Complex Realities | IED Firenze

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13 May 2025 - 14 May 2025

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Multiple

Where

Florence - Italy

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A series of events dedicated to those who imagine design as a collective practice.

Garden Talks – May 13–14, 2025: Two days of ideas, dialogue and inspiration in the heart of Florence

Two days to meet, listen, share – and most of all – to break boundaries.

Garden Talks is about thresholds to cross: between disciplines, between visions, between ways of thinking and designing. It takes place in a theatre, but don’t expect a lecture. It’s a live, open, and fluid experience. A space where ideas move, take shape, and intertwine with others.

Professionals from the worlds of art, design and fashion bring with them diverse experiences, paths and languages. What unites them is the idea of open-field design – where barriers dissolve and contamination becomes a strength. Because today, to design means to listen, observe, and collaborate. It means building a vision rooted in the present and ready for the future.

Garden Talks is the right place to ask questions, gather inspiration, and hear from those who’ve already walked the path. And maybe realize the journey you were looking for already exists – and starts right here.

IED Firenze – Ex-Teatro dell’Oriuolo, Via dell’Oriuolo 31

May 13, 6:00 PM – followed by DJ set
May 14, 11:00 AM

With the participation of:

Leonardo Bigazzi – Curator and producer of artist films
Stefano Cipolla – Art Director of L’Espresso and Editor-in-Chief of Grafica Magazine
Sara Fortunati – Director of Circolo del Design
Maria Cristina Didero – Curator and Curatorial Director at Design Miami 2022
Arturo Galansino - Art historian and Director of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi
Federica Biasi - Designer and Art Director
Tiziano Guardini - Fashion Designer
Elisa Pervinca Bellini – Senior Fashion News & Sustainability Editor at Vogue Italia
Gentucca Bini - Creative Director/Fashion Designer
Raissa Pardini – Creative Director & Designer
Nico Vascellari - Visual Artist
Masbedo - Video art and installations

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13 May

From 18:00 PM to 20:00 PM UTC+1

ex Teatro dell'Oriuolo - Via dell'Oriuolo 31

Florence

Garden Talks

14 May

From 11:00 AM to 13:00 PM UTC+1

ex Teatro dell'Oriuolo - Via dell'Oriuolo 31

Florence

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