How can we co-produce Social Impact by researching through Design and the Arts?

After the International Days of Deans and Experts summit Impact Through Design (Barcelona, ​​April 2018 http://www.elisava.net/en/center/news/international-days-deans-and-design-experts) and the Open Talks in Torino, Marseille, Barcelona, Matera and Roma (see calendar: http://socialfare.org/en/impactthroughdesign/), the city of Zürich will host the first Open Talk focused on Social Impact through Design and the Arts, according to the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals.

Designers, Architects, Change makers, Artists and Curators of the Zürich cultural eco-system will reflect together to explore the thematic focus “Cultural Devices: Models of Design and Design of Models. The Zurich Perspective”.

The open talk is moderated by Arianna Mazzeo, Professor of Design Research and Contemporary Practices. Visiting Professor at Harvard and Antonio Scarponi, Architect, Conceptual Devices, Principal.

Speakers

Antonio Scarponi, Architect

Conceptual Devices, Principal; Zurich University of the Arts.

Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO Ikea Switzerland

Michael Krohn, Professor, Zurich University of the Arts, Head Master of Arts in Design, Deputy Head Department of Design

Laura Orestano, General Director, CEO of SocialFare | Center for Social Innovation, Torino, Italy

Eleonora Stassi, Curator, Curator, Migrations Museum Zürich

Angeli Sachs, Head of Master of Arts in Art Education Curatorial Studies, Zurich University of the Arts / Curator, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Daniel Hauser, Artist Collective RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co),Head of art studies at F+F Zurich.

The appointment is Wednesday, 27th June 2018 at

Cabaret Voltaire, Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 Zürich.

Open Talk:18:30 pm - 20:00 pm

The event is co-produced by:

ELISAVA | Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, Barcelona

SocialFare | Center for Social Innovation, Torino

In collaboration with:

Zürich University of the Arts, www.zhdk.ch/en/zurich-university-of-the-arts

IKEA Switzerland, www.ikea.com/ch

Participation is free upon registration on Eventbrite.