Friday

Lectures and workshops

2011-Current
Design lecturer at the “Ecole Europeenne Supérieure d’Art de Bretagne”.
Co-founder of the design research program : "Design en Transition".

2008-2011
Conferences and workshops at the Earth Day festivals, in Okinawa, Japan.
(xalaia‘s concepts, locally sustained economies, peak oil and Transition Towns).

Co-organized Permaculture workshops in Okinawa with The Japan Permaculture Center and the Japan Transition organization. (Organic culture, sustainable architecture and landscape design).

Developed a program to raise environmental consciousness through art with the Okinawan board of education. (Research, land art, lectures, workshops...).
The experience was communicated to various schools and the program adopted by teachers.

Led an eco-design class at the International Design Academy and at the Okinawan University of Arts in Okinawa, Japan.

2007
Held workshops and gave lectures at the Okinawan University of Arts about design and local culture identity. Organized design contests and directed design programs with young Okinawan designers, commissionned by the Okinawan Prefecture and the Naha Traditional Craft Center in Okinawa, Japan.

2006

Conducted a one year design course at the Okinawan lacquer-ware center.
Gave lectures about “design and traditional crafts” at the Okinawan crafts research center in Okinawa, Japan.

2005
Conducted a one year design course and held weekly workshops at the Okinawan construction
company SHINYO aiming at defining the Okinawan Design identity and the company’s corporate image in Okinawa, Japan.

2004

Lectured about his art research projet "HOMEWEAR" at the Hangaram Design Museum of Seoul, Korea.

2001

Held courses at Mitsubishi chemicals in Shikoku, Japan. Communication in multi-cultural business environment.

2000
Gave conferences presenting the results of his design research at the artiste residence Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto, Japan.

1996-1999
Assisted Aldo Cibic in lecturing interior design and creativity at the Domus Academy of Milan, Italy.

Assisted Aldo Cibic in helding workshops about Sustainable design and creation of services at the Polytechnic University of Milan.