Ligam, guidelines for a new systemic production model in the Monviso valleys

The thesis addresses the issues of sustainable development of small local businesses and their future linked to the creation of a furniture design company. This work is the meeting point of different needs, the need of small artisans to find new jobs to allow the development of their business, the desire to repopulate an area that in recent years has seen its population disappear and the hope of allowing new ways for young designers to emerge and establish themselves in the world of work. To support the success of the project, it was decided to directly involve small businesses and local artisan realities. The research question, on which the project focused, was to understand how the idea of ​​a furniture design company could materialize in the near future. By defining as key points a production based on a cluster of artisans, the support of a community and the desire to create competitive products on the market. After an initial territorial analysis, aimed at identifying the potential of the area and understanding its social fabric, the attention turned to the search for the actors to be involved in the project, with whom there were numerous moments of comparison during the development. The result of the work is the formulation of a series of guidelines to follow, both in the design and production phase of the products, and during the design and organization phase of the brand. In conclusion, the economic feasibility assessment was carried out, a tool that highlighted how the systemic structure at the basis of the entire study allows the success of the project.