Category: Updates

Tuesday 3 December, starting at 6:00 pm, an appointment on RAI TRE with Geo & Geo: the documentary “Back to nature” will be aired, with the Biella expert Lucio Bordignon and the director from Cagliari Davide Mocci.

It is the fourth time that Lucio Bordignon is the protagonist of a naturalistic documentary broadcast by Geo & Geo: the first time he presented a documentary on the black stork, the second spoke of the custody of the natural parks and the third of the Biella Baraggia.

This time the theme is the environmental restoration of several ex-mines of the Minerali Industriali Group, of which Lucio is the coordinator of the restorations.

“In the work of Mocci – says Lucio Bordignon – we illustrate the restoration of vegetation on the lands stripped of the excavations, with the earth being re-sheltered through the laying of georetes, to avoid erosion. Then the sowing of the grass, by hand or with hydro-seedling, a special machine that sprays the seed together with liquid fertilizer. The mixtures of the seeds – specifies better Lucio – vary from area to area, to adapt them to different conditions. Where we want to favor butterflies and pollinating insects like bees, – continues the biellese expert of nature – along with the grass, wild flowers are also sown. After the grass, bushes and plants are planted. The arrangement of the vegetation is made to art, so that it can be useful for the settlement of wildlife, for example by recreating thorny hedges that can serve as a refuge for birds and small mammals. In the design, small ponds are also formed to host aquatic fauna. After a few years the environment is so well reconstructed that we no longer notice that in that place there was a mining activity“.

Davide Mocci wanted to highlight the importance of Bordignon’s training, born in the countryside following the distant knowledge handed down by his father Antonio and gradually perfected by adding the technical knowledge of modern naturalistic bioengineering. Lucio in turn taught his knowledge to his daughter Alice, an agronomist, creating a very united and productive team, both inside and outside the home. For this reason, the director considered it particularly significant to include some sections of Lucio’s life with his family while they take care of the vegetable garden, make wine and eat food from their land.

The closing ceremony of the Città Studi Academy was held yesterday, November 28 in the white room of Città Studi, with the presentation of attendance certificates to the course for the 11 women participating in the presence of the President of Città Studi, of the President of the Consortium Il Filo da Tessere and of the representatives of the Foundations supporting the project.

Representing an integrated structure to meet the needs of the Territory with regard to training is one of the mission of Città Studi Biella which carries out its activities with commitment and dedication and, where its mission also has a social implication, the value is certainly greater.

For this reason Città Studi wanted to fully support the project “Biella that works“, whose purpose is not only to try to reduce unemployment but also to support those who find themselves in more unfavorable positions than others.

The project “Biella that works” dealt with the job placement of women in difficulty, thanks to the concrete support of the Città Studi Academy, through the activation of an ad hoc mending course. The project was strongly supported by the Il Filo da Tessere Consortium and was financially supported by the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation and the Caraccio Foundation and saw its concrete realization in Città Studi.

The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Piedmontese Foundations took place on November 14th at the Sala Zegna of Casa Zegna, celebrating the entrance of Biella into the “Unesco Creative Cities” network.

To welcome the Presidents and Secretaries of the Piedmontese Foundations and their collaborators the President of the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation Franco Ferraris who did the honors telling the extraordinary story of the Biella textile industry and the elements of creativity at the base of the success of the city.

The location chosen for Ettore Olivero Pistoletto’s father, father of the most famous Michelangelo and recently enhanced in the exhibition “Father and son” is particularly evocative and appreciated.

To decorate the room the symbol of the Third Paradise that identifies Biella creative declined in flowers and images to witness a 360° Biellese creativity also in the field of hospitality. During the day, guests were also able to visit the Zegna Wool Mill, one of the most significant textile world excellence.

“Biella fully deserves the Unesco recognition – the President of the CRT Foundation Giovanni Quaglia commented to TG Rai’s microphones – the Piedmontese Foundations are happy to have contributed to this result which has brought to three the number of Piedmontese cities included in the network. Now we have to work united for new collaborations“.

President Ferraris was also very satisfied, proud of the work carried out by the Foundation that promoted and coordinated the project and the success achieved thanks to a cohesive team composed of the Municipality of Biella, Cittadellarte – Pistoletto Foundation and the Foundation itself, with the advice of the Bia Srl.

Saturday, November 16, Biella Creative City was broadcast on the RAI TG Itinerant.

During the first edition, broadcast at 2 pm, some of the protagonists of the Management Team who followed the candidacy path were interviewed. From the terrace of Palazzo Gromo Losa, Federica Chilà, head of the Communication Office of the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation, who recounted how the path “began with a great journey of the territory united towards a goal that seemed almost unattainable” from Pollenzo to Paris Biellese excellence has shown itself in all its beauty. “In this journey the contribution of the Pistoletto Foundation with Maestro Pistoletto was indispensable, as well as having donated the symbol of the Third Paradise which is the symbol of the candidacy”. This is just the beginning of a journey.

Then the mayor Claudio Corradino spoke: “The whole territory, without exception, worked towards this goal. […] Biella is a beautiful city and must be made available to our nation. Trains and motorways will be one of the next goals of my mandate as well as ensuring that work is carried out in Biella also thanks to the UNESCO circuit because the history of textiles, our excellence, we must transform into work. ”

In the 7.30pm edition, the live broadcast was made from the Literature and Industry Prize, and for the occasion Carlo Piacenza, President of the Industrial Union of Biella was interviewed.

On Friday 15 November, a special edition of Il Biellese was released, consisting of 48 pages!

What is he talking about? The wonderful candidacy path and its protagonists, therefore of the whole territory!

Now it is available online: https://ita.calameo.com

After the promotion of Biella as a UNESCO Creative City, the mayor Claudio Corradino wrote a letter to the citizens.

Here is the complete text:

Dear citizens,

with great joy and enthusiasm I have the pleasure of sharing with you all the results achieved by our city. Yesterday Biella received the title and officially joined the UNESCO Creative Cities network. It is a historic result, the result of teamwork and we aim to transform it into a driving force to turn the spotlight, with international relevance, on our city. As happened in rare other occasions, having made a network among all the actors of the territory has opened up unexplored prospects: ever since I decided to run for mayor of Biella, together with my team, we unanimously maintained that this was a road right to go.

There are those who believed in it from the first phase, and it is right to share the result obtained today with the outgoing administration and the mayor Marco Cavicchioli. The result also goes to reward the institutional partners without whom the City of Biella would not have been able to build this path, starting with the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation and Cittadellarte – Pistoletto Foundation.

Having reached the finish line must not be a point of arrival but must start what can be identified as the “Second phase”: being part of the Creative Cities means cooperating for a common goal. We will engage with a series of projects for the development and exchange of good innovative practices, to strengthen participation in cultural life and to integrate culture in sustainable urban development policies. Many have asked me about the benefits Biella will have in being a UNESCO Creative City: we will have the spotlight pointed with implications in terms of tourism and collaboration in the search for innovative solutions for the territory. The development of this path will lead to a very specific result: it is an attempt to create work and increase the territorial GDP.

Together with Biella, Bergamo also entered the Unesco network, to which we congratulate. The other Italian cities that have already won the title are Bologna for Music, Fabriano for Crafts & Folk Art, Rome for Cinema, Parma for Gastronomy, Turin for Design, Milan for Literature, Pesaro for Music, Carrara for Crafts & Folk Art and Alba for Gastronomy.

From today among these prestigious cities we can also officially add Biella. We must be proud of it. All together.

A warm greeting.

Claudio Corradino

MAYOR OF BIELLA