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Sustainable Thinking SUSTAINABLE THINKING Exhibition CONCEPT ORGANIZATION Stefania Ricci MUS.E Promoted and organized by WITH THE PATRONAGE OF Comune di Firenze Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Fondazione Ferragamo, Florence Regione Toscana Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Florence In collaboration with supported by Museo di Palazzo Vecchio, Florence SBAPSAE FI-PT-PO. Museo Novecento, Florence SUSTAINABLE THINKING SUSTAINABLE THINKING ClothES INSTALLATION With the windows concept Museo Salvatore CIVITA Group. Opera contribution of San Patrignano Ferragamo Laboratori Fiorentini, the students from Liceo Community, Textile lab Palazzo Spini Feroni, Florence (Simona Classico Michelangiolo of Florence Fulceri) Florence coordinated by shipping 12 April 2019 – 8 March professor Stefano Fabbri Apice Firenze 2020 Interviews Bertoletti in collaboration Opening times: Rocco Gurrieri with Fondazione Insurance 10 am -7.30 pm Ferragamo: AON S.p.A. Insurance Closed on Video EDITING Olimpia Ariani, & Reinsurance Broker, 1.1, 1.5, 15.8, 25.12 Daniele Tommaso Diletta Bassilichi, Florence Inauguration Giasmina D’Angelo, 11 April Art & Interaction Lavinia Dacci, Ginevra Technical sponsors design Focone, Ilaria Galarducci, AON S.p.A. Insurance Curated by Contents edited by Carolina Gentili, Martina & Reinsurance Broker, Giusy Bettoni Hakan Karaosman, Gentili, Nicola Giambalvo Florence Arabella S. Natalini Politecnico di Milano Del Ben, Valentina Apice Firenze Stefania Ricci Graphics Giordani, Lodovica Bonaveri Unipersonale Sara Sozzani Maino and technology Mannocci Galeotti, Marina Spadafora InformaSistemi Alessandra Menaldi, Federica Menaldi, INSTALLATION DESIGN Francesca Montemagni, Guicciardini&Magni Linda Pierucci, Costanza Architetti Studio Spolverini, Guglielmo Associato Zoli, Abrahm Wyni Graphics RovaiWeber design SUSTAINABLE THINKING Other venues PARADIGMA. IL TAVOLO CINEMA The exhibitions at Museo DELL’ARCHITETTO In Between Art Film. di Palazzo Vecchio, LUCY + JORGE ORTA BAUBOTANIK Before We Vanish Museo Novecento and Sala delle Udienze, A RENAISSANCE OF Museo Novecento, the Symposium made Museo di Palazzo WHAT EXACTLY? Florence possible with the support Vecchio, Florence (ARCHETYPE. 12 April – 30 June 2019 of Intesa Sanpaolo 12 April – 4 July 2019 THE BAUBOTANIK Mon/Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat/ ARCHITECT’S TABLE) 11 am – 8 pm Catalogue Sun: 9 am – 11 pm Museo Novecento, Thursday: 11 am – 2 pm Electa Thursday: 9 am – 2 pm Florence Friday: 11 am – 11 pm 12 April – 4 July 2019 curated by Curated by Mon/Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun: Concept Stefania Ricci Arabella S. Natalini 11 am – 8 pm Beatrice Bulgari Stefania Ricci Thursday: 11 am – 2 pm Curated by image graphic Sergio Risaliti Friday: 11 am – 11 pm Paola Ugolini and design RovaiWeber design ROOM AND Curated by Coordination PERMANENT Laura Andreini and organization photographs COLLECTION MUS.E of clothes and LUCY + JORGE ORTA THE WALL interviewees Museo Novecento, SOS SCHOOL OF Technical sponsor Irene Montini Florence SUSTAINABILITY Apice Firenze 12 April – 4 July 2019 Museo Novecento, Strategica Group photographs Mon/Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun: Florence of artworks 11 am – 8 pm 12 April – 4 July 2019 SYMPOSIUM and fabrics Thursday: 11 am – 2 pm Mon/Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun: a talk on Arrigo Coppitz Friday: 11 am – 11 pm 11 am – 8 pm sustainability and Thursday: 11 am – 2 pm the future of fashion Curated by Friday: 11 am – 11 pm Salone dei Cinquecento, Arabella S. Natalini Palazzo Vecchio, Florence Stefania Ricci Curated by 10 April 2019 Sergio Risaliti Mario Cucinella 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm Architects SOS – School of Sustainability SUSTAINABLE THINKING Lenders Galleria Continua, San Artists participating Piero Gilardi Gimignano / Beijing / in the initiative Jose Guerrero con Aerocene Foundation, Les Moulins / Habana Sigalit Landau Berlin Mostra permanente del Paola Anziché Masbedo Agenzia Lane d’Italia, Ricamo di Tavarnelle, El Anatsui Elena Mazzi Biella Canonica di San Pietro Salvatore Arancio Lucy + Jorge Orta Archivio e Collezione in Bossolo Antonio Blanco Michelangelo Pistoletto Durini, Bolognano Museo Civico della Bureau Baubotanik Janis Rafa Cittadellarte - Paglia, Signa (Hannes Schwertfeger Oliver Ressler Fondazione Pistoletto Pinksummer e Oliver Storz) Tomás Saraceno Onlus, Biella Contemporary Art, Mario Cucinella Pascale Marthine Tayou Fondazione Centro Studi Genoa Rä di Martino Ari Versluis & Ellie Piero Gilardi, Turin Sheila Hicks Uyttenbroek SUSTAINABLE THINKING Fashion designers Flavia La Rocca Hoh Pabissi Paul Andrew for Salvatore Ferragamo Lilla Pápai for Wyhoys Nathalie Ballout Christopher Raeburn for RÆBURN Alberto Brandoli for Progetto Quid Maria Sole Ferragamo Cangiari Salvatore Ferragamo Romina Cardillo for Nous Etudions Mats Rombaut for Rombaut Luisa Cevese Adriana Santanocito and Enrica Arena (Orange Fiber) Lucía Chain for CHAIN for Salvatore Ferragamo Maria Cornejo for Zero+Maria Cornejo Cameron Saul and Oliver Wayman for Bottletop Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah for Studio 189 Laura Strambi Eileen Fisher Matteo Thiela Javier Goyeneche for Ecoalf Angus Tsui Tiziano Guardini and Barbara Mugnai Hellen van Rees Sylvia Heisel for Heisel Andrea Verdura Shinichiro Ishibashi for KUON Bethany Williams Stella Jean Matteo Ward, Victor Santiago and Silvia Giovanardi Katie Jones for WRÅD SUSTAINABLE THINKING Companies that Stefano Panconesi Maglificio Ripa S.p.A. Prodotti Alfa S.r.l. contributed to Ereena Manifatture Italiane Rifinizione Santo the supply of Felice De Palma S.n.c. Scudieri S.r.l. Stefano S.p.A. sustainable fabrics Filatura C4 S.r.l. Mapel Solvay and materials for Filpucci S.p.A. Maeko S.r.l. Tessuti Sinterama S.p.A. the exhibition Filz Torino Feltri S.n.c. & Filati Naturali Tessitura Serica A.M. FLOCUS™ Marchi & Fildi Taborelli S.r.l. Ananas Anam Fratelli Piacenza S.p.A. Mectex S.p.A. TINTEX Textiles Asahi Kasei Corp. Frumat S.r.l. mYak Torcitura Lei Tsu S.r.l. Brunello S.p.A. Fulgar S.p.A. Nuova Fratelli Boretti Trevira GmbH Camira Fabrics Green Line S.r.l. Vegea S.r.l. Clerici Tessuto & C. Gruppocinque S.p.A. Orange Fiber S.r.l. Chiara Vigo S.p.A. Iluna Group S.p.A. Organic Cotton Villani Leonello S.n.c. Casa Clementina di Lanificio Bisentino Colours Sissi Castellano e S.p.A. Pozzi Electa S.p.A. Introduction According to the Brundtland Report of 1987, the term “sustainability” defines humanity’s ability to “meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of for future generations to meet their own”, which means that it represents a condition of development capable of ensuring future standards of living comparable to those of our day. It is clear from this definition that this “human ability” represents a global challenge, which can only be addressed by significant, well structured, and all-encompassing actions. Not only does this vision concern production methods, but it also implies greater attention to the environ- ment as a whole: the energy used, the amount of waste, the choice of raw materials, and workplace health. All these elements imply the need for a holistic approach, in which anthropocentrism no longer threatens the preservation of resources and the ecological balance of our planet. However, considering that the human viewpoint is inevitable, this balance must be re-established and main- tained in accordance with the central position of people, with a view to the quality of life, work, and relations within a fragile and threatened ecosystem. It therefore appears that a new way of thinking is increasingly necessary and urgent at all levels, a process stemming from an aware and shared way of thinking, capable of creating new strategies for devel- opment and coexistence. The project The Sustainable Thinking project will propose, from April 2019, exhibitions and collateral initiatives involv- ing Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence and other public institutions in the city, with the aim of suggest- ing reflections on such an important theme for the future and a shift in paradigm, at least in the world of fashion, art and architecture. Actually, many artists are following this direction. Some of them have focused on the restoration of a more attentive relationship with nature, the use of organic materials, the need for the creative reuse of materials (upcycling), or the relationship between nature and technology; other artists stress the importance of a col- lective commitment to rethinking society as a whole. Architecture is increasingly committed to designing and constructing buildings capable of limiting envi- ronmental impacts and takes into account ecological principles and sustainable development. The fashion industry, for its part, has been aware of sustainability as a positive challenge for some years now, not only through the experimentation of a new generation of young designers, but also through the inno- vative choices of well-established brands in the luxury industry, in order to respond not only to consolidated consumer needs, but also to offer new opportunities for responsible innovation to its selected and interna- tional customers. Research is leading to the development of new ecological and performing materials and to the improvement of production processes so as to reduce water and energy consumption, the use of toxic substances and the generation of waste, which is very high in this industry. For the Salvatore Ferragamo brand, investing in sustainable development means believing that the use of in- novative materials, the bond with the local community, and the attention for the environment and people are key to success. It is perhaps the
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