Dal cucchiaio alla città: a roundtable discussion on trendwatching to be held in Bologna

During the Bologna Design Week, the first design show to be held during the week of Cersaie, Tosilab will be presenting "Dal cucchiaio alla città" ("From the spoon to the city"), a roundtable discussion devoted to trendwatching.

At the event, to be held at 6 pm on 1 October at Campogande Concept in Via Castiglione 7 in Bologna, academics and professionals will discuss trends in the various fields of creativity, from the simplest objects through to the most complex urban-scale systems and including new interactive digital technologies. Participants will discuss local phenomena, styles and products that have the potential to become transnational influences.

Marco Pedroni, a cultural sociologist and expert in coolhunting methods, will talk to interaction designers Michele di Pasquale and Giovanni Sgambato from New Design Center in Bologna; Luca Ferigo will offer an overview of the discipline of exhibition design, explaining how it relates to graphic design, video, interactive and interior design; and Emilio Lonardo from the Polytechnic University of Milan will discuss the trends that determine the way we use shared spaces in our cities.