-Constellations suggest an identity for the future-

OSAKA, May 16, 2025 /ANSA=Kyodo JBN/--

A starry sky representing harmony between nature and fate is the idea that developed into the visual strategy promoted by the Puglia Region for Expo 2025 Osaka.

The objective is to explore the concept of ‘Puglia gains Space’ which aims to bring fresh know-how and visions to the region in order for it to present itself as a new centre of research and innovation within the Blue Space Economy

“We have presented the Italy of innovation, an Italy that throws its heart over the fence and looks at the stars, doing it effectively”, explained Rocco De Franchi, who is in charge of institutional communication, because “we have represented and taken many companies from Puglia operating in the aerospace” sector, something that was “probably like a mirage” a few years ago but is today “a very solid reality”.

The use of fresh constellations to form the word Puglia suggests a regional identity eyeing the future, with solid roots in its history but with a regard fixed on space and technology.

The octagon represented in the constellation evokes the 13th-century Castel del Monte, one of Puglia’s most iconic sites.

The structure acts as a bridge between Earth and Cosmos: the octagon is an intermediate form between the square (the Earth) and the circle (the Sky), representing a connection between the material and spiritual worlds.

“The Pavilion of the United States is exclusively focused on the themes of aerospace and satellites”, De Franchi went on to say. And the “Puglia Region has allowed the Italy Pavilion to respond promptly, with effectiveness and also with a very important image of the future that becomes reality thanks to the activity of companies from Puglia co-funded by cohesion funds, European funds and all the strategies of investment and of attraction of investments which the Puglia Region has implemented over the past few years”.

Source: Apulia Region