On June 14, the Local Bauhaus Festival comes to Minucciano: an afternoon of innovation, sustainability, and participation

Following the success of the first PROGETTI inCOMUNE meeting, the Local Bauhaus Festival will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, starting at 2:30 PM at the Garfagnana Innovazione Center (Gramolazzo, Minucciano – LU). This public event is dedicated to enhancing inner areas through sustainable innovation, creativity, and the promotion of local communities.

The initiative is part of the European project Bauhaus4MED (B4M), Interreg Euro-MED (2021–2027), inspired by the values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): sustainability, beauty, and inclusion. The goal is to imagine new futures for Mediterranean territories, with a special focus on inner areas, by promoting co-designed solutions based on the real needs of people.

The festival will feature talks with international guests, an award ceremony for student projects from the Design for Sustainability course at the Department of Architecture (DIDA) of the University of Florence, a theatrical performance, and a convivial aperitif. It will be a festive moment and a space for dialogue between institutions, citizens, researchers, and students.

Local Bauhaus Festival – Program

• 2:30 PM – Participant registration

• 3:00 PM – Institutional greetings

• 3:30 PM – Introduction to the New European Bauhaus

• 4:00 PM – Presentation of the Bauhaus4MED project and activities by Regione Toscana

• 4:15 PM – Presentation of the Digital Stone Project by:

  • Stefano Coiai – CEO of Garfagnana Innovazione

  • Jon Isherwood – President of the Digital Stone Project

• 4:35 PM – Award ceremony – Top Five Projects

• 5:10 PM – Theatrical performance by the company Il Canto del Maggio

• 5:40 PM – Farewell aperitif

The projects showcased on Saturday, May 10, and currently on display at Garfagnana Innovazione, were developed by students of the Design for Sustainability course (DIDA – UniFI). They stem from a thorough analysis of the real needs of the Minucciano area, as part of a co-design process that began in November 2024. This work is part of the participatory journey promoted through the PROGETTI inCOMUNE series of events, which fosters dialogue between universities, citizens, and institutions.

You can still vote for your favorite project on the platform b4m.space or in person at Garfagnana Innovazione until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 10.

The event is organized within the framework of the European project Bauhaus4MED, in collaboration with the Municipality of Minucciano, the DIDA Department of the University of Florence, Garfagnana Innovazione, and Regione Toscana.