My Experience of Studying in Italy
It is not easy to separate yourself from the comfort of the established life and shake it for some changes. However, I chose to and went to Florence to immerse the artistic side of me in the magical world of Italy. And here is why:
Why did I decide to study in Italy?
I have been longing to study in Italy since my first trip there when I was 10. Even though I have been dreaming about it, and from time to time, exploring my options, I never pulled the trigger until recently. It is never the right time, unless you just do it. So I just googled “Study in Italy”. I had a few criteria: It had to be ideally in Florence, the course had to be in english, and I wanted to focus on the furniture design. So my choice was FIDI (the Florence Institute of Design International).
What did I learn?
I had the amazing professors architects (Federico Grazzini and Leonardo Rossano) who guided me in the furniture design process focusing on the history of italian design and how it shaped the so known sophisticated taste of Italians. There were amazing trips organized to furniture manufacturers and museums. It is a priceless experience to learn about the furniture design process: starting from just an idea and seeing the final result in production. What a dream! And it would not be the reality if not for the talented architect Marc DiDomenico who founded the school.
Cultural immersion benefits.
With globalization it is hard not to be touched by the trends from all over the world. However, it is different when you experience them in person paring with the taste of local food and sunshine, and a different language. I made some amazing fun friends who are also talented designers and architects who I am looking forward to collaborating with in the future. They all came from different part of the worlds with different backgrounds (Mexico, Jordan, Russia), but we shared the passion, travelled and learned together and made the memories of a lifetime.
As a result, I have proudly completed the furniture design course, and my mind is full of Italian inspirations that I can not wait to implement in the projects I am working on.
