{"id":189,"date":"2008-05-27T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valcucine.com\/magazine\/?p=189"},"modified":"2011-10-02T23:33:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T23:33:51","slug":"birth-of-platform-dedicated-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valcucine.com\/magazine\/2008\/05\/birth-of-platform-dedicated-to\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BIRTH OF A PLATFORM DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cz5o86qSLVk\/SDusICPnTLI\/AAAAAAAAAEA\/P1JYqMMC188\/s1600-h\/invito-digitale-orizzontaleb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204943048398032050\" style=\"CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cz5o86qSLVk\/SDusICPnTLI\/AAAAAAAAAEA\/P1JYqMMC188\/s400\/invito-digitale-orizzontaleb.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">Chicago, June 8th 2008 witnesses the opening of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elogico.net\/\">Elogico <\/a>\u2018eco-logical thinking\u2026 spaces and products for the next generation\u2019. Elogico is a \u2018container\u2019 combining events, panel discussions and exhibitions relating to the interface between design and ecological sustainability and responsibility In concurrence with NeoCon, one of the world\u2019s leading contract furniture trade fairs, Elogico presents participants with the vision, products and producers who have the wellbeing of the world at heart. The project brings together leading brands like Artemide, Casamania, Creazioni, Metalspot, Morelato, Moroso, Pagano, Parri, Valcucine and VG Newtrend. These companies, world leaders in the design industry and representing the best in Made in Italy show their commitment to the issue of sustainability by presenting their works in an exhibition specially curated by Elogico. The exhibition, is open to the public in the unique setting of the Chicago Illuminating Company building from June 9-12th. An exhibition \u2018designed\u2019 to stimulate visitors into examining the world and the objects that surround them and the environmental issues involved in their creation, use and disposal.<br \/>Along with the exhibition, on the 8th of June at the Fullerton Hall of the Museum of the Art Institute, Elogico will present a round table discussion. An international line up, experts, institutions and designers including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karimrashid.com\/\">Karim Rashid<\/a>, internationally acclaimed designer &#8211; USA; Gianni Cantarutti, expert in wood and wood products &#8211; Italy; Marco Steimberg from the Architecture Department of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/\">Harvard University <\/a>&#8211; USA, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.to-be.it\/english%20page.htm\">Leo Breedveld<\/a>, Life Cycle Assessment expert &#8211; Holland; Susan Inglis, from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablefurniturecouncil.org\/\">Sustainable Furniture Council <\/a>&#8211; USA; and Marco Bettiol representing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univiu.org\/\">Venice International University <\/a>&#8211; Italy.<br \/>Each participant will present their vision of the issues relating to sustainability before engaging in a round table discussion chaired by Bruce Tharp, moderator from the prestigious School of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/index.php\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>.<br \/>The discussion will address problems relating to raw materials, the lifecycle of a product; \u2018sustainable\u2019 design approaches in industrial design and architecture. Not to be missed: the presentation of a Harvard case-study analyzing Italian kitchen manufacturer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valcucine.it\/\">Valcucine<\/a>, a company characterized by its dedication to environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>LA NASCITA DI UNA PIATTAFORMA DEDICATA ALL\u2019ECO-SOSTENIBILIT\u00c0 DEI PRODOTTI DI DESIGN<\/p>\n<p>Prende il via l\u20198 giugno a Chicago la Piattaforma progettuale denominata Elogico \u201ceco-logical thinking\u2026 space and products for the next generation\u201d. La piattaforma, focalizzata sul tema della sostenibilit\u00e0 e dell\u2019eco-design, prevede una combinazione di conferenze, esposizione di prodotti e progetti, workshops ed eventi sociali.<br \/>In concomitanza con il NeoCon, la fi era pi\u00f9 importante per il furniture contract negli Stati Uniti, Elogico presenta aziende con una marcata attenzione verso le tematiche ambientali. Queste aziende, leader del settore del Design Made in Italy, quali, Artemide, Casamania, Creazioni, Metalspot, Morelato, Moroso, Pagano, Parri, Valcucine and VG Newtrend mostreranno la loro storia ed il loro impegno verso i temi dell\u2019eco-design attraverso alcuni prodotti della propria collezione. L\u2019esposizione, aperta al pubblico dal 9 al 12 giugno, si terr\u00e0 presso la Chicago Illuminating Company (CIC). L\u2019allestimento \u00e8 stato ideato per stimolare il visitatore nell\u2019osservare oggetti e spazi che rappresentino l\u2019inevitabile cammino verso una nuova coscienza ambientale e la necessit\u00e0 di informarsi in merito alla provenienza dei prodotti di cui ama circondarsi all\u2019interno delle proprie abitazioni. Unitamente all\u2019esposizione, l\u20198 giugno avr\u00e0 luogo, alla Fullerton Hall all\u2019interno del Museo dell\u2019Art Institute, una \u201ctavola rotonda\u201d sui temi dell\u2019eco-design che vedr\u00e0 la partecipazione di esperti, istituzioni, accademici e designer internazionali quali Karim Rashid, designer &#8211; USA; Gianni Cantarutti, esperto internazionale sulla rintracciabilit\u00e0 del legno &#8211; Italy; il Prof. Marco Steimberg, del Dipartimento di Architettura dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Harvard &#8211; USA, Leo Breedveld, esperto in Life Cycle Assessment &#8211; Holland; Susan Inglis, Executive Director del Sustainable Furniture Council &#8211; USA; e il Prof. Marco Bettiol, della Venice International University &#8211; Italy. Nella tavola rotonda si tratteranno tematiche specifi che sulla sostenibilit\u00e0 ed il design e una discussione aperta tra tutti gli speaker coordinata da Bruce Tharp, moderatore dalla prestigiosa School of the Art Institute of Chicago.<br \/>I temi trattati durante la Round-table saranno quindi di stretta attualit\u00e0 e riguarderanno il reperimento e la rintracciabilit\u00e0 delle materie prime, il ciclo di vita del prodotto, l\u2019approccio del Designer e dell\u2019Architetto verso il prodotto e lo spazio sostenibile ed eco-compatibile.<br \/>Vi sar\u00e0 inoltre la presentazione di un Case Study curato dal prof. Steinberg della Harvard University per l\u2019azienda Valcucine che da sempre ha nel proprio DNA il concetto di sostenibilit\u00e0.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, June 8th 2008 witnesses the opening of Elogico \u2018eco-logical thinking\u2026 spaces and products for the next generation\u2019. Elogico is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[1286],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THE BIRTH OF A PLATFORM DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN | Valcucine Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you ever considered Italian kitchen design for your home? 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