The brilliant Jewels of Bulgari go on display in San Francisco
Though the venerable jeweler Bulgari opened its first shop in Rome in 1884, it wasn't until the decades following World War II that the house developed what would become known as the "Italian school" of jewelry design, reinterpreting forms both Greco-Roman and Renaissance. Those influences and numerous others are evident in "The Art of Bul...
Ride in the USA. Dainese e l'Italia oltre oceano
Venerdì scorso sono andato alla re-inaugurazione del Dainese D-Store a Costa Mesa, nel cuore della famosa Orange County qui in California. L'occasione era di quelle importanti perché il negozio pilota di Dainese è stato completamente ridisegnato e segna il primo visibile cambiamento voluto dalla nuova proprietà del gruppo. All'evento erano...
All-Electric 3D Printed Made in Italy Superbike Unveiled to US Market
By Mauro Battocchi Last night at the Wingtip Club in San Francisco, a new feat of Italian engineering was introduced to the American public. Introducing the Energica Ego: the world's first all-electric superbike. Manufactured in the Italian racing heartland of Modena, the Ego represents a leap forward in innovative motorcycle design with...
The Luxury Marketing Council Shines at the Italian Consulate
by Nickolas Marinelli It was like a Chamber of Commerce mixer on steroids. Representatives from some of the most exclusive providers of Italian luxury products and services gathered at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco to mix and mingle with each other, and with those for whom champagne wishes and caviar dreams are a way of life. &nb...
Battistoni celebrates 70 years of dolce vita with an LA flagship store
by Chiara Beghelli "When we get to Rome, I'll buy you a jacket in a fantastic place, at Battistoni's," said Jude Law to Matt Damon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," a film that revels in the dolce vita of Americans in Rome in the 1960s. It's a dolce vita that unspooled not only at the cafè tables of Via Veneto but in the boutiques of Via Cond...
Month of Italian science
A series of meetings with Italian scientists and scholars in the South West of the US and an exhibition on research and technology for the new lifestyles September 4 - October 2, 2013Los Angeles, Italian Cultural InstitutePasadena, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryIrvine, University of California Italians in SpaceConversation with Italian...
Dick Marconi: On being Numero Uno
If the name Dick Marconi does not ring a bell, then his accomplishments surely will. Race car driver, humanitarian, artist, and the co-founder of a billion dollar nutrition business. Most would be satisfied in accomplishing one or two of Dick's achievements-but not Dick. For as amazing as this list may be, you get a sense when talking to h...
Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum
L'ICE organizza la partecipazione alla manifestazione Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum che si terrà inCalifornia, a San Diego, dal 1 al 4 novembre 2012.L'evento è dedicato a tutti i comparti della filiera edilizia con particolare riferimento ai materiali da costruzione ed ai rivestimenti.Gli USA restano un mercato di sbocco pri...
TARGETTI GROUP Announces Launch of New U.S. Headquarters – TARGETTI USA
TARGETTI GROUP announces new operations in the U.S. that will operate under the name TARGETTI USA and led by U.S. Business Development Manager, Marie Paris. TARGETTI USA headquarters will be located in Costa Mesa, California and will offer a full line of U.S. approved products from both TARGETTI and DuraLamp brands available via TARGETTI USA sales...
Columbus Foods Meets Salami Growth with 55,000-Square-Foot Expansion of Hayward Production Facility
Columbus Foods has broken ground to expand its existing Hayward, Calif., salame curing and processing facility by an additional 55,000 square feet. Set to be completed by July 2015, the new building will boast drying capacity for 23 million pounds of salame for the company, a venerable San Francisco Bay Area institution that has been bring...
Outgoing Ducati North America CEO Dominique Cheraki
by Jason Fogelson Dominique Cheraki has been with Ducati for over 18 years, most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Ducati North America (DNA). Beginning January 1, 2016, he will transition to the position of Ducati Network Development Director at Ducati's headquarters in Bologna, Italy. Jason Chinnock, most recently Marketing...
Milano-Silicon Valley, le nuove vie del design digitale
di Maria Teresa Cometto Che cosa succede se si mettono insieme i creativi ed artigiani italiani con i creativi e gli ingegneri della Silicon Valley? Dal mix fra bellezza e abilità manuale del made in Italy e le nuove tecnologie come la stampa 3D può emergere «la nuova economia della bellezza», sostiene Piero Bassetti, animatore della Giann...