Master classes made in Italy
On October 3, at the site of the Unified Center for Entrepreneurship, with the participation of representatives of the government of St. Petersburg and Italy, the opening of the third block of training master classes from Italian specialists in the fashion industry took place.The events are held within the framework of the project St. Petersburg – international Center of the fashion and Light industry » and the educational project «Meetings of world fashion industry experts with the design community of St. Petersburg ».
Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Consumer Market of St. Petersburg Elgiz Kachaev welcomed all the gathered designers and students of specialized institutions at the already traditional master classes and seminars from Italian guests: "This project is very deep and serious and is gaining momentum every day. We must do everything to make St. Petersburg an interesting cultural environment that people from the regions and from abroad would like to come to. Our task is to create such conditions that Russian designers find all the opportunities for their creative incarnations here!»
Lev Kuznetsov, Director of the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Center for Development and Support of Entrepreneurship" , also welcomed the guests and noted that the CRPP carefully monitors feedback on the results of the events.
The Honorary Consul in the Russian Federation of the Marche region (Italy) Renato Barchiezi also said welcoming words: "I would like these master classes to provide conditions for cooperation between those who make and those who invent, that is, between designers and manufacturers. As long as this opportunity exists, I will hold our seminars here, because St. Petersburg is the cradle of culture and beauty.
Head of the International Department of the Russian Union of Creative Workers of CultureNatalia Kovaleva together with Renato Barchiezi presented training for beginners and already experienced Russian designers at the Academy of Fashion and Design "Polyarte", Italy. Renato Barchesi stressed his interest in helping to create a bridge between Italian and St. Petersburg representatives of the fashion industry. Together with the government of St. Petersburg and Italy, we managed both to achieve loyal conditions for training Russian designers in Italy, and to organize training in St. Petersburg with fashion industry teachers from Italy. The academy's certificate is recognized all over the world, and its students receive practical training in collaboration with foreign designers and craftsmen, learn to create joint collections and participate in joint fashion shows. Natalia Kovaleva noted that manufacturers of Italian factories are interested in cooperation with Russian manufacturers and support the import substitution program.
The Academy's Winter Collections 2018 program is designed for designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs working in the light industry sector, and is aimed at the import substitution support program. The event is full of open master classes and presentations, screenings and video lessons, the purpose of which is to exchange experience between manufacturers and expand partnerships with the Marche region (Italy).
Photos provided by the organizers.
