Recently, the faculty of the Department of Design and Architecture Fundamentals, the Institute of Architecture and Design, Lviv Polytechnic – Romana Motyl, Candidate of Arts, Associate Professor, Roksoliana Kvasnytsia, senior lecturer, and students of the Department of Design and Architecture Fundamentals – Anna Skytska, Yuliia Shtets, Yana Shtets and of the Department of Architectural Constructions – Kateryna Horbatiuk and Iryna Tabaka visited the Ecomuseo Delle Erbe Palustri, Villanova di Bagnacavallo, Italy. The event took place as part of the large-scale Emergency Design project, organized in cooperation with Vitaukr.italia.
During the academic mobility program, the participants, under the guidance of master Luigi Barangani (one of the last masters of straw weaving from Romagna), learned and mastered the basic techniques and materials used in weaving.
The young designers could use noble and biodegradable materials to support circular economy projects, and received certificates of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in creating designer products using straw and reed weaving.
During the visit, there was a meeting between Ukrainian and Italian participants of the Emergency Design – Design Rebuild Life project of the Milano Makers association, where both countries exchanged their experiences. The participants from Ukraine visited the International Museum of Ceramics, the mosaic workshop in Ravenna and gave an interview on Radio Sonora.
The scientific and practical works in the field of Design were presented at the international scientific seminar held at the Ecomuseo Delle Erbe Palustri, Villanova di Bagnacavallo, Italy. The participants shared best practices and experiences in the field of education and science that contributed to the development of professional skills and personal traits, as well as outlined ways of expanding cooperation with international partners.
