VCUQatar Presents Italian Designer's Lecture Wednesday

Doha, March 24 (QNA) - Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar will present a lecture by Italian designer Giorgio Olivero titled 'Openness is the New Normal' on March 26, the university said Monday. Part of the Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series, the lecture is open to public and starts 6p at the VCUQatar Atrium. Recently, a novel combination of open hardware platforms, open-source tools, open licenses and digital fabrication machines have created a solid ground for the explosion of innovative projects and social innovation fuelled by the collaborative DIY ethos of 'makers' culture and new educational practices. One of the main enablers of this evolution is the open hardware platform Arduino. Olivero's experience as the project's creative director will provide an overview on the potential unleashed by matching openness with new practices in design. Giorgio Olivero is design director at TODO, a design studio and innovation consultancy based in Italy. His works embrace interactive experiences as main design medium, as well visual and strategic design. VCUQatar's Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series reflects the cross-disciplinary nature of the featured speakers who are representatives of excellence in creative and innovative thinking. (QNA)