marionannischolé

marionannischolé is the school of Fondazione marionanni ETS, the organisation Mario Nanni created to promote the culture of light through education, research and cultural initiatives. It is based in via Santo Stefano 94 in Bologna, in the rooms of the Museo Virgola, the space Nanni opened in 2023 after leaving Viabizzuno, the lighting company he founded in 1994 and led until 2022, where he continues his research and teaching.

The school trains what it calls scrittoridellaluce, writers of light: designers able to read and shape space through light instead of treating it as a technical appendix. Teaching brings the humanities together with the sciences, from philosophy, literature, history, cinema, theatre and music to art, physics and new technologies, and pairs them with practical workshops, on the premise that light is learned with the eyes and the hands, through listening, observation and work. Two paths are offered, the three-year progettarevocedelverboamare and the master viaggiandopercostruirsi, both built on learning by doing.