STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABST48

DISCIPLINARY AREA
History of applied arts

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
History of design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical

This course aims at providing a comprehensive, in-depth overview of the history of Italian design; it is meant as a narration, through images and links, to make the students understand the intangible values expressed by the contemporary design culture through the work of avant-gardes and individual authors.

This course is made of a single module of 6 CFA credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of Italian design in the 20th Century, as well as of the contemporary age trends

• Develop understanding and knowledge of the historical, artistic and cultural roots of the Italian design culture and, more in general, of the Italian System, with particular reference to the economic, cultural and production aspects

• Relations between art and industry in Europe

• Mechanization and Taylorism in the U.S.A

• Futurism and metaphysics

• Design in republican Italy

• The Masters of Italian design

• Industrial transformations

• New technologies, tradition and innovation

• Design in post-industrial economy and globalization

• The crisis of complexity

• New perspectives

This is a theoretical course. Didactic activities may include:

• Front lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools for detailed study

• Classroom debates and presentations

• Individual study and research

• Exercises and revisions

• Field trips

Assessment is based on the overall competence of the students and may include:

• Oral exam

• Written exam

• Submission of papers, projects or research work

Further details on specific tests can be provided by the professor during the course. Assessment criteria include commitment, active participation and personal growth of the students during the course.

All bibliographic details will be provided by the professors during the course. A lot of the referenced material, together with other in-depth study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.