TIGULLIO YOUR NEW DESIGN EXPERIENCE “The culture of Design” 2024

2024 theme edition:

The Tigullio Design District (TDD), organized and promoted by the „Associazione Culturale Liguria Design” is the first international design event, on an annual basis, organized in Liguria in the Gulf of Tigullio ( in Liguria region, in Italy between the famous area of “5 lands”, and Genoa, in the area of the famous Portofino bay )  and the first whose soul and target is mainly everything in the sector of design linked to the sea (from yachts, to those who design and produce nautical products and accessories, up to those linked to coastal waterfronts and the marine environment), up to the design sector linked to the outdoors, (from urban furniture up to outdoor furniture, through projects related to the environment, sustainability, green technology and innovation) and obviously the world of lifestyle (from fashion design to interior design and much more) very well represented by the Gulf of Tigullio itself ( Portofino bay all around )  , Italian icon of “dolce vita” ( the sweet life ) and beautiful landscape.

www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com

A new event both local and international, which despite its first editions has been able to arouse the attention and interest of many insiders, professionals and enthusiasts. The Tigullio Design District therefore presents itself as an opportunity to rediscover the world of design, a new international location for the design system in a unique place, already a historic district of Italian boating and beyond, available primarily for designers, companies and all local and international fans of this sector.

It therefore intends to be a new seafront site for national and international guests of those who love the Italian lifestyle, and a showcase of what is one of the most prestigious Italian territories, the Gulf of Tigullio in Liguria: leading to the enhancement of this as a place of beauty but also of discovery and study, both cultural and commercial; presenting itself as a creative response to the desire for the rebirth of existing local realities – companies, designers, young talent and creatives – for which it can be a source of stimulus and development, but also an opportunity for professionals and business meeting, sharing, human and professional growth.

INSTITUTIONAL EXCEPTIONAL PATRONAGES ( 10 )

The „Liguria Design Cultural Association„, organizer and promoter of the Tigullio Design District, has obtained the patronage of the Liguria Region, the Metropolitan City of Genoa, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the patronage of all seven municipalities of the Gulf of Tigullio, namely; Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Zoagli, Chiavari, Lavagna and Sestri Levante. This exceptional territorial synergy tells of a long-term vision of the district which from the Region to the small coastal municipalities is therefore possible to work with common tensions and objectives. The Tigullio Design District presents itself as a model for good common work, for the benefit of many if not all the people who work in Liguria, but also for those who come from far away to stay in our land, capable of welcoming and presenting themselves as collaborative. (Region, Metropolitan City and Chamber of Commerce first and then Municipalities in alphabetical order)

Regione Liguria – www.regione.liguria.it

Città Metropolitana di Genova – www.cittametropolitana.genova.it

Camera di Commercio di Genova – www.ge.camcom.gov.it/it

Comune di Chiavari – www.comune.chiavari.ge.it/it

Comune di Lavagna – www.comune.lavagna.ge.it/

Comune di Portofino – www.comune.portofino.genova.it/

Comune di Rapallo – www.comune.rapallo.ge.it/

Comune di Santa Margherita Ligure – www.comunesml.it/it

Comune di Sestri Levante –  www.comune.sestri-levante.ge.it

Comune di Zoagli – www.comune.zoagli.ge.it/

15 to 21 April 2024, the dates of the event

From April 15th onwards via the website; www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com, Instagram @tigulliodesigndistrict_tdd, all information and multimedia content of all Italian and international guests will be made public. The in-person activities will then be promoted via the website and social networks in order to make what will happen in the Tigullio known even to those who follow us further away. The choice to launch and organize the event every year coinciding with the same dates as the Milan Design Week derives from the desire to combine the Milanese, and therefore Italian, proposal with a new event to be proposed to the world of international design which will therefore also be able to enjoy a new location, a new „seafront” place where you can experience Italian design and lifestyle.

Furthermore, all designers, companies and sea enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a location where they live and breathe the coastal and marine environment, thus becoming for the Tigullio Design District a new collector of design linked to the sea / outdoor and lifestyle but with sea ​​View. The internationally recognized beauties of the Gulf of Tigullio will contribute to promoting the extraordinary nature of Italian design and beyond by offering a unique setting for professionals at the beginning of spring.

Consequently, the Tigullio Design District with its widespread event creates a strategic and innovative axis for Liguria, becoming the first Ligurian international design event, linking: Genoa; venue of the Boat Show at the beginning of autumn, the university, the historic shipyards and much more with the city of La Spezia, another major venue of world boating, placing itself at the center by geographical location, and proposing its spring event, glamorous, fresh and disruptive.

Genoa, Gulf of Tigullio and La Spezia; the united Ligurian east which presents itself to the world as the best place for the „blue economy and blue culture” and beyond, where it is possible to do research and train, enjoy events related to boating and marine design, experience the Boat Show , design, produce excellence and participate in many cultural and/or business activities in a unique place in the world.

Since its first edition, the Tigullio Design District has been able to interest and attract many international, national and local entities linked to the world of design and beyond; in fact, 18 global design organizations are already partners, 16 Country Ambassadors who will promote the TDD at world level, each in their own countries. In Italy, however, there are 24 organizations and design week partners, as well as 30 local partners from the Gulf of Tigullio and Liguria, 55 media partners/Italian and international press who will follow the event promoting it at a national and global level, 16 among the best Italian startups as supporters of the Tigullio Design District.

Where;

The Tigullio Design District is a widespread event in the entire area of the Gulf of Tigullio, and specifically in the 7 sponsoring cities that make it up; Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Zoagli, Chiavari, Lavagna and Sestri Levante, as well as the hamlets, the most beautiful and special corners of the territory itself.

An event that develops and will develop over time including the beautiful squares and historic buildings, the typical alleys, shops and showrooms, marinas and port areas, beaches and bays on the sea, schools and cultural centers, breathtaking hotels on the Riviera, the studios and offices of local designers and architects, and much more, to create a great territorial „open space” event without barriers and free to travel, with many cultural contaminations, full of many offers, both for young people and the inhabitants of the area, both for those from outside the region or from the world who want to come to the Gulf of Tigullio, for a few days under the banner of design and the Italian lifestyle between beauty, culture and history.

Agenda / main appointments TDD 2024

From June 2022, the year of the first edition, to April 2024, a year and 10 months have passed, in which 3 editions were presented, a very short time for the creation of dense digital activities, with guests from all over the world and the beginning of in-person activities after years of Covid and problems related to travel. 2024 will see the development of in-person activities continue, denoting a growing interest and desire for participation from many different interlocutors, who will give dynamism to the event year after year.

There will be no shortage of online activities which will always and in any case be an important part of communicating the Tigullio Design District and the various guests and partners to everyone outside the Ligurian territory, therefore every day by following our website, you will see masters of design and young talents talk about each other national and international, in their vision of design, the design philosophy of their studios and the cultural values behind their ideas.

At the same time, professionals and enthusiasts will be able to visit showrooms and retailers participating in TDD 2024 every day who will be able to show and tell you the best news in the sector in their spaces. An important moment also will be the award ceremony of the third edition of the „Sea Design Award” 2024, a free cultural award linked to the best design ideas of university students from the Yacht Design and Industrial Design faculties, coming from all over the world (winners available on the website from 15 April onwards).

First foreign delegation arriving in Tigullio in 2024. Twenty-five professionals from Shanghai, Beijing and other Chinese cities accompanied by two officials of the Shanghai government, will visit some places and companies in the Gulf of Tigullio, as well as participate in a specific forum in Chiavari entitled: Sino – Italian Design Forum, where they will discuss with Ligurian professionals going deeper into the proposed topics.

The week will also see the second edition of the workshop; “Design between land and sea” organized for high school students in the Gulf of Tigullio, where 100 students from the Luzzati high school of Chiavari and the ITP Institute of Chiavari, divided into groups, will work to devise new projects on issues relating to the territory, the cities , the sea and the coast. Every day carrying out their projects and meeting professionals and experts, until the final presentation on April 20th in the Aula Magna of the Liceo Luzzati in Chiavari, in the presence of authorities, entrepreneurs and local guests.

An important news for 2024 is the involvement of different types of commercial activities in the Tigullio, which will be selected and rewarded by the „Liguria Design Cultural Association” with a recognition / quality mark called „Best Shop” 2024 intended for those commercial activities in the Gulf of Tigullio, which respect aesthetic standards linked to the beauty of their spaces, functionality and historicity of the place to enhance the traders who offer the best experience to local inhabitants and tourists. (winners available on the website from April 15th onwards).

In addition to foreigners, young people, university students, traders, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts, there will also be space for the first exhibition linked to the light chair of Chiavari at the Ex Laboratorio Anna and Guido Rocca of Chiavari, entitled; Design ante litteram, the Chiavari light chair from the 19th century to today. Organized and promoted by the „Associazione Culturale Liguria Design”, and co-organised by the Economic Society of Chiavari, it will be an exhibition that will see around 90 chairs on display from the early 19th century to the present day and will involve numerous partners and contributors from the area.

Other new features will be launched from time to time on our channels, such as those we are preparing for 2025 with many new increasingly face-to-face activities which will see the participation of many new designers, companies and professionals.

“The Culture of Design” – the theme of 2024

The 2024 edition will see the development of online activities and in-person proposals throughout the entire territory of the Gulf of Tigullio, through presentations, visits, workshops and much more, and all the guests and interlocutors involved in the event will be invited to reflect and tell their related vision to the theme of the 2024 edition; “The Culture of Design”.

In current world opinion, design is synonymous with creativity, refinement, good taste, but also with beauty sense and refined technique. All this hides within it a cultural journey that comes from afar, the journey of know-how, of human ingenuity made of manual, artisanal and artistic values. Furthermore, specifically for Italy, design is recognized as an added value that is part of people’s everyday life, Italy is culture, Italy is design. Based on these reflections, the proposal of our title for a comparison and in-depth analysis of what has characterized and in our opinion will characterize the future of our country.

Exhibition: Design ante litteram, the light chair of Chiavari from the 19th century to today

The “Associazione Culturale Liguria Design” presents the exhibition «Design ante litteram the light chair of Chiavari from the 19th century to today», which aims to be a definitive proposal for the exhibition of the light chair of Chiavari from its beginnings to the present.

The light chair from Chiavari is considered by top industry experts to be the forerunner of the true design product, an Italian excellence that has so far been able to fall in love with the most sophisticated audiences around the world. A combination of creativity, art, genius and technique, concentrated in a product with unmatched characteristics of lightness and robustness, which have made it the most copied chair in the world and the most sought after chair by collectors and lovers of the sector and beyond.

The exhibition therefore aims to rediscover, decades after the last exhibitions, what is an extraordinary territorial feature, worthy of national note, through its two centuries of history, between customs and society over the decades. An exhibition, that of 2024, which can begin an innovative path for the historical valorization of the light chair product of Chiavari, of its heritage and the development of cultural activities that contribute to the regeneration of its identity. An exhibition that does not intend and will not be a point of arrival, but rather a starting point, for a series of more visionary objectives that will highlight the chair, Chiavari, Gulf of Tigullio, the Liguria Region and Italy itself as an exporter of beauty and cultural values in the world.

Organizer: Liguria Design Cultural Association

Co-organizer: Economic Society of Chiavari

Curator: Davide Conti

Contributions: Atelier Costa – Fratelli Levaggi – Podestà chairs – Emilio Gasparini – Franco Casoni

Technical sponsors: Botto Assicurazioni – Communication Products – Gaggero Vivai – Pasticceria Copello

Institutional patronage: Metropolitan City of Genoa – Municipality of Chiavari department of culture – Chamber of Commerce of Genoa – Artisans in Liguria

The exhibition, composed of 90 light chairs of Chiavari, and divided into three macro-periods, the 19th century, the 20th century, and the 2000s, will be presented at the former Guido and Anna Rocca laboratory in Chiavari for the whole week of the Tigullio Design District. The inauguration will be held on 13 April 2024 at 5.30 pm where authorities, local and international guests made up of young students, professionals and entrepreneurs will intervene.

In the same week, you will be able to see some of the light chairs of Chiavari set on the main floor of Palazzo Rocca in Chiavari, a unique experience where you can also delve into the originality of the places and periods that gave life to the centuries-old history of this extraordinary artefact.

“Sea Design Award” 2024

“Sea Design Award” 2024, in its third edition, is the competition launched by the “Liguria Design Cultural Association” and  Nautic One, during the Tigullio Design District aimed at all young university students studying in design faculties, specifically those of nautical and industrial design, who participated by sending a project dedicated to major themes related to the sea.

From this edition, a new coordinated image for the award was launched, a new logo and two categories were added: interior design and landscape design.

On April 15, the first day of TDD 2024, the winners will be announced and visible on our website in the section dedicated to the competition.

The jury of international professionals and experts who judged and decided the winners was made up of the following: (in alphabetical order):

1. Carlo Alessandrelli – Publisher | Nautica Report

2. Leticia Castro – President | Brazil Design Center

3. Tommaso Piazzolla – Founder | Nautic One

4. Uros Pavasovic – Founder & Director | Uros Pavasovic Design

5. Vivian Cheng – Founder | Vivian Cheng Design Studio

The winners will become guests of the Tigullio Design District 2025 as well as having the opportunity to be promoted on the Nautic One channels and beyond, receiving international visibility and coming into contact with companies and professionals in the design/nautical sector for future activities, projects and collaborations.

Delegation of Chinese professionals and “Sito-Italian Design Forum”

In this edition of the Tigullio Design District there will bea first group of foreigners in the Gulf of Tigullio, all professionals from Shanghai and various Chinese cities, accompanied by two officials of the Shanghai government belonging to the Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design, institutional body aimed at promoting Shanghai as a Design City in the world, and Chinese design.

Before arriving in Chiavari where they will stay, arriving by plane in Milan, and they will visit Renzo Piano’s construction site of the Genoa Waterfront, at this moment there will be an institutional welcome and then the delegation will visit what is one of the most important projects in the Liguria Region.

The days in the Gulf of Tigullio will be made up of visits to the area, research and study of local architecture, a visit specifically to the Torre Fara as a national monument but also visits to companies such as Castagnola Yacht in Lavagna, to discover the excellence of local nautical design . Furthermore, the delegation will be guests of honor at the inauguration of the exhibition on the light chair of Chiavari, to learn about the beauty and uniqueness of the Chiavari chair over the centuries.

An evening will also be dedicated to the development of the first international forum during the Tigullio Design District, right in Torre Fara entitled: Sino-Italian Design Forum. At this moment, 3 protagonists of local design, and 3 from Shanghai, will discuss and delve into stories and presentations, sharing the audience moderated by Davide Conti and Luo Zhiwei, Director of the Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design as well as ambassador of the Tigullio Design District in China .

The participation of the Chinese delegation will continue with a relaxing day in Portofino, a destination requested by the Chinese participants to also enjoy what the area offers in terms of landscape and emotional locations. This too is absolutely in line with the spirit of the Tigullio Design District, which presents itself as a meeting/story place for the world of design every April, for debate and cultural study, but within a context on a human and social scale. extreme beauty for the local, national but above all international designers who will come to visit us in the following years.

“Best Shop” 2024

New to this edition, the „Liguria Design Cultural Association” will award the recognition / quality mark during the Tigullio Design District; „Best Shop” 2024 for commercial activities in the Gulf of Tigullio, which respect standards linked to beauty, services and historicity to enhance those entrepreneurs who offer the best experience to inhabitants and tourists.

1. Antica Drogheria Seghezzo | www.seghezzo.com (from Santa Margherita Ligure)

2. Arredamenti De Bernardis SRL | www.arredamentidebernardis.it (from Rapallo)

3. Boutique Zia Luisa sas | @boutique.zialuisa (from Sestri Levante)

4. Cordani Velluti snc | www.cordanivelluti.it (from Zoagli)

5. Grimoldi SRL | www.grimoldimilano.it (from Portofino)

6. Meci Luce SRL | www.meciluce.it (from Chiavari)

7. Officina Arredo by Sonia Alpi | www.officinaarredo.com (from Lavagna)

For this first edition, dozens of commercial activities from the Gulf of Tigullio were selected and the Association’s jury, coordinated by the Jury President Francesca Pedrini ( @francesca_pedrini ) has decreed the following winners who will be awarded with a certificate and quality mark. Being the „Best Shop” linked to the Tigullio Design District, which brings together the 7 coastal cities of the Gulf of Tigullio, seven companies were awarded, one commercial activity per city, each chosen for special characteristics, the motivation can be found on the website of the TDD and instagram from April 15th onwards. In 2025 there will be other news regarding the „Best Shop„, which will be announced in the coming months.

Workshop “Design; between land and sea” 2024

From the 2023 edition, the first workshop was organized during the Tigullio Design District in partnership with the Liceo Artistico Luzzati of Chiavari aimed at students of the last three years of the Architecture and Environment address and the Design address. The 2024 edition, after the great success of 2023, will see significant growth, with the involvement of the ITP Institute of Chiavari as well as the Luzzati Art School of Chiavari, 100 young students involved who will work tirelessly throughout the week of April TDD.

The cultural and educational path offers a design workshop to be held during the week of the Tigullio Design District in which students will address design themes linked to the world of the sea and the world of the city in connection with the sea coast.

The coordinated image of the workshop has been developed and the vision for 2025 is to involve other institutes in the Gulf of Tigullio, create a permanent exhibition of the workshop, bringing the kids’ ideas to become real prototypes.

This exhibition, year after year, will make it possible to materialize the ideas of young students, making them available to an entire region, for tourists, entrepreneurs and local visitors. A virtuous model that is born and grows from the bottom, from the ideas of the very young and which over time can become a hub on Ligurian design where many local realities and schools can be involved in discussing and why not thinking about starting a business starting from those ideas.

During the workshop experience, some design ideas will be proposed to the students based on suggestions and information regarding issues related to the sea and the city’s relationship with the sea. This information will be provided to them by professionals, technicians and experts during the meetings that will take place externally in the Gulf of Tigullio area. An immersive experience dedicated to the problems of coastal cities and the sea, to which they will respond with design proposals and project ideas. The 100 students will be divided into 17 groups, students of different ages will compete with the aim of developing new projects and design ideas. Below is a list of personalities who will speak (in alphabetical order)

1. Chiara Vigo – Director of Tigullio Shipping Spa (Marina di Chiavari west)

2. Emanuele Sanguineti – City councilor in charge of ecological services

3. Giuseppe Ianni – Councilor for Tourism of the Municipality of Sestri Levante

4. Joseph Amoruso – Founder The Paperplane Workshop

5. Paolo Donadoni – Mayor of Santa Margherita Ligure

6. Umberto Tagliavini – Yacht Designer at Marine Design & Services

The workshop will have its final moment of presentation of the students’ works in the main hall of the Liceo Artistico Luzzati of Chiavari on 19 April 2024 with the presence of guests including entrepreneurs, local authorities and professionals who will be able to learn about the ideas of the young creatives present in the area, on this occasion the workshop and the innovations for 2025 will be launched which will see the involvement of other local institutes and new proposals for young people.

Curators of the Tigullio Design District 2024

The Tigullio Design District 2024 edition will development of online and face-to-face activities through the involvement of a series of curators who, through their professionalism and communication skills, will begin to tell how much design and their reference sector are intersected, proposing and telling curiosities, planning for the future cultural activities, exchange or support for the business with forums and presentations between design and their professional sectors with which it is necessary to open a dialogue and comparison, suitable for human growth and professional.

The curators of the Tigullio Design District are all under 40 professionals, who will be able to best communicate their open vision of reality by talking about design combined with issues related to their profession or experience, all through dynamic and quality content.

Here is the list of curators of the Tigullio Design District: (in alphabetical order)

1. Andrea Castagneto – thematic; Design & Disability – instagram: andrea88ca

2. Bianca Viola Biamonti – thematic; Design & Craftsmanship – instagram: buonvento_crea

3. Bianca Zero – thematic; Design & Sport – instagram: _biancazero_

4. Carolina Corradi – thematic; Design & Business/Finance – instagram: carolina.corradi_

5. Erika Panchieri – thematic; Design & Psychology – instagram: eripanchieri

6. Tommaso Piazzola – thematic; Design & Boating – instagram: nautic_one

7. Valeria Sacco – thematic; Design & Fashion/Lifestyle – instagram: valevawy

Territorial adherents and participants, „path among the excellences of design” ( 23 )

The Gulf of Tigullio, between Portofino and Sestri Levante, has always gathered companies, designers and retailers who know very well what design is because they are historical insiders. 

From April 2024 you will be able to visit their spaces, among design icons, and various innovations in the sector through a territorial itinerary dedicated to design among excellent products and breathtaking local beauties. An active participation that lays the foundations for the future between exhibitions, shows, cultural itineraries, commercial events, under the banner of design and the beauty to know, experience, and buy, facing the sea. 

Here are the first 23 territorial realities of the nautical, furnishing and lifestyle sector which together have joined with enthusiasm, becoming the basis and the beating heart of the activities that will be organized. ( in alphabetical order )

Ars selezione arredi – ( Chiavari ) – www.arsarredi.com

Arte in Casa – ( Sestri Levante ) – HYPERLINK „http://www.arteincasa.business.site”www.arteincasa.business.site 

Atelier Costa – ( Chiavari ) 

Chiavarese Arredamenti – ( Rapallo ) – www.chiavaresearredamenti.it

Cini & Webster – ( Lavagna ) – www.ciniwebster.it

De Bernardis Arredamenti – ( Rapallo ) – www.arredamentidebernardis.it

F&B Yachting – ( Lavagna ) – www.fbyachting.it

Fidra – ( Lavagna ) – www.fidra.it

Forzatre broker – ( Lavagna ) – www.forzatre.it

F.lli Levaggi – ( Chiavari ) – www.levaggisedie.it

Gap forniture nautiche – ( Lavagna ) – www.gapforniturenautiche.com

Maggi Arredamenti – ( Lavagna ) – www.maggiarredamenti.it

Marine Eletronics CMS – ( Chiavari ) – www.cmsmarine.it 

Meci luce – ( Chiavari ) – www.meciluce.it

Mortola Yacht & Ship Brokers – ( Rapallo ) – www.mortolabrokers.com/it/

Nautica Discount – ( Lavagna ) – www.nauticadiscount.shop

P&G Yachting – ( Lavagna ) – www.pgyachting.it

Peragallo Arredamenti – ( Santa Margherita Ligure ) – www.peragallo.it

Podestà sedie ( Chiavari ) – www.podestasediechiavari.com

Plexitaly – ( Chiavari ) – www.plexitaly.com 

Sanguineti Chiavari – ( Chiavari ) – www.sanguineti.com

Star Fortune Yachts – ( Lavagna ) – www.starfortuneyachts.com

Turco Design – ( Santa Margherita Ligure ) – www.turcohome.com

Local, national and international guests TDD 2023

Since its first edition, the Tigullio Design District has begun to invite and involve the best protagonists of local, national and international design, guests from 5 continents which make the TDD a dynamic cultural exchange event where you can deepen and learn about the visions and philosophies projects by young talents and masters of design.

World-renowned designers, established professionals, young talents will give life to a busy agenda of stories, interviews and presentations of their works, bringing their design vision to all those who will follow the 2024 event.

Through presentations, online videos and themed stories, you can follow their interventions on the Tigullio Design District website, day by day, which will also automatically be uploaded to the TDD @tigulliodesigndistrict YouTube channel, becoming part of a history visible all year round, a digital archive of design that can be used free of charge by all enthusiasts, insiders and the curious.

Here are the 2024 guests: (in alphabetical order)

Alejandra Sánchez Galvez (Mexico)

From Mexico the story of her vision by Alejandra Sánchez Galvez, design professional and Ambassador of the Tigullio Design District in Mexico

Danylo Koshulynskyy & Karina Mayer (Ukraine)

Two of the best Ukrainian designers, united by passion and vision, tell their story, sharing their love for design and their country.

Diego Vencato (Italy)

A renowned Italian designer who talks about his vision and philosophy linked to design that he knows how to express in his projects.

Keizo Okamoto & Tsutomu Deguchi (Japan)

Two of the best exponents of Japanese design, a studio that works internationally, now based in Beijing. 

Laura Mimini (Italy)

A very young Italian designer, who has worked abroad for many years, between Australia and China, talks about herself with passion and dedication.

Luca Fois (Italy)

Italian master of design, he has worked for many years to promote the design system in Italy and around the world and as a professor he brings vision to the many young people who follow him around the world.

Luciano Facchini (Italy)

Esteemed and recognised, a designer who over the years has been able to grow and bring his vision and passion to the sector between Italy and abroad.

Marco Ciacci (Italy)

A young talent of the design system, he is establishing himself on the national scene and beyond, let’s follow him carefully.

Mauricio Noronha & Rodrigo Brenner (Brazil)

A couple of Brazilian designers of great talent and ability, so much passion for their work that sees them launched into the international design system.

Robin Rizzini (Italy – England)

Italian-British designer, born in Genoa. Many years of experience in Antonio Citterio’s studio in Milan, a design professional with international experience.

The videos of the following guests will be previewed on our website: www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com day by day at different times and automatically launched on our youtube channel; @tigulliodesigndistrict in order to remain visible for everyone even after the event.

On our website from 15 April on, you will be able to see the agenda day by day: (Times are given on the Italian time and with GTM indication)

NAMES, ROLES AND DETAILS OF PARTNERS

Country Ambassadors ( 16 )

The following Country Ambassadors are those who started and who will promote the Tigullio Design District in their country of origin, bringing the event to their network of designers, companies and institutions with the aim of communicating and developing joint activities both culturally and business (in alphabetical order)

Alejandra Sánchez Galvez – Director of Association of Architects & Interior designers of Mexico – Mexico

Alexandrin Buraga – Founder of Moldovan Design Week – Moldova

Andzelika Jablonska  – CEO of Poznan Design Festival – Poland

António Lacerda – President of National Association of Designers in Portugal – Portugal

Brandon Gien – CEO of Good Design Australia – Australia

Daniel Tomičić – Director of Zagreb Design Week – HYPERLINK „http://www.zagrebdesignweek.com/en/”Croatia

Eisuke Tachikawa – President of Japan Industrial Design Association –  Japan 

Frank David Peters – CEO of Chartered Society of Designers – UK

Luo Zhiwei – Director of Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design – China

Lutz Dietzold – CEO of German Design Council – Germany

Suné Stassen – Founder & CEO di Open Design Afrika – South Africa

Tautvydas Kaltenis – General Representative of Lithuanian Designers’ Society – Lithuania

Teresa Edwards Ames – Director of Lima Design Week – Perù

Tran Ngoc Danh – Founder & CEO of Vietnam Design Association – HYPERLINK „http://www.vietnamdesign.org.vn/”Vietnam

Vitaly Stavitsky – President of Russia Designers Association – Russia

Yip Chi Wing – President of Hong Kong Design Trade Association – Hong Kong – HKSAR

international partners ( 18 )

From China to Mexico, from Australia to South Africa, from Vietnam to the United Kingdom, from Peru to Germany, from Japan to Portugal and much more for a virtuous network of international partners. ( in alphabetical order )

Good Design Australia – (Australia) –  www.good-design.org

Centro Brasil Design – ( Brasil ) –  www.cbd.org.br 

Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design – ( China ) – www.en.spccd.org.cn

Zagreb Design Week – ( Croatia )  www.zagrebdesignweek.com

German Design Council – ( Germany )  www.german-design-council.de

Hong Kong Design Trade Association – ( Hong Kong – HKSAR)  www.hkdesigntrade.com 

Japan Industrial Design Association – ( Japan ) www.jida.or.jp 

Lithuanian Designers’ Society – ( Lithuania )  www.ldis.eu/en/about-ldis

Association of Architects and Interior designers of Mexico – ( Mexico ) – www.aaimexico.mx

Moldovan Design Week – ( Moldova ) – www.mdw.md

Lima Design Week – ( Perù ) –  www.limadesignweek.pe

Poznan Design Festival – ( Poland ) –  www.2019.poznandesignfestiwal.pl

National Association of Designers in Portugal – ( Portugal ) –  www.and.org.pt

Russia Designers Association – ( Russia ) – www.sdrussia.ru

Open Design Afrika – ( South Africa ) – www.opendesignafrika.org

Chartered Society of Designers – ( UK ) www.csd.org.uk

Vietnam Design Association – ( Vietnam )  www.vietnamdesign.org.vn

Panama Design Week – ( Panama ) www.instagram.com/panamadesignweek

Italian partners ( 24 )

A national network of institutional partners, including associations, design weeks, sea organizations and much more to create a virtuous network between them to help designers, companies and sector operators find cultural and business exchanges. ( in alphabetical order )

5Vie associazione – www.5vie.it 

Aild associazione – www.aild.it

Assonat Associazione Nazionale Approdi e Porti Turistici – www.assonat.com  

Business Design Italia associazione – www.businessdesignitalia.it

Calabria Design Festival – www.meedacademy.eu/cdf/

Dear associazione – www.designaround.org

Desall – www.desall.com 

E design festival – www.edesignfestival.it 

Icod associazione – www.icodcommunity.wixsite.com/icod

Idea associazione – www.internationaldesignassociation.com

Idesign – www.idesignpalermo.com

Isola Design District – www.isola.design 

Mare Pulito associazione – www.marepulito.org 

Marevivo Onlus – www.marevivo.it 

Medsea Foundation – www.medseafoundation.org 

Palermo Design Week – www.palermodesignweek.it

Pordenone Design Week – www.pordenonedesignweek.it

Ru.de.ri associazione – www.ruderi.org

Rural Design Week – www.ruraldesignweek.com 

Udine Design Week – www.mudefri.it/static/udw22/ 

Venice Design Week – www.venicedesignweek.com

Worldrise Onlus – www.worldrise.org 

Yacht club Bologna – www.instagram.com/yachtclubbologna/

Yacht Club Milano – www.yachtclubmilano.com

local / territorial partners ( 30 )

Here are some of the entities, local associations, yacht clubs that will become part of a larger group over time, able to work in synergy to welcome and promote participants, guests and enthusiasts in the best possible way, all protagonists of the tdd in the area and co-organizers together for creating local activities and events. ( in alphabetical order )

Arredo Way – www.arredoway.com

Borgo dei velluti di Zoagli – www.instagram.com/comunedizoagli 

Castello Brown Portofino – www.castellobrown.com 

Circolo Nautico Lavagna – www.facebook.com/circolo.nauticolavagna 

Comitato Società Veliche del Tigullio – www.circolivelicitigullio.it 

Consorzio Liguria via mare – www.liguriaviamare.it 

Fondazione CIMA – www.cimafoundation.org 

Hello Rapallo – www.instagram.com/hello.rapallo/

HiroandCo – www.hiroandco.it

Istitituto ITP Chiavari – www.itpchiavari.edu.it

Liceo Artistico Statale Luzzati Chiavari – www.liceoartisticoluzzati.edu.it 

Liguria 2030 – www.liguria2030.org 

Liguria Together – www.liguriatogether.it 

Marina Chiavari – www.marina-chiavari.it 

Marina di Chiavari Calata Ovest – www.marinadichiavari.it

Menkab – www.menkab.it 

Outdoor Portofino  – www.outdoorportofino.com

Portofino Coast – www.portofinocoast.it

Portofino Mare – www.comuneportofinomare.it 

Portofino View – www.portofinoview.com

Portofino Yacht Marina – www.portofinoyachtmarina.com 

Società  Economica di Chiavari – www.societaeconomica.it

Villaggio del Ragazzo – www.villaggio.org 

Whale watch Liguria – www.whalewatchliguria.it 

Yacht Club Chiavari – www.ycc.it 

Yacht club Portofino Sebago – www.instagram.com/yacht_club_portofino/

Yacht club Santa – www.yachtclubsanta.it

Yacht club Sestri Levante – www.ycsestrilevante.it

ZenitUp – www.instagram.com/zenitup_/ 

Ziguele – www.ziguele.it 

italian supporters ( 16 )

16 of the best Italian startups, which create a network of national supporters from North to South, a network of young innovative companies, capable of innovating with their products and services. Young Italian creative entrepreneurs who care about design, innovation and technologies to create dynamic and visionary opportunities. ( in alphabetical order )

4books – www.4books.com

Akuis – www.akuis.tech

Boats and Go – www.boatsandgo.com 

Digital toAsia – www.digitaltoasia.com

Do eat Better – www.doeatbetterexperience.com

Fabbricatorino – www.occhialifabbricatorino.it

Hexagro – www.hexagro.io

Igoodi – www.igoodi.eu

Jobtech – www.jobtech.it

Miravilius – www.miravilius.live

Noisefeed – www.noisefeed.com

Oceanhis – www.oceanhis.com 

Ogyre – www.ogyre.com 

OutBe – www.outbe.earth 

Pharmercure – www.pharmercure.com

Velasca – www.velasca.com

Media/press partners – Italian and international ( 55 )

Local, national and international, the network of news, nautical and design system media and press partners who will follow our event, guests and general participants will have the opportunity to be observed and discovered by the press who will be able to tell about their innovative projects and so promote them to the world. ( in alphabetical order )

90+10 ( argentina ) – www.90mas10.com

a&b ( poland ) – www.architekturaibiznes.pl

Acasa Magazine ( Italy ) -www.acasamagazine.com 

Attitude ( portugal ) – www.attitude-mag.com/en/

Casa Facile – ( Italy ) -www.casafacile.it 

Casas ( equador ) – www.revistacasas.com.ec

Casastile ( Italy ) – www.casastileweb.it 

Collection ( lebanon ) – www.collection-magazine.com

Daily Nautica ( italy ) www.dailynautica.com

Deco Home ( Colombia ) – www.decohome.cl 

Decor e Sens ( france ) – www.decoretsens-mag.fr

Design and Decor ( malta ) – www.designdecormagazine.com

Design Best ( italy ) – www.magazine.designbest.com/it/

Design Burgers ( uk ) – www.design-burger.com

Design Diffusion ( italy ) – www.designdiffusion.com

Design Focus ( china ) – www.nbaid.org.cn

Design Hunger ( portugal ) – www.designhunger.co

Design Studio Mag ( italy ) – www.furrina.it/design-studio-mag-magazine

Design Tellers ( italy ) – www.designtellers.it

Design Wanted ( Italy ) – www.designwanted.com 

Designboom ( Italy ) – www.designboom.com 

Designer Magazine ( sweden ) – www.thedesigner.se

Designstreet ( italy ) – www.designstreet.it

Dezeen ( uk ) – www.dezeen.com

Diseno Interior ( spain ) – www.revistadisenointerior.es

Faces ( swiss ) – www.faces.ch

Fuorisalone ( italy ) – www.fuorisalone.it

g&g ( italy ) – www.gandgmagazine.eu

Gente di mare ( italy ) – www.gentedimareonline.it

Hinge ( hong kong ) – www.hinge.hk/hingeweb/main.html

Hiro mag ( italy ) – www.hiroandco.it

Ideasdi ( argentina ) – www.ideasdi.com

Il secolo XIX ( italy ) – www.ilsecoloxix.it

Interni Cina ( china ) – www.interni.net.cn

Italian innovators ( italy ) – www.italianinnovators.com/?lang=it

Knock on doors ( italy ) – www.instagram.com/knockondoor.italia

La repubblica design ( italy ) – www.repubblica.it/design/

Lazin ( uk ) – www.lazin.uk

Maritim Africa ( south africa ) – www.maritimafrica.com/en/

Maxi boat tv ( france ) – www.maxiboat.tv  

Mundo mar ( Brasil ) – www.mundomar.com.br/  

Nautic One ( italy ) – www.instagram.com/nautic_one

Nautica Report ( italy ) – www.nauticareport.it

Navis yacht ( usa ) – www.navisyachts.com

Nomad ( germany ) – www.the-nomad-magazine.com

Product design magazine ( poland ) – www.productdesignmagazine.pl

Set design magazine ( italy ) – www.instagram.com/setdesign_magazine/

The institute ( romania ) – www.institute.ro

The luxury insider (saudi arabi ) – www.theluxuryinsider.com

The Mediterranean Lifestyle ( spain ) – www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com

Top decoration world ( china ) – www.topdw.com

Trends ( portugal ) – www.trends-mag.com/pt

Tuvie ( indonesia ) – www.tuvie.com/ig/

We arch ( italy ) – www.wearch.eu

We are Liguria ( italy ) – www.instagram.com/weareliguria

Technical Sponsor (Mussini Giorgio S.r.l.)

 „Mussini Giorgio SRL” becomes the official technical sponsor of the Tigullio Design District. The renowned Portofino company born in 1949 from the entrepreneurial genius of its founder Giorgio Mussini, and internationally famous for its boats with elegant and timeless design lines, will make available to guests of the Tigullio Design District the famous “Portofinesi” speedboats which will be used to move in the Gulf of Tigullio by sea between one location and another. The classic boats that have now become iconic and representative of the Italian lifestyle wink at the future thanks to the innovation with the new electric motors. Ligurian boats of excellence that represent the territory and Italy worldwide. www.giorgiomussini.com

FACTS in numbers

130+  international guests – young talents, established professionals, companies from the world of design

16  TDD Country Ambassador from around the world – presidents, directors of associations and organizations

18  international institutional partners – associations, design weeks and design festivals around the world

24  Italian institutional partners – associations, design weeks and design festivals in Italy

30 local / territorial partners – associations, bodies in the Gulf of Tigullio / Liguria Region

16   Italian supporters – 12 of the best Italian startups

23  local members – the best products, projects, local design resellers in the Gulf of Tigullio

55  media partners – design media , design magazine, Italian and international press

10  institutional patronage – Patronage Liguria Region, Metropilitan city of Genoa, Chamber of Com,,erce of Genoa, and all 7 municipalities of the Gulf of Tigullio

Important Dates for TDD

6 – 12 June 2022 – First edition ( theme; What’s Design? )

17 – 23 April 2023 – Second edition ( theme; Design; past, present, future )

15 -21 April 2024 – Third edition ( theme: The Culture of Design )

April 2025– Fourth edition ( The new theme will be launched after the 2024 edition, follow us to discover )

TDD 2024 material for printing

The press kit, photographs, poster and anything else you can find in the footer (the lower part) of the Tigullio Design District website, both in English and Italian. By downloading it you will be able to access all the material that can be used for the press, including the new TDD logo to use and/or replace on your channels compared to the one in the past. Thank you.

Link and contacts

Tigullio Design District – TDD, project and idea created by:

“Associazione Culturale Liguria Design” ( Liguria Design Cultural Association )

Via Sambuceti, 1 

16043 – Chiavari – Genoa – Italia

Web: HYPERLINK „http://www.liguriadesign.org”www.liguriadesign.org 

Instagram: @liguriadesign

E-mail: assoliguriadesign@gmail.com

Contacts of Tigullio Design District – TDD;

Secretary – General Info

 HYPERLINK „mailto:info@tigulliodesigndistrict.com” info@tigulliodesigndistrict.com ( CC: tigulliodesigndistrict@gmail.com )

Press Office

 HYPERLINK „mailto:press@tigulliodesigndistrict.com” press@tigulliodesigndistrict.com ( CC: tigulliodesigndistrict@gmail.com )

Service office

HYPERLINK „mailto:servicetdd@gmail.com”servicetdd@gmail.com ( CC: tigulliodesigndistrict@gmail.com )

Follow us:

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www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com

Instagram:

@tigulliodesigndistrict

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Thanks to all of you! 

TIGULLIO DESIGN DISTRICT TEAM

 HYPERLINK „http://www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com” www.tigulliodesigndistrict.com

Info about the association organizer:

The “Associazione Culturale Liguria Design” ( Liguria Design Cultural Association or ACLD );  based in Chiavari, Genoa area in Liguria, Italy was born after decades of experience and the constant passion lavished on the sector at different levels by the founding members who, after many years of discussion, decided to join together to bring visions, relationships and opportunities into play in favor of the world of design Liguria, their land of residence and work.

Mission

«Liguria Design» aims to promote the world of Ligurian design in Italy and internationally, and more generally the sector of creativity, arts, craftsmanship and production, support Ligurian designers in Italy and around the world, facilitating the creation of online and in-person activities, events, workshops and anything else in favor of the professional and cultural development of the design sector.

Characteristics

«LiguriaDesign» therefore supports not a particular design sector but all the sectors operating in Liguria that have a relationship with the territory, involving a community of dozens of designers throughout the Region between the provinces of Imperia, Savona, Genoa and La Spezia and wants to unite, digitize and tell everything in the world.

• First design association with a single headquarters founded in Liguria, dedicated to the design sector and its international promotion.

• Regional community between Imperia, Savona, Genoa and La Spezia.

• Organizer of the first international design event in Liguria.

• First Ligurian online network for design sector involvement

Areas of intervention 

“LiguriaDesign” is not interested in representing just one design sector, but the entire sector from students, to professionals, schools, research, companies, the press, design retailers and all those who operate in the sector at a transversal.

This is because it is essential to involve and unite the various realities in favor of dialogue and comparison, in favor of exchange, cultural and professional development, the only truly useful approach to the growth of each of the people involved.

Furthermore, the community’s areas of intervention will involve the following macro-categories:

Product design

Interior/outdoor design

Communication design

Fashion design

Nautical design

100+ designer in Liguria

Specifically, the first network of regional designers is divided into:

Imperia & province: 11 professionals and young designers

Savona & province: 16 professionals and young designers

Genoa & province: 67 professionals and young designers

La Spezia & province: 12 professionals and young designers

Design is a complex discipline, a synthesis between technical-scientific and creative subjects, which since its inception has been able to create cultural value expressed both in terms of beauty and economy for the entire Italian and international population.

Beauty that raises us to our deepest values, and economy that reminds us of the reality that we all have to face in our daily lives.

A combination therefore that design succeeds in and is able to bring into dialogue, a combination that in the great Ligurian platform sees our association playing an important, responsible role that has never been done before, to which we want to try to respond in a serious, professional way , passionate and with a great visionary and international spirit, which is what we believe the Liguria of the new millennium deserves.

Be in touch

“Associazione Culturale Liguria Design”

Via Sambuceti, 1 

16043 – Chiavari – Genova – Italia

Web: HYPERLINK „http://www.liguriadesign.org”www.liguriadesign.org 

Instagram: @liguriadesign

E-mail: assoliguriadesign@gmail.com

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