IDI2025 Italian Design Icons, 10th Edition: Design for a Better Life

Anna Gai; Silvia Albano; Giancarlo Di Marco

IDI2025 Italian Design Icons, 10th Edition: Design for a Better Life

Anna Gai
, Silvia Albano^*
, Giancarlo Di Marco^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Eastant Communication and Events

Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival

Abstract

Co-organisation, together with Anna Gai (GM of Eastant Communication and Events), of the Sino-Italian design exchange event IDI2025, 10th edition, Shanghai, attracting nearly 50,000 participants (on-site and online) and involving 51 institutional, academic, and industrial partners/participants.
With "Design for a Better Life" as its core theme, IDI2025 aligned with XJTLU's strategic focus on entrepreneurship, advanced technologies, sustainable design, people-centric design, and community engagement.
We curated the Academic Organisation, providing several opportunities for lecture delivery, workshop organisation, PBR projects, and industry connections.

Original language	English
Media of output	Physical / On-site
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2025
Event	IDI Italian Design Icons 10th Edition, Event and Exhibition - Shanghai 2025: Design for a Better Life - 800 Show, No.800 changde Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China Duration: 19 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZCaNBH0hlXcx_2uz8_B4XA

Keywords

Design
Entrepreneureship
Advanced Technology
Sustainable Design
Community Engagement
Academic Organisation

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IDI2025 Italian Design Icons, 10th Edition: Design for a Better Life. Gai, Anna (Author); Albano, Silvia (Author); Di Marco, Giancarlo (Author). 2025. Event: IDI Italian Design Icons 10th Edition, Event and Exhibition - Shanghai 2025, 800 Show, No.800 changde Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China.

Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival

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IDI2025 Italian Design Icons, 10th Edition: Design for a Better Life

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IDI2025 Italian Design Icons, 10th Edition: Design for a Better Life

Abstract

Keywords

Other files and links

Research output

iGUZZINI VR: Virtual Booth

Activities

iGuzzini Project + FabLab Promo

TALK 14: Beyond Earth: AR-Enhanced Solutions for Space and Manufacturing

Beyond Objects: Crafting the Anatomy of the Italian Lifestyle

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