Salone Internationale Del Libro Torino 2012

The appointment with the Salone returns every year in May at Lingotto, the famous Fiat plant with the spiral ramp and roof-top test track, a masterpiece of industrial archaeology. Designed between 1915 and 1922 and admired by Le Corbusier, since 1985 it has been transformed by Renzo Piano into an exhibition, conference and commercial centre.

From the 100,000 visitors and 553 exhibitors of 1988, the Salone has grown to the current 300,000 visitors and over 1,400 exhibitors. In 2008 there were 3,889 accredited journalists from 875 different publications, 9,870 minutes of coverage on radio and TV, 4,730 articles in the press.

Its strength is founded on three well-balanced identities. The Turin Salone is, in fact, an important commercial showcase, an immense bookshop and a cultural festival all in one.