“A flower in San Servolo” in the wonderful park of the island accessible to all will have an organic shape inspired by a floral corolla and a structure designed with recycled organic materials (rice waste?) printed in 3D. “It will be a place of meeting and dialogue, where tradition and innovation blend in harmony with the environment,” explained Cucinella.

However, to see the Open air amphitheater (located on the southern side) completed, we will have to wait until next spring, when the VID will present it to the public, enhancing the continuation of the sustainable regeneration process already undertaken on the island of San Servolo, dotted with historic buildings, undergoing progressive restoration and reuse, energy efficiency (with solar panels) and refunctionalization for hospitality, but also numerous works of art and unexpected picnic areas scattered in the greenery.

This path of rebirth was possible thanks to the virtuous dialogue between public and private. And if the Metropolitan City of Venice has appointed the entrepreneur Simone Cason as sole director of San Servolo Servizi, an in-house company that manages the island, VID-Intermezzo was also an opportunity to inaugurate the Palazzina Scirocco_Pianca which, after a renovation carried out by Pianca (a company known for sustainable design, here also in the attention to the recovery of the original furnishing elements made in the Nineties by Fantoni) in collaboration with Pieces of Venice, now presents itself with its 35 new rooms available to the conference attendees who liven up the island all year round.

Each room is characterized by a wooden work made by Pieces of Venice, a company created by Karin Friebel and Luciano Marson, placed on panels covered with recycled fabrics Rubelli and protected by glass domes from the NasonMoretti manufacturer.

Also on the occasion of VID Intermezzo, which on the opening day also saw the lectio magistralis by sociologist Giampaolo Nuvolati entitled: “Flânerie nel design. Tra Genius Loci e memorie individuali”, the nearby Palazzina Grecale hosted the exhibition ‘Orizzonti dall’isola – un altro sguardo sul design’ organised by Venice Design Week, which saw internationally renowned designers, such as Gian Paolo Venier, collaborate with local artisans or meet the Bochaleri (traditional Venetian ceramists), and then the ‘Reborn Shapes’ project by the collective coordinated by Diana Zabarella, a skilful recovery of the waste from artisanal work in the lagoon transformed into new design objects.

The peculiarity of this Venetian October was precisely the collaboration between the two events.

For the first time, the Venice Design Week led by Lisa Balasso joined the VID – Venice Innovation Design, continuing its activities in various places in the city.

Museums, galleries, hotels, deconsecrated places of worship, concept stores and workshops, set up according to precise contents and programmatic paths (interior design, light design, jewelry design, outdoor design, meet the artisans), acted as a sounding board for the polyphonic voices of “Out of context”, the theme chosen for this 15th edition of the VDW, inaugurated in the Sala della Musica di Ca’ Sagredo Hotel, one of the most representative buildings of the city’s unique historical-cultural-architectural heritage.