82 research outputs found
Loris Cecchini: monologue patterns
No full textintervista a Loris Cecchini, artista che ha partecipato alla mostra ZA
Diagrams, Technology and New Materials: The Scientific Nature of Loris Cecchini's Artworks
No full textAfter a brief introduction about the artistic career of Loris Cecchini (Milano,
1969), the text is based on the conversation with the artist about the scientific
side of his work. Profound scientific and technological research plays an
important role at the design and production level of Cecchini's work, especially
in the choice of materials to use, and the technology adopted to assemble
the various parts of the body of the sculpture. Moreover, science seems in
some way to influence the very foundation of his work: diagrams and frameworks
reminiscent of chemistry or biology characterize many of his sculptures,
as well as the way they interact with the space containing them. Even
if the artist does not consider the character of his work as purely scientific,
he thinks that, in a decidedly empirical way, science enables him to explore
a wider territory, bringing together natural complexity and artificial systems,
subject and language. Cecchini in his answers describes places, exhibitions,
reading activities and scientific theories that were very important to him,
which struck a deep chord with him, influencing his work and showing his
interest in the world of science in its broadest sense
Le parole del design. 150 lemmi tecnici liberamente scelti
No full textDa Affordance a Vetro Float, il volume illustra il significato di centocinquanta lemmi scelti perché illustrano tecnologie innovative o lavorazioni artigianali che rischiano di perdersi; perché legati alla gestione ambientale o alla proprietà intellettuale; perché raccontano nuove strumentazioni o attrezzi quasi scomparsi; perché restituiscono una classificazione esaustiva di prodotti diversi o perché fanno riferimento alle nuove frontiere dell’infinitamente piccolo. Più il mondo si complica, si globalizza, si dilata, più è necessario che i linguaggi siano univoci e comprensibili, senza perdere in ricchezza, così - strettamente tecnici o più di scenario - i centocinquanta lemmi contenuti nel volume restituiscono il significato delle parole e le loro connessioni che formano la fitta rete alla base del fare e del comunicare il design. Un sapere puntuale di supporto a nuove immaginazioni, che dalla carta stampata può portare al web con una chiave di ricerca in più. I lemmi sono introdotti da un saggio iniziale di Cecilia Cecchini che fornisce una riflessione sul tema della trasmissione delle conoscenze nel campo del design nell'epoca contemporanea e da uno di Felice Ragazzo relativo ai mutamenti in corso nel campo delle tecnologie e delle conseguenze prodotte in seno al design.The more the world expands and becomes complicated and globalised, the more languages need to be comprehensible and universal, whilst retaining their complexity and linguistic richness. Thus, the 150 terms in this book – which are either strictly technical or more generally associated with the field – restore the meaning of words and their associations, aspects that form the dense network that lies at the heart of communicating and practising design.
They were chosen by the author for various reasons: because they illustrate either innovative technologies or artisan skills that we risk losing forever; because they describe either new instruments or tools that have almost disappeared; because they are associated with environmental management or intellectual property; because they reinstate an exhaustive classification of various different products, or because they refer to the new frontiers of the infinitesimal.
This book provides accurate information that can even lead from the printed page to the Internet, tackled with greater technical awareness, allowing us to choose wisely from the infinite amount of information available online.
Listed in alphabetical order, the terms are preceded by the author’s analysis of how knowledge is imparted in the field of design, particularly focusing on the changes induced by the technological acceleration of recent years. There follows an essay by Felice Ragazzo on the relationship between design, technology and science.
The book was chosen by the 2013 ADI Design Index. As it soon sold out, it was reprinted in 2014 (the cover of the attached PDF is that of the 2014 edition, which is identical to the original edition except for the note announcing its selection by the ADI Design Index)
La Giovine Italia
No full textSergia AVVEDUTI – Enrica BORGHI – Pierluigi CALIGNANO - Gianni CARAVAGGIO - Alice CATTANEO - Loris CECCHINI – Claudia LOSI – Federico MADDALOZZO - Sonia Piedad MARINANGELI e Elisa PLACUCCI - Andrea MASTROVITO – Andrea MELLONI - PERINO & VELE – Gabriele PICCO – Alessandro ROMA – Francesco SIMETI – SISSI - Diego SOLDÀ Francesco SPAMPINATO
The impact of EC-92 on developing countries'trade : a dissenting view
No full textMost benefits of the European Community (EC-92) program will probably not come from marginal changes in trade flows. Those changes are important to European policymakers, but are of remote interest to developing countries. The main threats to developing countries are the diversion of investment funds to EC countries and continued external barriers, especially nontariff barriers. The EC expects higher growth and lower prices as a result of EC-92. The net effect on developing countries of the removal of internal trade barriers depends on the country's income and price elasticities with the EC. Current estimates suggest the effect will be small. If new external barriers emerge, or if EC-wide barriers replace national barriers, EC firms may collaborate more with large US or Japanese firms. None of these developments will improve developing countries'trade in manufactures and services. Investment in EC countries may increase to meet the extra demand, growth, or trade diversion resulting from EC-92. This could lead to increased investments in developing countries but given heavy indebtedness in developing countries, is more likely to divert investment funds, thus limiting their future production and growth. Technical standards in EC-92 may also be tougher than national standards in member countries, which could hurt developing country exporters. Is"Fortress Europe"likely? The EC Commission says no, but the Community's record is not good.Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT,Trade and Regional Integration,Trade Policy
A Treebank-based Approach to the Supprema Constructio in Dante’s Latin Works
No full textThis paper aims to apply a corpus-driven approach to Dante Alighieri’s Latin works using UDante, a treebank based on Dante Search and part of the Universal Dependencies project. We present a method based on the notion of barycentre applied to a dependency tree as a way to calculate the “syntactic balance” of a sentence. Its application to Dante’s Latin works shows its potential in analysing the style of an author, and contributes to the interpretation of the supprema constructio mentioned in DVE II vi 7 as a well balanced syntactic pattern modeled on Latin literary writin
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