“Marmomacc Meets Design” is one of the main items in the cultural programme of the 44th edition of the exhibition scheduled in Verona 30 September-3 October.

“Marmomacc Meets Design” this year welcomes its third edition and its objective is the development of projects using marbles and stones in collaboration with a selected group of companies alongside designers and architects well-known on an international scale, who will exploit the technological knowhow of these companies.

From “The lightness of marble”: a challenge to the gravity and nature of stone, to “Skin, Texture”: astonishing tactile quality and unexpected visual aspects, the topic for 2009 is “Hybrid and Flexible”.

The intention of this project is to merge materials, production processes, aesthetics, blend the mutability and metamorphosis of forms and styles and embrace the transformation of cultural and creative processes.

Such crossways approaches are acknowledged here as true moments in development, where design achieves a new synthesis between mechanical processes, technology, languages and attitudes.

The objective, then, is increasingly linked with the aim of upgrading the level of Marmomacc by focusing on innovation.

This third appointment is supported by thirteen leading companies in the sector and thirteen Italian and international designers and architects sharing professional and cultural dedication of the highest level.