'100 Objects of Italian Design' exhibition in New Delhi
20 Nov '07
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'100 Objects of Italian Design' – an itinerant exhibition presented by the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, La Triennale di Milano, The Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, will be inaugurated in the city by H.E. Antonio Armellini, Ambassador of Italy to India, Prof. Arturo Dell'Acqua Bellavitis, Vice President of La Triennale di Milano and Mr. B.G. Deshmukh, Chairman of CSMVS.
“100 Objects of Italian Design” will be inaugurated at the prestigious Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (former Prince of Wales Museum) and will reside there for the next 9 days before making visits to Bangalore and Ahmedabad, over the coming three months.
The exhibition, set up at the Lalit Kala Akademi last October, saw an enthusiastic response in New Delhi, where it was inaugurated by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon'ble Massimo D'Alema, and Smt. Ambika Soni, Minister for Tourism and Culture.
Italians are world-renowned for their creativity, innovative streak, precision and technique in design and art. Immensely gifted Italian designers have evolved timeless creations in the fields of fashion and lifestyle, architecture, and sculpture.
And bringing you an assortment of these timeless, unmatched creations is '100 Objects of Italian Design' – excerpts from the Permanent Collection at the La Triennale di Milano, the most premier Italian institute in the sector of architecture, visual and decorative arts, design, fashion and audio/video production.