Breadth of perspective is what connotes Open Source software. Open software, in fact, frees users from dependence on a single pro- ducer. It facilitates their learning and receives more support from the community, as well as enjoying a high level of integration.
What if this were also the case for educational experiences? The more a School opens up its horizon of reference, the more it gains the freedom to draw information from multiple sources, to learn from the community, and to better integrate into its target sector.
For Arsutoria, the workshop School, openness and permeability with respect to the industrial world, and not only, of footwear and hand- bags has always been a given, as the next pages show: participation in international workshops, competitions, fashion shows, visits to important names in fashion, such as Hugo Boss, in-depth classroom seminars held by renowned brands.
These are all opportunities for openness and growth for the students, who thus have the chance to add a set of experiences of incalculable value to their already rich course of study (sketching and drawing by hand and digitally of the product and its components, tools and methodology for building a collection, designing and prototyping models both by hand and computer, designing and making prototypes).
Yes, you will find that Arsutoria has taken the national and international stage in recent months, not so much to show off as to provide as ‘Open Source’ an experience as possible for its pupils.
