Italy in Bengaluru

Concluding a productive and forward-looking visit by Prime Minister to Rome.

Italy and India continue to strengthen a partnership built on friendship, trust and shared values.

Prime Minister Meloni and Prime Minister Modi agreed to elevate 🇮🇹 🇮🇳 ties to a Special Strategic Partnership, opening a new phase of deeper and more ambitious collaboration.

The visit included a meeting with President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, as well as discussions between Foreign Ministers and .

Both sides set a €20 billion trade target by 2029, launched a 2027 Year of Culture and Tourism, and advanced work on an Italian innovation centre in India, alongside IMEC and other initiatives.

Italy and India are entering a new era of closer cooperation🤝

A real pleasure to host Fabrizio Ceccarelli, Business Development Manager India at SIMEST, for an engaging meeting with local companies.

The session offered a valuable overview of the wide range of tools Italy provides to support Italian businesses throughout their internationalization journey: from the initial assessment for entering new markets, to expansion through direct investments, internationalization financing, export credit support and equity participation.

A sincere thank you to Fabrizio for sharing SIMEST’s expertise and for helping strengthen the dialogue with the business community in Bangalore.

Team Italia at Bengaluru! 🇮🇹🇮🇳

Great fun, top-notch organisation, a beautiful course, and 36,000 runners bringing incredible energy to the city.

Thanks to for a fantastic experience!

Meaningful cultural, academic and people to people focus in . Honoured to meet H.E. Archbishop Cardinal Anthony Poola. Delved into museology & heritage promotion

Addressed avenues of closer university cooperation with Vice Chancellor of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU): language courses, students exchange, talent mobility 🔑 pillars of 🇮🇹 🇮🇳 partnership.

T-Hub - 🌎 largest innovation campus & premier incubators (home to +2000 start-ups). Alongside it, T-Works – India’s largest prototyping centre for hardware innovation. And Genome Valley - leading hub for life sciences R&D, clean manufacturing, biotech, vaccine manufacturing, hosting +200 companies.

Amazed by the first-hand visits to Hyderabad’s dynamic IT & tech ecosystem. 🇮🇹 🇮🇳 set to build on a shared push towards ever closer synergies in science, technology, and start-ups.

Delighted to meet with Sridhar Babu Duddilla, Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, & Legislative Affairs.

Fruitful exchange on boosting investments, strengthening innovation-driven partnerships, and unlocking closer collaborations across tech & high-impact sectors - from IT, to auto, machinery, manufacturing.

From business & investments, to tech & innovation, cultural exchange, language promotion & university cooperation.

A productive mission to Hyderabad, Telangana, by Ambassador Antonio Bartoli, Consul General Giandomenico Milano & Scientific Attaché Marco Re further enhanced momentum in 🇮🇹🤝🇮🇳 ties.

Wrapping up our Italian Design Day with a thought-provoking panel discussion at the Science Gallery, followed by a cocktail reception to close the day.

Our sincere thanks to Antonella Andriani (VP, ), Federico Fraternale (Co-founder, & ), and Nicola La Noce (Co-founder, ), with thoughtful moderation by Smitha Zachariah (Founder, SZ Design), for an insightful and inspiring exchange.

Aligned with this year’s theme, “Re-Design: Regenerating spaces, objects, ideas, and relationships,” the conversation explored the essence of Italian design and its relevance in Southern India - concluding with an engaging dialogue with designers, architects, industry professionals, and enthusiasts.

We look forward to hosting more such meaningful conversations - stay tuned!

A fantastic turnout for ICONS of DESIGN exhibition launch and private viewing at Science Gallery Bengaluru

Part of Italian Design Day 2026, the exhibition was inaugurated by Consul General Giandomenico Milano alongside Simone Vago , sharing his family’s design legacy and remarkable collection - and announcing vago.com’s upcoming India launch (). Special thanks to Vago for generously loaning all the works featured in the exhibition from their private collection.

Curated by Antonella Andriani (VP of ADI ), the exhibition featured 10 iconic pieces by Compasso d’Oro–winning Italian designers and brands.

ICONS of DESIGN was open to the public 10-12 April, thank you to everyone who came by - we look forward to continuing to share and celebrate Italian design with you in Bengaluru.

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To kickstart Italian Design Day 2026 on 10 April, we hosted a lecture on “Sustainability and Technological Innovation in Fine Italian Design through the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award” delivered by , Vice President of the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, at Srishti Manipal Institute ()

Samskruthi Raj, Bengaluru representative of , presented higher education and scholarship opportunities in design, followed by student consultations.

The Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru, as part of Italian Design Day 2026, is pleased to present the *ICONS of DESIGN* exhibition in Bengaluru for a limited time only.

Discover iconic creations from renowned Italian companies that have shaped global design since the 1970s. From refined craftsmanship and elegant forms to innovative materials and visionary thinking - these timeless pieces redefined modern living and became true design icons. Today they continue to influence designers, inspire creativity, and have set benchmarks for generations.

Where: Science Gallery, Bengaluru
When: 10, 11 & 12 April
Entry: FREE

Don’t miss this rare showcase of Italian design excellence in Bengaluru!