The course of Light Design, for the academic year 2020/2021, will have as its theme the redevelopment of historical luminaires for urban lighting in Rome and will be held in collaboration with Areti, an Acea Group company that manages the distribution of electricity in the capital. The led technology, in recent years widely used in… Find out more
“Draw the future. Development, innovation, sustainability, beauty”: this is the theme of the 2020 edition of the Italian Design Day (IDD), the thematic review launched in 2017 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Farnesina in collaboration and with the support of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. Compared to… Find out more
The autumn session of RUFA workshops has just ended. From October 19 to 24, 2020, the students of the Academy met with experts in design, creativity and technology. The workshops, which the Academy offers to the students every year, generate an exchange of ideas, technique and experience that are handed down from professionals to the designers… Find out more
Martina Calanni‘s “Eureka” project won the first prize at the 2020 edition of the international competition “Bamboo Rush”, for the design of a bamboo design object. The coveted award was obtained “for having combined the basic traits in the philosophy behind the use of bamboo: the gestures of movement, the clean lines, the essentiality of… Find out more
At the end of the enrolment phase, the following places are still available for the first years of the respective courses: BACHELOR OF ARTS MASTER OF ARTS The available places will be reassigned by scrolling through the order of the candidates considered admitted and suitable for their respective courses in previous admission sessions. The registration… Find out more
With a different impact than in the past, but no less impetuous and interesting, the 2021 announcement of the Rometti Prize was launched. For the prestigious company it is a clear sign of continuity and commitment: since 1927 Manifattura Rometti, at its historic headquarters in Umbertide (Pg), has been making artistic ceramics, with the collaboration… Find out more
For the last phase of the Rometti Prize, the stage and the production of the design idea, we will unfortunately have to wait for better times. The continuing emergency from Covid-19 and the restrictions currently in force, do not allow the prestigious Umbrian manufacture to host the students in the company in complete safety. However,… Find out more
The 2020 edition of the Rometti Prize also continues under the sign of RUFA. The project by Design student Ilayda Caylan produced as part of the Product design course of the teacher Floriana Cannatelli, presented in recent months to the selection jury, is one of the 4 finalists called to compete for the coveted award…. Find out more
In recent months Staron, a company specializing in the production of “solid surfaces”, has launched a special design competition aimed at strengthening the theme of design and nature. The result is a truly intriguing contest, called “StaroNature“, which originates in the play on words between the brand name and the word nature. The aim of… Find out more
Antonio Scuderi, founder and CEO of “Capitale Cultura” and “ARtGlass”, with offices in Verona, Lugano, Monza, Rome, Catania and Richmond VA, will be a guest at the Wearable Technology lesson held by Professor Ely Rozenberg as part of the Design course, scheduled for Monday, May 25 at 2 pm. Not only students interested in the… Find out more
The call for proposals for the 2020 edition of the Rometti Prize dedicated to ceramic design has been published. The aim of the project is twofold: on the one hand to confront students with the difficulties that can arise from the transition from idea to realization; on the other hand to offer an original contribution… Find out more
“Le strutture del racconto” is the title of the talk that will take place on Wednesday, January 22, from 10 am in RUFA Aula Magna, Via Taro. The meeting, curated by teacher Fabrizio Verrocchi, is addressed to all students, but is particularly recommended for those who attend courses in Cinema, Graphic design, Graphic deign –… Find out more
Three projects to generate networks and synergies. At the meeting room of Lazio Innova, a stone’s throw from the Coliseum, RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts students presented their ideas for creating networks among the companies that participated in RO.ME Exhibitions last November. The aim of the initiative, called “Sprint Safari”, is to relate… Find out more
RUFA Pastificio Cerere in via degli Ausoni 7 will host a delegation from the Ceramiche Rometti group, who will meet with third year design students as part of a lesson given by lecturer Meltem Eti Proto. It will be the right opportunity to present the Rometti 2020 Award and officially present the recognition received to… Find out more
Wednesday, November 20, starting at 3 pm, as part of the lesson given by the lecturer Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi will be held a meeting with the architect Alessandro Ridolfi who, among the many activities completed over the years, has worked closely with the IBM group, creating the new business center located in Fiumicino. The “lectio”… Find out more
RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, with the project “Rome will tear us apart – Flâneur 2.0” exhibited from 25 to 27 November at RUFA Space via degli Ausoni 7, has joined the second edition of the “Festival delle Visioni di Videocittà“. Created by Francesco Rutelli, president of “Anica – Associazione nazionale industrie cinematografiche… Find out more
The Lazio Region, with the support of Lazio Innova and Spazio Attivo LOIC (Lazio Open Innovation Centre) Zagarolo has promoted a training project in the field of design divided into three different workshops called “Zagathon”, which deal respectively with the themes “food”, “wellness” and “cultural heritage”. These are intensive training courses that take place in… Find out more
Ely Rozenberg, RUFA lecturer of the Design course, is among the 10 winners of the “Maker Faire 2019”, with the awarding of the “MAKER of MERIT”. The awarding of the prize was based on the selection made by Ursula Pala, Overall Communication’s representative and manager of Maker Faire Rome. The winning project is PLAY QBO,… Find out more
Lodovica Losso participated to the formative stage in Manifattura in occasion of the Rometti Award 2019, winning the first prize in the competition. It’s an important award for RUFA Design student that presented to the compoany her project KHNUM, a rare vase that convinced for its design and originality. In addition to Losso’s project, a… Find out more
RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts has started a new collaboration with Scomodo, a reality founded in 2016 by a group of guys with the aim of developing a concrete reaction to that system of great failures that has characterized the reality of the city of Rome. Among the various initiatives that Scomodo is… Find out more