Rare 1967 Ferrari convertible sells for record $30m at auction
The Los Angeles Times reports the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spyder's price was the most paid at auction for the Italian carmaker anywhere in the world. The auctioneer last night opened the bidding on the sports car – one of only 10 in the world - at $10 million but it rose to $16 million after the first bid at the two-day sale held by RM Aucti...
In Italia non ci credono, 500 Startups sì. Oggi iWaboo cresce il 100% l’anno, in Silicon Valley
E' una delle startup italiane emergenti nella Silicon Valley. Fondata a Milano nel 2012 da Ivan Marandola, IWaboo è stata una delle società più applaudite al recente Demo Day di 500 Startups, l'acceleratore e fondo d'investimento con sedi a San Francisco e Mountain View. Un successo che ora sta sfruttando per il round di finanziamenti appe...
Lapo Elkann does custom cars for L.A. Art Exhibit, talks tech and personalization
Lapo Elkann is spending the summer in California exploring what he loves most: cars and customization, plus technology and entertainment. On Saturday night, he showed off his latest project: two custom cars he brought for Adam Lindemann's art exhibit, "Piston Head II: Artists Engage the Automobile." The show, which opened at Lindemann's Venus gall...
Il made in Italy a Castro
Alfio Patanè, 45 anni siciliano doc, ha aperto a San Francisco nel cuore di Castro, una boutique italiana dedicata all'abbigliamento maschile: Alfioboutique (www.alfioboutique.com).Il negozio è al secondo piano di una piccola palazzina e si accede prendendo una scalinata privata esterna che porta direttamente nel cuore di questo appartamento. Il la...
Italian-Made Alcantara Takes Center Stage At L.A. Auto Show
Alcantara, the Italian-made luxury material used to outfit the interiors of the world's most prestigious cars, was featured on a wide variety of new vehicles at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. Lamborghini, Porsche and Audi were among the many import car makers who dressed their new-car interiors with Alcantara, while Dodge and Lincoln w...
Italian native speakers for Analytical Linguist position in Santa Clara
Lionbridge is looking for Italian native speakers located in USA for their projects. The open position is Analytical Linguist, please see below for more details. If anyone is interested and available for this project, they should contact jobs.tampere@lionbridge.com. The location of the project is Santa Clara – California and it will start...
Marinucci, Google alla genovese Così si conquista la Silicon Valley
Un genovese ha conquistato la Silicon Valley, dove si elabora gran parte dei progetti del futuro; la sua storia è stata scelta ome esempio di grande successo italiano all'estero. Nel 2013, l'anno della cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti, nasce il progetto "Primi dieci Society". L'iniziativa premia dieci storie diverse, ma sempre...
Il Celebre Architetto Piero Lissoni in Visita a San Francisco
Per celebrare 10 anni di collaborazioni durature e l'impegno a portare il meglio del design contemporaneo a San Francisco, lo showroom DZINE ospita in questo mese il celebre architetto e designer Piero Lissoni in occasione della mostra "1:1 Piero Lissoni". La mostra multimediale, che è stata inaugurata il primo settembre e durerà tre setti...
Hollywood Walk of Fame Italian Style
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is well known throughout the world but not many people know who was behind the scenes creating the famous pink stars that catch our eye as we walk down Hollywood Boulevard. The man with careful attention to details was Bill Paternostro. Whenever the various artists, whether from a television, movie, or singing ba...
Maroni negli Usa: ad aprile missione Lombardia nella Silicon Valley
Dopo la visita il mese scorso del presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi, il presidente della regione Lombardia Roberto Maroni annuncia che volerà nella Silicon Valley la prossima primavera per studiare modelli di business e innovazione utili allo sviluppo delle aziende italiane. "Torneremo a New York l'8 aprile e andremo anche in Californi...
One-on-one with Elena Manferdini: Bolognese engineer-turned-designer in L.A.
by Valerio Viale Elena Manferdini, acclaimed architect and designer, grew up in Bologna, capital of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. Somehow the urbanistic eclecticism and theatrical quality of the landscape, made of medieval towers as well as a vast web of porticoes, must have tickled Elena's imagination. However, her upb...
M.gemi Brings Italian Luxury To Los Angeles With Its First Ever Pop-up shop
When: June 22, 2016 Wednesday 10:00 AM (daily until 30 Jun 2016)Where: The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, California 90036 M.Gemi, the direct-to-consumer luxury footwear brand that unveils new, handcrafted Italian shoes every single Monday, is kicking off the summer season with its first ever pop-up shop at The Grove. The pop-u...