Europe: the birth of cradles thanks to the Renaissance”, at the Palazzo Grimani Museum

MEETING WITH THE DESIGNERS of “DESIGN YOUR INNS`BRUCK” at 4pm, followed by an aperitif

MEETING WITH TABAS at 6.30 pm followed by an aperitif, at Murano ICIcasa RSVP

Sunday 9 October

WORKSHOP about the ancient MOKUME GANE technique at 10am (6-hour workshop), by reservation only

GUIDED TOUR at 3.30pm at “LE STANZE DEL VETRO” (the glass rooms) an exposition of “PAOLO VENINI e la sua fornace” (Paolo Venini and his kiln), at San Giorgio island, by reservation only

Preview

Sunday 25 September

INTRODUCTION and PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY  of the Venice Design Week Jewelry Selection
5pm RSVP

Friday 30 September

PRESS RELEASE at 12am (date and time to be confirmed)

PLAYWOOD WORKSHOP at 5pm at “Ugo Carmeni Studio”,
Giudecca, by reservation only

– After the Venice Design Week we are going to talk about Wearable Technologies again during the event held by D-Nest Venice “International Inventors Exhibition” , from the 13th to the 16th October.

Thursday 13 October

meeting about wearable technologies at 4pm in Marghera Venice

Venice Design Week, was founded in 2010 with the intent of deepening the relationship between design, arts and crafts. October has become the month dedicated to the design in which you can visit the Venice Design Week and the Biennal of Architecture. Exhibitions and events are organized all over Venice. The VDW map indicates exhibitions, museums, workshop, designers, artist’s studios and exclusive places to discover.

This year marks the seventh year of VDW, and the significant yearly increases in both investments and visitors has made it a landmark fitting in the time that comes after the London Design Festival and before the Moscow Design Week.

VENETIAN ACTIVITY MAP

The VDW map helps visitors discover all the exhibitions, museums, workshop, and artist’s studios in between visions of the future and diving into the past.

The VDW is open to all initiatives that will discuss and exhibit design in October in Venice. If you have a project please write us for the 2017 edition.

Catalogs 2016