Ducati revs higher with new NYC flagship dealership
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. In the automotive world, it’s an old axiom that still holds today. For Ducati’s (VOW.DE) factory racing team, a win earlier this month at its home Italian MotoGP was a brief respite for what has been a tough season for them. But, tough season or not, Ducati’s name and heritage means it will sell bikes, even in the lea...
Rosario Candela: Architectural Entrepreneur of Elegance
Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue in New York City need no introduction, but few may know the stories behind these streets and their buildings. In fact, while the imposing walls of the limestone apartment buildings that frame Central Park may feel like the very fabric of the city, these buildings are a relatively modern creation, less than 100 years old...
Call for Fantini Design Awards Entries
Fantini USA has announced its second annual Fantini Design Awards, recognizing excellence in kitchen and bath design throughout North America. The call for entries runs through July 15, 2018 and encourages architects, designers and developers inspired by water and passionate about Italian design to submit entries at www.fantiniusa.com/designawards....
Getting married? Company launches a pizza bouquet, boutonniere
If you love it so much why don't you marry it? Or maybe just get married with it? Pizza lovers, this one is for you. A pizza company has launched what it thinks might be the newest trend in wedding fashion: The coordinating pizza bouquet and boutonniere. Yes, this is real life. Villa Italian Kitchen, a quick-serve pizza joint often found in malls...
A New York anche l’elemento di arredo più cool è Made in Italy
C’era anche l’Italia la scorsa settimana a New York alla 30esima edizione della International Contemporary Furniture Fair una delle più importanti fiere internazionali del design di interni e del mobile, a cui prendono parte oltre 36.000 fra produttori, architetti ed esperti, distributori, grossisti. Tenutasi nei 165.000 mq. del Jacob K. Javits Con...
Franchising made in Italy: pronti a cogliere la crescita del mercato Usa
C'è anche una forte presenza made in Italy all’International Franchise Expo, in programma a New York dal 31 maggio al 2 giugno prossimi. L’evento conta oltre 20mila visitatori e 450 espositori e rappresenta il punto di riferimento dell’industria del franchising in Nord America. All’interno dell’esposizione saranno una decina le società italiane pre...
L'eccellenza manifatturiera trentina in mostra alla Icff di New York
Cresce la presenza del Trentino a New York. Nella settimana appena conclusa sei aziende manifatturiere della provincia di Trento, assieme a Trentino sviluppo e sotto l'egida dell’Agenzia Ice, hanno partecipato alla ICFF, una delle più importanti fiere mondiali del design di interni e del mobile, a cui hanno preso parte quest’anno oltre 36.000 fra p...
Design in Wonderland: le icone made in Italy e l’avanguardia sperimentale
Tra spazi di Archeologia Industriale come il The Terminal Stores building di Manhattan, il nuovo distretto della creatività di Brooklyn – Industry City – e i sofisticati design store in Madison Avenue e nel cuore di Soho, la cultura del progetto invade New York, in una dimensione del sublime che incanta e stupisce. La magnificenza dell’italian styl...
Rosario Candela, the Man Behind New York City’s Most Desirable Addresses
In the 1920s and '30s, architect Rosario Candela designed many sophisticated apartment buildings in New York that are still some of the most desirable addresses in the city. Opening May 17, “Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela” at the Museum of the City of New York is the first exhibition devoted to the masterful designer. Orga...
Ceramics of Italy a New York 2018
Per la 30ª edizione di ICFF – l’importante vetrina nordamericana dedicata all’architettura e al design internazionale, che si tiene dal 20 al 23 maggio al Jacob K. Javits Convention Center di New York – il padiglione Ceramics of Italy presenta gli ultimi progetti con le più innovative tecnologie della ceramica italiana. Organizzati da Confindustria...
Lauren Cecchi ’11, ’12, has passion for fashion
Lauren Cecchi’s future as a fashionista was sewed up by age 5, from crafting with her grandmother to dressing up in her mother’s “over-the-top” bridesmaid gowns from the ’80s. Even her favorite action figure, Marvel superhero Storm, was a style icon, with her flowing white mane and matching cape. Today the 29-year-old CEO and creative director of L...
Motorcycle Heaven Is a Place and It’s Located at Ducati’s New York Showroom
It’s fitting that Italian motorsports brand Ducati would open its newest showroom in SoHo, New York City, seeing as everything they do (including the newest 2018 bike models) is drenched in luxury and exclusivity. Global Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali was in attendance alongside Ducati MotoGP “team flag-bearer” Jorge Lorenzo for the grand opening op...