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TALK AND TASTING

Heritage and Visions. Design as a way to reinterpret tradition

A special opportunity to get closer to the cultural and sensory heritage of Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP, in a context of creativity, reflection, and artistic cross-pollination.

Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena and ADI Design Museum present “Heritage and Visions – Design as a Way to Reinterpret Tradition”, an event exploring the encounter between gastronomic excellence and design culture. A talk accompanied by a tasting, enriched with live piano music and operatic singing.

During the event, distinguished guests will discuss how heritage—our cultural legacy—is central not only to the production process of Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP, but also to the design process: a journey in which designers are called to reinterpret the functions, meanings, and legacy of tradition, bringing objects into the contemporary context.

Speakers:

Luciano Galimberti, President of ADI
Aldo Colonetti, design philosopher
Francesco Subioli, food and system designer and art director
Michele Montanari, board member of the Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena
Micaela Magiera, President of the Mirella Freni ETS Association

Moderator: Francesca Barberini, TV host and gastronome

Following the talk:

MUSIC AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Artists:
• Soprano: Alessia Nadin
• Double bass: Giacomo Montanari
• Piano: M° Alberto Boischio

PRESENTATION OF THE MULTIMEDIA PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
AND SHORT FILM

“L'Opera del Tempo”, introduced by the author Carlo Guttadauro

RSVP | Wednesday, December 10, from 5 PM to 8 PM

10 December 2025
Design della cura

Design della cura

The concept of care encompasses a set of issues that directly graft theories and practices originally conceived for the healthcare sector onto the very body of our society. It focuses on people and their needs, especially when they are in conditions of fragility due primarily to illness or disability, but also to environmental or economic challenges. This is an area in which design can intervene thanks to its human-centered vocation—whether through products, services, or communication.

The topic is, of course, extremely broad, and requires cultivating an attitude capable of addressing complexity through the functional lens of care. For this reason, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, which has long been active in these fields, has developed a Second-Level Diploma program specifically titled Design della Cura, launched in October 2025. The diploma aims to train professionals capable of designing services, products, and pathways that place the care of individuals at the center, in the most inclusive way possible—from health design to sustainable communities.

The event organized by the Accademia at the ADI Design Museum seeks to highlight, through project-based testimonies, the drivers that will guide the structure of the program over its four semesters, each dedicated respectively to Concept, Research, Technology, and Management.

Design della cura
The Ababo educational project on care design

Moderator: Carlo Branzaglia, Accademia di Belle Arti Bologna, ADI Executive Board

Opening remarks: Luciano Galimberti, President of ADI – Associazione per il Disegno Industriale

Speakers:

  • Chiara Cibin, Coordinator of the Design della Cura program
    Design della cura, the concept: a different fulcrum

  • Aldo Bottoli, Perception Designer
    Research and design: environmental qualities as a therapeutic premise

  • Yossef Schvetz, Director of Medical Device Design, Tangity – part of the NTT Data Design Network
    Humanizing care technologies

  • Francesco Rodighiero, President of Design for All Italia
    Managing the inclusion process

 

01 December 2025

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