From the 1st to the 9th September returns, with the Patronage of the Municipality of Forte dei Marmi, Forte Design Week, the prestigious event born to create a dialogue between the Design world and the most glamorous tourist resort in Italy, which has always been a flagship in dictating new trends.
Promoted by Patrizia Grigolini, born from the intuition of Daniele Basso and curated by Francesco Tursini, Forte Design Week aims to promote young talents based on the elegance and timeless refinement of the proposed projects. Where innovation is concrete, quality is real and perceived and where good taste and culture can express unobtrusive but discrete luxury, made of substance.
An opportunity to experience Design as a system of excellence able to increase Knowledge, Competence and Culture, in a territory that enjoys a unique position between sea and land, to create an annual event of great media and public appeal , national and international. A new global point of reference for the Design sector itself.

Several product designers which, for the occasion, will present their projects at “Il Fortino” in the heart of Forte dei Marmi.
The chosen talents will also have to get involved by interpreting an important character that has marked the history of Forte dei Marmi and Versilia, exporting Italian style and elegance in the world, the lawyer Gianni Agnelli. Among the selected designers we mention Valeria Cifalà and the HIGOLD outdoor products, sponsor of the event, designed by Pininfarina and the Swiss designer Nicolas Thomkins whom will dialogue with the world of Contemporary Art represented by the artworks of Massimo Corona, Emily Clementine, Aleandro Roncarà and Antonio Franchi: represented by Hysteria Art gallery.
In addition to the exhibition at “Il Fortino”, in the exclusive and prestigious Augustus Hotel & Resort will be presented Onda collection by Pininfarina for Higold and the sculptural works Coke Its Me by Daniele Basso and Omaggio a Capocolonna by Giuliano Giancotti.
The event reconfirms itself to be an exclusive moment in which to develop new collaborations and creative energies, drawing inspiration from the beauty to welcome excellences of the world in a unique and exclusive way, combining in the center of Forte Dei Marmi and in the different locations involved, even on the seafront , cultural and social activities, with glamorous and innovative moments. Opportunities to present visions, projects and products in the splendid setting of Versilia, capitalizing on the historical link between the world of high society and the intellectual avant-garde, a world-famous icon of the imagination of Forte Dei Marmi.

INFO/PHOTO COURTESY: Forte Design Week