As part of our Cersaie experience, we were treated to a Grand Design Tour of 7 of Bologna’s most contemporary art galleries. The event was sponsored by the Italian tile manufacturer Refin. The company worked with 7 renowned figures from the international art scene with backgrounds as diverse as architecture, design, art, music and fashion. Artists included: Sandra Bermudez, Lucio Dalla, Michele De Lucchi, Elio Fiorucci, Peter Halley, and Karim Rashid. Each contributed a avant-garde new design to Refin’s “Pareti d’autore” collection. New additions were unveiled at each of the galleries.

Walking from gallery to gallery underneath Bologna’s historic porticos made for an evening to remember.