Italian design is supported by strong crafts-based industries – industries that are facing global competition. Dr Filippo Chiesa talks about his research in the region around Turin looking at 'problems of international competition on the Italian [regional crafts industries] clusters; and … on the different ways that Italian companies and policy makers are following to solve this problem'.

His work includes studying the needs of workers (finance, education, commercial network) and trying to set up policies to push this sector to grow and 'become a solid, competitive and international industry or network, of strong craftsmen'. Dr Chiesa studied economics in Turin, Paris and Oxford, with specialisation in the internationalisation of the Italian clusters in transition countries, and now works for the research company STEP. He has also worked for CIRPET, a Research Centre on Emerging and Transition Countries, based at the University of Turin.






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