Graphic Days® In the City: 31 events curated by 60 organizations including design studios, associations, and local artists
In the city 2025
May 9th and 16th, 2025
Visual Design
The project
A calendar of appointments spread throughout the city and structured in two evenings, May 9 and 16, 2025, within the framework of the Graphic Days® festival; the appointments are curated by local design studios, but also schools, galleries, associations and represents a window on the eclectic nature of Turin’s creative scene.
May 9th
Cenisia, Centro (City Center), Crocetta, Pozzo Strada, Quadrilatero, San Salvario
May 16th
Aurora, Barriera di Milano, Borgo Vittoria, Settimo Torinese, Vanchiglia
Aris, Bellissimo S.r.l., Bianco Tangerine, Bottega Botanica, Calibro zero, Camera di Commercio di Torino, Calli.gra.ture, CARACOL, Chiara Allione, Ciao Discoteca Italiana, Claudia Gobbi, Collettivo Freeco, Comitato per l’Imprenditoria Femminile, Costadoro, Cripta747, DANT Studio, Dario Quatrini – Ghiacciolo Press, Denso Creative, Design Studio, Eggers, Enrico Fabbri Adhoc srl, Federica Zancato, GentiliLab, Guido Persico, HERMAN STUDIO, Il Cerchio e Le Gocce, ILLO, ILLUSTATION, Imperfect, Irene Falsone, Kave Home, Laboratorio di Incisione e Disegno Belfiore, Laboratorio Zanzara, LIQUIDOSTUDIO, Luciano Federighi, Marcopolo, Memefattori, Memissima, Ottavia Ciambrelli, Pangramma, Pier Carlo Tozzi, Pressato Coffee and Books, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, Selva Creative Studio, Senza Futuro Studio, Simpol., Sixeleven Srl, SOLIDO COLLETTIVO, Spazio Costanza, Spazio Iaia, STØV Vintage Furniture Design, Taleggio, Tembo, Torino Pride, Truly Design Studio, Ultraleggeri buone abitudini stampate in 3d, UNPAE, Vetro Editions, Vincenzo Molinari, Wworks Design Build, Zero.
On Friday 9 and 16 May, Graphic Days® transformed Turin into a widespread stage with In the City, two evenings that enlivened the city with 31 events curated by 60 organisations, including design studios, associations and local artists. Exhibitions, talks, performances and workshops offered the public the opportunity to enter the places where Turin’s visual communication is born, crossing neighbourhoods such as San Salvario, Barriera di Milano, Vanchiglia and Crocetta, until reaching the municipality of Settimo Torinese.
The numbers
31 appointments
10 neighborhoods in Turin
1 Municipality outside Turin
31 locations
60 design studios, associations and artists
4000 people
Itinerary 1: Collaboration
Portraits, signs and graphic interventions were interwoven thanks to the participation of the audience, resulting in works in continuous transformation. An exploration of collaboration as a shared gesture, capable of generating connections, shared imaginaries and new possibilities.
Studios: Calli.gra.ture, Denso Creative, Imperfect, Simpol., Spazio Costanza.
Itinerary 2: Inclusion
Design became a language for interrogating identity, gender and inclusivity. Through images, words and visual narratives, reflections on feminism and representations emerged, revealing the communicative power of design in generating awareness and transformation.
Studios: Calibro zero, Collettivo Freeco, Pangramma, Scuola Internazionale di Comics.
Itinerary 3: Relationship
Relationship was investigated as a space for dialogue with self, other and emotions. Between visual and performative languages, the works opened up reflections on identity, affect and emotional connection, inviting the audience to an intimate and shared discussion.
Studios: CARACOL, DANT Studio, Senza Futuro Studio, Wworks Design Build.
Itinerary 4: Language
Love was explored through multiple languages, including irony, visual codes and pop culture references. Affective symbols were transformed into participatory and original experiences, capable of activating new looks and unexpected connections.
Studios: Eggers, LIQUIDOSTUDIO, Marcopolo, Dario Quatrini.
Itinerary 5: Graphic design
An intimate and humorous look at the daily routine of the creative profession unveiled habits, passions and oddities that define the designer’s work. Between talks and workshops, the audience was invited to reflect on the practices, values and imaginaries that shape the profession.
Studios: Bellissimo S.r.l., GentiliLab, ILLO, Sixeleven Srl, Tembo, Truly Design Studio.
Itinerary 6: Connection
Connections between people, languages, technologies and environments have guided a pathway that interweaves natural and artificial. Immersive experiences opened new perspectives on the way we inhabit the world, suggesting hybrid and conscious visions of the present.
Studios: Adhoc srl, Ciao Discoteca Italiana, HERMAN STUDIO, Il Cerchio e Le Gocce, Laboratorio Zanzara, Selva Creative Studio, STØV Vintage Furniture Design.
Altri progetti
