Following the success of the first PROGETTI inCOMUNE meeting, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, starting at 2:30 PM, the Garfagnana Innovazione center (Gramolazzo, Minucciano – LU) will host the Local Bauhaus Festival: a public event dedicated to the promotion of inner areas through sustainable innovation, creativity, and the enhancement of local communities.
The initiative is part of the European project Bauhaus4MED (B4M), under the Interreg Euro-MED (2021–2027) program, inspired by the core values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): sustainability, beauty, and inclusion, aiming to imagine new futures for Mediterranean regions. Regione Toscana, as project partner, places particular attention on inner areas, promoting co-designed solutions based on people’s real needs.
The festival will feature talks with international guests, the awarding projects, a traditional folk performance, and a communal aperitivo. It will be a celebratory moment and an opportunity for exchange among institutions, citizens, researchers, and students.
PROGRAM OF THE LOCAL BAUHAUS FESTIVAL
- 2:30 PM – Participant registration
- 3:00 PM – Institutional welcome
- 3:30 PM – Introduction to the New European Bauhaus by:
- Prof. Giuseppe De Luca and Prof. Giuseppe Lotti – University of Florence (DIDA)
- Besnik Mehmeti – ANCI Toscana, coordinator of the Horizon 2020 project “Designscapes”
- 4:00 PM – Presentation of the Bauhaus4MED project and activities by Regione Toscana
- 4:15 PM – Presentation of the Digital Stone Project by:
- Stefano Coiai – CEO of Garfagnana Innovazione
- Jon Isherwood – President of the Digital Stone Project
- 4:35 PM – Award ceremony for the Top Five student projects
- 5:10 PM – Folk theatre performance by the company Il Canto del Maggio
- 5:40 PM – Farewell aperitivo
The projects presented on Saturday, May 10, during the PROGETTI inCOMUNE initiative and currently on display at Garfagnana Innovazione, were developed by students from the Design for Sustainability course (DIDA – UniFI), based on an in-depth analysis of the real needs of the Minucciano area. This co-design process began in November 2024.
It is still possible to vote for your favorite project or propose your own idea on the platform b4m.space or in person at Garfagnana Innovazione, until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 10.
The event is organized as part of the Bauhaus4MED European project, through the collaboration of the Regione Toscana, the Municipality of Minucciano, the Department of Architecture (DIDA) of the University of Florence, and Garfagnana Innovazione.
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