(February 23, 2017) Today’s the overture, at the Italian Institute of Culture in Prague, for a selection of the winning works of the 2016 edition of "Jewelry New Design". The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, University and Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. "New Design" (www.new-design.it) is a young project. More than eighty art schools from all over Italy have joined this initiative, which in 2016 was focused on gold working, with which the Ministry of Education, University and Research and the schools to give young talent the opportunity to express their creativity. Now in its seventh edition, "New Design" is an alternative to the teaching curriculum, a new way of combining school and research, drawing inspiration from traditional Italian inventiveness and ingenuity. In this edition, the competition has expanded its horizons and after having made stops in the picturesque setting of the Venice Arsenale has pointed directly at the heart of Europe: Prague. (Red)

ABOUT / THE EVENT

The evening was attended by the leaders of the Ministry of Education Edvige Mastantuono, Francesco Branca, Caterina Spezzano, Rocco Fiano, Achille Valenti with the teacher Francesca Borghero, and a representative of the winning schools: the art schools "A. Vittoria" and "F. Depero" of Trento-Rovereto with Professor Mariagrazia Brunelli and students Roberto Piffer and Silvia Florenzano; the art school "Selvatico" in Padua with Professor Maria Rosa Franzin and students Alice Biolo and Andrea Gambato; the institute "Cellini" in Valenza (AL) with Professor Patrizia Grugni and students Pietro Boz and Matteo Pugliese. During the mission in Prague the Italian delegation was able to confront the Czech counterparts, who have been shown the project for future partnerships.