On March 24, AANT opened its doors for a new event in the OPEN AANT series, featuring the presentation of the volume “Design Espanso”, the third chapter in the “Lezioni di Design” editorial cycle.
The meeting, coordinated by Prof. Giovanna Talocci, Leader of Interior and Product Design program, provided an opportunity to explore design in its most contemporary dimension: not only as the creation of objects, but as a system of relationships that intersects culture, society, images, and ways of living. This approach reflects the transformations of the present and expands the role of the designer as an interpreter and activator of complex scenarios.
The book was conceived as a tribute to Vanni Pasca, a key figure in Italian design culture, and presents a vision of design as an open and interdisciplinary field, capable of fostering dialogue between different disciplines and languages.The volume was presented and the discussion led by the authors Patrizia Scarzella—an architect and journalist long engaged in research, communication, and design dissemination—and Dora Liscia Bemporad, a design historian and critic who has collaborated for years with leading institutions, museums, and academic organizations.
The event provided students enrolled in the three-year academic programs with critical tools to interpret the present and understand the role of design in an increasingly interconnected context.