Solutions-oriented designs by the Italian Architect Cardini
Department of Visual Communication Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) held “A Visual Frame / Her Mess, His Mess” titled workshop. Workshop’s guest for the 2019 fall semester was the Italian Architect and Designer Stefano Cardini. Cardini taught students and graduates of IUE Department of Visual Communication Design, how to come up with a solution-oriented design by using a two dimensional square or rectangular pieces of fabric throughout the two-day workshop.
The workshop also included concept production, where students select their own scenarios, identify the needs of the target user type, and create the first form of the product. Students, who used various materials and fabrics, in particular, presented their designs to a jury consisting of academic staff of Department of Visual Communication Design, and Stefano Cardini. The products of the workshop made up the first concrete preparations of the Department of Visual Communication Design, who plans to attend the Milan Design Week that will be held in April of next year.