The first pieces of the NY Wheel arrive from Italy
It was a long journey by boat, but all eight pieces -- that once put together will form the four legs of the NY Wheel -- arrived at Brooklyn Marine Terminal. "The first major components of the Wheel are arriving," said New York Wheel founder and CEO Rich Marin at a press conference at Brooklyn Marine Terminal on Tuesday. "These pieces...
Staten Island and the Man Who Really Invented the Telephone
Sounds scratched from the urban streets or imagined for the world under the water are mixed with a story of both fact and fiction in Telettrofono, presented by stillspotting nyc on Staten Island. Sound artist Justin Bennett and poet Matthea Harvey used the inventor and Staten Island resident Antonio Meucci and the waterfront neighborhoods of St. Ge...
Zegna, Taconic buy Flatiron District building for $65M
The Italian family that's owned the luxury suiting company Ermenegildo Zegna for four generations and Taconic Investment Partners picked up an office building in the Flatiron District for $65 million. The Zegna family closed in June on 61 West 23rd Street, a seven-story cast iron building spanning just over 50,000 square feet, sources told The...
DEMO DAY for investors - NYC
MTB Winter 2013 BatchThe Italian Business & Investment Initiative, Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative and Mind the Bridge are pleased to present this startup demo day event for the media and technology industry onThursday May 2, 2013 at Intesa HQ New York.
Valentino thinks big for fifth avenue store
Valentino is making a major statement for current momentum and future growth - its largest flagship yet, set to open next year at 693 Fifth Avenue in the old Takashimaya Building says wwd.com. The 20,000 sq. ft. store with three floors of selling space as well as a basement, is the culmination of three years of sales increases for the brand, and ma...
ddc announces partnership with Italian craftsmen OIKOS, renowned color and plaster specialists
ddc has revealed its partnership with OIKOS, a company proving to be the industry leader in modern Venetian plaster. ddc is currently showcasing several OIKOS wall finishes in a new installation located at their 181 Madison Avenue Showroom location. OIKOS is known as being an innovator in color, they believe color and texture is fundamental in tra...
La gioielleria italiana celebrata in un documentario
By Beatrice Bondi La fine arte della gioielleria italiana si racconta nel documentario Master of Dreams. The Italian Jewellers, proiettato alla New York University venerdì 4 ottobre. Un film che svela cosa succede dietro le scene dei più noti brand del lusso di casa nostra. La gioielleria italiana è il risultato di generazioni di artisti e artigi...
Rosabianco has a roadmap to success
By Holly Dutton First-generation Italian-American sales agent Santo Rosabianco is quickly rising in the real estate ranks in New York City — and drawing on his Italian roots to help him get there. Rosabianco was born and raised in the south Brooklyn neighborhood of Bensonhurst, after his parents immigrated to New York City from a...
Première Vision: Tessuti ed accessori in mostra a New York
Inizierà il prossimo 13 gennaio a New York, nella nuova sede Pier 92, l'edizione 2015 di "Première Vision", la più importante manifestazione in calendario negli Stati Uniti dedicata a tessuti ed accessori per l'industria dell'abbigliamento di alto livello. "Première Vision New York" è una fiera di piccole dimensioni, ma di elevato contenut...
Italian star tapped for first New York residential project
Developer Soho Properties has tapped Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni to design the apartments and amenities at its new 45 Park Place. The luxury condominium development marks Lissoni’s first residential condominium project in New York. “While planning 45 Park Place it became increasingly important to not only conceive of a tow...
Gaetano Pesce unveils a new line of jewelry
by Tim McKeough Gaetano Pesce is no stranger to working with flexible resin. The Italian-born, New York–based architect, who has been producing provocative furniture and buildings for nearly half a century, has molded the material into vases that appear to be melting, off-kilter tabletop pieces, and asymmetrical chairs and tables with a so...
Datebook: Francesca Pasquali at Leila Heller Gallery, New York
Leila Heller Gallery in New York is hosting a solo exhibition displaying works of Italian artist Francesca Pasquali titled "Plastic Resonance" through October 22, 2016. The exhibition is the first US solo exhibition of Pasquali. The artist creates site-specific installations, wall reliefs and folded sculptures that bring to life organic fo...