After being awarded an honorary degree in Global Business Management from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore on May 11th, 2023 in Piacenza, Giorgio Armani decided ...
Commitment to
new generations
Giorgio Armani has long been committed to supporting, promoting and giving visibility to young, emerging creative talents with a passion for fashion, design, cinema and photography, from all over the world.
Collaborations with the Academic World
Dialogue with universities and schools helps create opportunities for learning, exchange and growth for students and emerging talent. Initiatives in this area include collaborations, scholarships and educational activities.
To encourage and support young people engaged in creative research, Armani/Silos has since 2016 collaborated with the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano, fostering opportunities for learning and dialogue.
The exhibition spaces host tours and lessons for students from the Politecnico di Milano, while also welcoming students enrolled in international training workshops and involved in professional courses and master’s degree programmes.
The collaboration between Armani/Silos and the School of Design further strengthens the longstanding connection between the designer and the Politecnico di Milano, a relationship that led to the conferment of an honorary degree in Industrial Design in 2007.
In 2021, the Armani Group collaborated with SDA Bocconi on the “Managing Circularity in Fashion & Luxury” project, aimed at identifying different circularity options for the reuse ...
To celebrate the Emporio Armani show in London and the reopening of the new store in 2017, Giorgio Armani partnered with the British Fashion Council to ...
To mark One Night Only Beijing 2012, Giorgio Armani presented 15 special dresses dedicated to China. He also met with some students from the Academy of Arts & ...
In 2008, before receiving the first Global Fashion Leadership Award from The Museum at FIT’s Couture Council, Giorgio Armani met with students from the Fashion ...
Since its opening in 2015, Armani/Silos has welcomed students, researchers and enthusiasts alike, offering opportunities for in-depth exploration through visits, educational activities and free access to its digital archive, dedicated to consultation, study and research. A space for knowledge and dialogue across generations, where Giorgio Armani’s creative heritage continues to provide inspiration and invite reflection.
Support for young talent
Over the years, the Group has promoted initiatives dedicated to young professionals and emerging talent, hosting activities and contributing to projects that encourage visibility, experimentation and exchange between generations.
About Future
Following initiatives giving space to young people in the fields of fashion, cinema and photography, Giorgio Armani turned his attention to architecture. To mark Milano Arch Week 2019, a collaboration was established with the Politecnico di Milano’s School of Architecture, leading to the About Future project, a collective exhibition of about fifty of the most significant designs produced for the school’s graduate examination of students and young graduates.
Italian Panorama
The Photo Vogue Festival 2018 was celebrated with the Italian Panorama project, a collective exhibition showcasing some of the most original young names in Italian fashion photography.
2017 saw the launch of the Armani/Laboratorio project, a film training workshop for young people selected through an open call.
Within Armani/Silos, nine leading figures from the film industry took on the role of mentors, guiding and supporting their pupils in the creation of a short film. For each discipline, a primary mentor worked alongside a student in training, fostering the sharing of knowledge and the transmission of a cultural and artistic heritage of excellence across generations.
Between 2013 and 2017, Giorgio Armani personally committed to supporting the new generation of young talents, opening the doors of his Armani/Teatro to host runway shows of some of the most promising designers, a clear, tangible move in support of Italian fashion and creativity.
During the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Giorgio Armani presented the world premiere of the project Films of City Frames, a series of short films made by students from some of the world’s leading film schools using Giorgio Armani Frames of Life eyewear as a perceptive filter.