Neither art nor design. The applied arts in Italy

25 years from the historical conference which took place in February 1995 at Triennale, the present intiative aims at exploring the discipline concerning applied arts within Italian art crafts, internationally known as 'decorative arts', an area which does not coincide with art, is far from industrial design nor can be regarded as equivalent to traditional artistic craftsmanship. The meeting has been inspired by Ugo La Pietra's recent book Fatto ad arte. Né arte né design, Marsilio/Fondazione Cologni, which will be offered as a gift to all visitors.