Venice:
Terminal San Basilio – Day Two: Misa Conference - Part One. The second day of
the Misa conferences moved to the Terminal San Basilio and was part of the
Venezia Cult exhibition, a fair dedicated to design, culture and restoration of
historical buildings.
President of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Mario
Boselli and the president of MISA Maria Luisa Frisa.
Day Two:
Misa Conference - Part One. The morning theme of the conference on the second
day was “The general state of the fashion design schools in Italy” it was
chaired by the Bocconi University’s Elisabetta Merlo.
The Panel:
Sara Azzone, Ied Moda (Milano)
Maria Bonifacic e Alessandra Vaccari,Università Iuav
di Venezia
Alberto Bonisoli, Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda
Giovanni Maria Conti, Politecnico di Milano
Andrea Lupo Lanzara, Accademia di Costume e Moda di
Roma
Linda Loppa, Polimoda (Firenze)
Paolo Meroni, Istituto Marangoni (Milano)
Nicoletta Morozzi, Naba (Milano)
Patrizia Ranzo, Seconda Università degli Studi di
Napoli
Salvo Testa, Università Bocconi (Milano)
Barbara Trebitsch, Domus Academy (Milano)
IUAV’s Mario Lupano introduces Patrizia Ranzo
Naba’s Nicoletta Morozzi, Lupo Lanzara and Sara Azzone
A detail: Nimble-fingered professor Nicoletta
Morozzi’s bag is a trompe l’oeil patchwork inspired by tweed patterns, the
“tweeds” are in fact delicate tiny stitches petite pointed onto canvas. She
created the shop Do-Knit in Milan and has written numerous books on the subject
like the Knit Square book published by De Agostini, about things you can make
with knitted squares.
Day Two:
Misa Conference – Lunch Break. Cold,
windy and wet and in places flooded by acqua alta, Vivere da Venezia’s Lorenzo
Cinotti and MISA’s president Maria Luisa Frisa lead the speakers to the
restaurant.
Lunch: Pane Vino e San Daniele. A Toast to Maria Luisa Frisa and the first MISA
conference in the upper dinning room of the trattoria, Pane Vino e San
Daniele. The restaurant was a
famous meeting point for artists during the heyday of the
1960’s. Today, it has become a popular location for teachers and researchers
from the nearby universities. The restaurant is decorated with 1950’s period
furniture and has a cozy at home feel to it.
Muuse’s Gitte Jonsdatter sits next to Central Saint Martins
College of Art & Design’s Willie Walters
Lectra’s Chiara Tagliagambe
A delicious warm soup of Fave and Cicoria (fava beans and chicory).
Politecnico di Milano’s Giovanni Maria Conti
Camera
Nazionale della Moda Italiana’s managing director Giulia
Pirovano
Istituto Marangoni’s Paolo
Meroni
Neapolitan architect Patrizia Ranzo hides behind one of her ring
designs. A collection of specially
designed jewels with Sergio Cappelli will be exhibited in Milan in January at
the Antonia Jannone Gallery.
Pan Vino e San Daniele
Day Two:
Misa Conference - Part Two. The afternoon conference’s theme was “Comparing
experiences of systems of competitions and platforms for talents” and was
chaired by Pizza Magazine’s Andrea Batilla.
MISA’s president Maria Luisa Frisa introduces the
afternoon section of the roud table.
The Panel:
Antonio
Cristaudo, Pitti Italics
Veronica
Dall’Osso, Mittelmoda
Adriano
Franchi, Who Is On Next?
Barbara
Franchin, ITS International Talent Support
Gitte
Jonsdatter, Muuse
Sara
Maino, Vogue Talents
Giulia
Pirovano, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Cristiano
Seganfreddo, Associazione Progetto Marzotto
Stefan
Siegel, NJAL Not Just A Label
Stella Jean one of the Who is on Next talents.
