Welcome Design Workshop 2026

Crossover

The Welcome Design Workshops are back: following the online launch, from 14 to 18 September, the classrooms of the Cotonificio Veneziano will host seven workshops in which almost 200 design students will work together with faculty designers, in collaboration with seven partner organisations and companies.

OFFICIAL OPENING
Thursday 10 September, 3 pm

Institutional greetings
Alessandra Bosco / Coordinator of the bachelor's degree in Product, Visual Communication and Interior Design
Raffaella Fagnoni / Coordinator of the master's degree in Product, Communication and Interior Design
Marco Zito, Pietro Costa / WDW26 Scientific Curators

Presentations by the WDW26 designers
- Cesare Bizzotto / From Industrial Design with Tobias Nitsche for Aemme Technologies
- Elia Venturini with Alessandra Bubola for Alpi Rubinetterie
- Gabriele Schiavon / Lagranja with Matteo Bordignon for Bross
- Giulia De Benedetto with Serena De Mola for Formest
- Matteo Ragni with Pietro Lora for Twils
- Irene Trotta with Alessandro Rizza for Unità di missione Next Generation EU – MEF
- Alessio Caccamo with Carmelo Leonardi and Jessica Sette for Università Iuav di Venezia – “Material Literacy – Educare alle metamorfosi della materia” Research Project

LECTURE
15 September, 4.30 pm

Cotonificio Veneziano, aula gradoni
“The Day I Saw a Beautiful Chair”

Book presentation with Eugenio Perazza, author (Magis)

FINAL EXHIBITION OF RESULTS
Friday 18 September, 3 pm
Cotonificio Veneziano, first-floor classrooms

For further information and to follow the activities
IG @iuav_design | FB @iuavDesign | www.iuav.it

WDW26 is a project by
Università Iuav di Venezia
bachelor's degree programme in Product, Visual Communication and Interior Design
master's degree programme in Product, Communication and Interior Design

Promoted by
Fondazione Iuav and Fondazione di Venezia

With the support of
Aemme Technologies, Alpi Rubinetterie, Bross, Formest, Twils

With the patronage of
ADI Veneto e Trentino Alto Adige

Scientific curation
Marco Zito and Pietro Costa
with Gianni Sinni and Annapaola Vacanti

Graphic design
Luca Coppola / AUT

Video direction
Giacomo Carraro

Coordination and communications
Chiara Pagani

Social media management
Lara Migliori

Organisational secretariat
Silvia Guidolin, Rossella Marzano / Fondazione Iuav