Chiara Scarpitti

Chiara Scarpitti, 1983, Italy.
 
Education:
2012/2015  Ph.D International Doctorate in Design at Second University of Naples, IT
2014  Researcher at Waag Society Institute of Art Science and Technology, Amsterdam, NL
2007/2010 Master’s Degree in Fashion Design at Politecnico of Milan, Milan, IT
2003/2006 Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design at Second University of Naples, Naples, IT
2010/2011 Advanced Textile Workshops at Fondazione Roberto Capucci, Florence, IT
2009/2010 Apprenticeship at GianCarlo Montebello Body Ornaments, Milan, IT
2007 Course of High Formation in Jewellery Design, Politecnico of Milan, Milan, IT
2004/2006 Apprenticeship at Studio Riccardo Dalisi, Naples, IT
 
Awards (selected):
2016 Honourable Mention Triple Parade, Tianjin/Beijing, CN
2016 Premio Leonardo for the PhD Thesis “Postdigital Design”, Quirinal Palace, Rome, IT
2013 Winner Preziosa Young, Le Arti Orafe, Florence, IT
2012 Honourable mention Cominelli Foundation Award, Salò, IT
2011 Finalist Enjoia’t Award Student, FAD, Barcelona, ES
2011 Winner The Best of Bijoux, Preziosa Magazine/Macef Fair, Milan, IT
2009 Shortlist IJA Italian Jewellery Award, Naples, IT
2008 Second Prize Taking the tradition into the future, feat. Vivienne Westwood, Milan, IT
 
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 Ushabti, Oh My Blue Gallery, Venice, IT
2013 FormaFantasma + Chiara Scarpitti, Galleria Paola Verrengia, Salerno, IT
2012 Chiara Scarpitti, Galerie Beeld&Aambeeld, Enschede, NL
2012 Chiara Scarpitti, ExpoArte Smykkedesign, Oslo, NO
2012 Phylogenesis, Plart Design Foundation, Naples, IT
2011 Reaction Poetique, Universal Forum of Cultures, Naples, IT
2010 Cecinestpasundenous, ManiDesign Gallery, Naples IT

Group Exhibitions (selected):
2017 Gioielli all’Italiana, Italian Institute of Culture curated by Bini Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2017 ImagoMundi, MADRE Museum, Naples IT
2017 Fluxus. PostDigital Jewelry, Corporea Museum, Città della Scienza, Naples IT
2017 Triple Parade, GAUGUIN Gallery, Beijing, CN
2016 Origin Fair, curated NJAL Not Just A Label UK, Unica Fair, Milan IT
2016 Sieraad International Jewellery Art Fair, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Triple Parade, SHENGXI Art Museum Tianjin, CN
2016 Aureus Feeling Italia - Chile, Creativity Gallery, Turin IT
2016 JOYA International Jewellery Art Fair, AGC Space, Barcelona, ES
2016 Dreamers. Progetti e Visioni di Moda Contemporanea, MEF Museo Ettore Fico, Turin IT
2016 Dialoghi AGC - JJDA, Museum of Mediterranean, Livorno | Oratorio San Rocco, Padua IT
2016 OhMyBlue Jewelry Collection, Oh My Blue Gallery, Venice IT
2016 W. Women in Italian Design, Triennale Design Museum, Milan, IT
2016 Cominelli Foundation Permanent Collection, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, IT
2015 Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial, Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, CN
2015 LOOT. MAD About Jewellery, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
2015 Il gioco delle diversità, Officine Saffi, Milan, IT
2015 Jewels! Gioielli Contemporanei, Atelier Daniela Gerini, Milan, IT
2015 Divieto di Caccia, Creativity Gallery, Turin, IT
2015 Dialoghi AGC - JJDA, Jewelry Museum of Kofu, Ishikawa, JP
2015. Dialoghi AGC - JJDA, Institute of Italian Culture, Tokio, JP
2015. Omaggio a Donatello. Premio Internazionale Mario Pinton, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, IT
2015. NJAL for Dubai Design District”, Dubai, UAE
2015. La Matiére du Bijou, Galerie Maitre Albert, Paris FR
2015. Plastic Days”, MEF Museum Ettore Fico, Turin, IT
2014. Origin Fair, curated NJAL Not Just A Label UK, Vicenza Fair, IT
2014 Surface, Museum Filangieri, Naples, IT
2014 I’mperfect, PAN Palazzo delle Arti, Naples, IT
2014 Il gioiello si mette in posa, Creativity Gallery, Turin, IT
2014 Cominelli Foundation Award, Permanent Collection, Fondazione Cominelli, Salò, IT
2014 Exploring Textile Jewellery, Bini Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2014 Diatom De-Science”, Città della Scienza, Naples, IT
2014 La Frontera, The Houston Center for Contemporary Art, Houston USA
2014 Circuits Bijoux, Auction House Audap Mirabaud, Paris FR
2014 La Frontera, Art Gallery at Indiana University, Kokomo USA
2013 Inhorgenta, selected for Brand New!, Munich, DE
2013 Gift・Ed, Mano Gallery, Taipei City, Taiwan TWN
2013 Papallona/Mariposa/Butterfly, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Granollers, ES
2013 Venice Design Rings, Venice Design Week, Venice, IT
2013 Filo RossoxParis, Agatha Ruiz de La Prada Boutique, Paris, FR
2013 La Frontera, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2013 Preziosa Young, Preziosa Contemporary Jewellery, Museo Marini, Florence, IT
2013 La Frontera, Museum Franz Meyer, Mexico City, MEX
2013 Quite Quirky, Diana Porter Gallery, Bristol, UK
2013 Ring Party, Ca’ De Ricchi, Treviso, IT
2013 Preziosa Young, The Art Gallery in Legnica, Legnica, PL
2013 Filo Rosso, Contemporary Jewellery Biennal, Taktil Gallery, SL
2013 Preziosa Young, Inhorgenta, Munich, DE
2012 Cose In/Possibili, PLART Design Foundation, Naples, IT
2012 DMY Design Fair, Berlin, DE
2012 Close, Mineralogical Museum, Vico Equense, IT
2012 Particules Nuit, Galerie MariaClara Art Point, Brussel, BE
2012 Cominelli Foundation Award, Cominelli Fondation, Salò, IT
2012 Tendence Fair, selected for Talents, Frankfurt, DE
2012 Pglassfactory, Most FuoriSalone Science Museum, Milan, IT
2012 Sieraad International Jewellery Art Fair, Amsterdam, NL
2012 La via dell’imperfezione, TrendTradition, Florence, IT
2011 Sexy, Legnica Gallery Jewellery Festival, Legnica, PL
2011 JOYA International Jewellery Art Fair, Barcelona, ES
2011 Venice Design Week, Sala Leonardo, Venice, IT
2011 Artisanal Intelligence, Alta Roma, Palazzo Congressi, Rome, IT
2011 Sieraad International Jewellery Art Fair, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Premio Internazionale Mario Pinton, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, IT
2011 Lumina, Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, IT
2011 Xtremelyordinarydesign, Padiglione Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Milan, IT
2011 DesignersBlock, Ventura-Lambrate, FuoriSalone del Mobile, Milan, IT
2011 Mediterraneo, Natural History Museum, Livorno, IT
2010 Cominelli Foundation Award, Cominelli Fondation, Salò, IT
2010 Filo Rosso, Contemporary Jewellery Biennal, Museum of Modern Art Ugo Carà, Trieste, IT
2010 Macef Fair, selected for Designer Club, Milan, IT
2009 Luminaria 01, light installations in the ancient center, Naples, IT
2009 DAS European Creativity, Romadesignpiù, ExGil, Rome, IT
2009 Reaction Poetique, Manidesign Gallery, Naples, IT
2008 Luminaria 0, light installations in the ancient center, Naples, IT
2008 Connections, Agu gallery, Lubiana, SL
2008 New play in Art, Heller Garden, Riva del Garda, Brescia, IT
2008 Filo Rosso, Contemporary Jewellery Biennal, Museum of Modern Art Ugo Carà, Trieste, IT
2008 Taking the tradition into the future, feat.Vievienne Westwood, Spazio Flos, Milan, IT
2008 Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, IT
2007 Made in Italy for China, RomaDesignPiù Scuderie Palazzo Rispoli, Rome , IT
2007 Ars Ornata Europeana, Design Center, Manchester, UK
 
Collections and Acquisitions:
Cominelli Foundation, Salò, IT
Plart Design Foundation, Naples, IT
 
­­Teaching Experience, Lectures and Writings (selected):
2016 at present. Teaching at Tarì Jewelry Design School (ita/eng), Caserta IT
2015 at present. Teaching at IED MODA Jewelry Department (english), Milan IT
2015 at present. Collaborator at the Department of Design DICDEA, University of Campania, IT
2016 Book: Design e Delitto. Critica e Metamorfosi dell’oggetto contemporaneo (Accusa e Risposta - Chapter 3 with F.La Rocca) ita/eng, Franco Angeli, Roma
2016 Talk Tavola Rotonda Gioiello Contemporaneo Dialoghi, curated by M. C. Nalon, Padua IT
2016 Talk Unconference at D.RE.A.M FabLab, Città della Scienza, Naples IT
2016 Workshop/Exhibit Materialize your Dreams, Futuro Remoto – Città della Scienza, Naples IT
2016 Lecture and paper Transmedial practices on the border of organic presented at Making Research in Design Conference, IUAV University, Venice, IT
2016 Book: Innovazione e Utopia nel Design Italiano (chapter introductions 1/2/4 with F.La Rocca) Redesign Press, Roma
2014 Presentation Paper at A Matter of Design STS Conference, Politecnico di Milano, Milan IT
2014 Talk Body Ornament, curated by M.L.Frisa, F.Vacca e G.Monti. Fiera di Vicenza, Vicenza IT
2014 Paper New visions in the manufacturing design. Jewels as Multiples. Conference SIM - Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, Lisbon, PT.
2013 Paper “The practice of making as a speculative research”, 5° International Forum of Design as Process Advanced Design Cultures Conference, Guadalajara, MEX
2013 Coordinator workshop with C. Riccoboni Gioielli Come Multipli Museo del Bijou, Cremona IT
2013 Presentation Paper at Design Matters Conference, IUAV University, Venice IT
2012 Lecture/Workshop Nuove Artigianalità nella Moda, Accademia di Belle Arti, Naples IT
2011/2012 Teaching assistant Master Degree in Design e Comunicazione, Second University of Naples IT
2009 Teaching assistant Master Degree in Fashion Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan IT
2008/2009 Teaching assistant and Masterclass coordinator, Master Degree in Fashion Design Politecnico di Milano (Consorzio Oromare project), Milan, IT
 
Memberships:
2007 at present member AGC Association of Contemporary Jewellery, IT
2017 at present member SID Italian Design Society, IT
 

PLART Design Foundation, Naples, IT
Oh My Blue Gallery, Venice, IT
Alternatives Gallery, Rome, IT
Creativity Gallery Turin, IT
Galerie Beeld&Aambeeld, Enschede, NL
Bini Gallery Melbourne, AU