Five Collectable Italian Cars That Aren’t Ferraris
by Yoav Gilad Ferrari has built some of Italy's most impressive machines. But a prancing horse badge isn't required for an Italian car to be simply incredible. Most of the cars that follow aren't inexpensive, but compared to Ferraris they are absolute steals. DeTomaso Mangusta: Mercedes-Benz doesn't have a lock on the gullwing market. No,...
Italian furniture seeks out new trade routes
by Giovanna Mancini This year could be an important one for Italian furniture exports, which should grow by 5% taking a step back towards pre-crisis levels. The conditions are just right: the strengthening of the dollar against the euro, driving sales not just in the United States, but also in the many other international ma...
Eggplant, Italian Style: 5 Summer Recipes
Eggplants–a splendid fruit characterized by a think oblong shape; glossy, deep purple exterior; and bitter, yet pleasant flavor—are a staple of la cucina Italiana. Everyone has more likely than not tasted a hearty parmigiana or a refreshing caponata at some point in their lives, so it's no surprise that many are quick to associate eggplant...
Top Ten Things You must see at EXPO 2015 in Milan
After Three months from it's opening the Expo 2015 in Milan has reached almost 9 million visitors. The global event hosted people from all around the world, not to mention the many Prime Ministers, Presidents, First ladies and personality from the business and the financial sector. If you choose to visit the Expo fair, there are a lot of t...
Con Prism la stampa in 3D fa il grande salto verso le piccole cose Con Prism la stampa in 3D fa il grande salto verso le piccole cose
di Fabio Sottocornola La scatola magica, capace di stampare di tutto in 3D, diventa ancora più magica. E sarà in grado di produrre oggetti ad alta precisione, utilizzabili in campi come l'odontotecnica o la gioielleria di precisione. Protagonista di quello che si annuncia come un passo verso il futuro del settore dei maker è FABto...
Torino work with their fans to resurrect their old home and honour their greats
By Chloe Beresford Walking down Via Filadelfia, in the Lingotto district of Turin, eventually leads to the Stadio Olimpico, home of Torino FC. Along the way is a building site in a residential area, which on first glance could be mistaken for any ordinary urban regeneration project. It is only on closer inspection that you can see some eer...
Italia in top 10 nazioni più generose del mondo, primi gli Usa
La generosità non fa rima necessariamente con la ricchezza. Se l'America, la Nuova Zelanda e il Canada guidano latop 10 delle nazioni più generose del mondo, quelle in cui i cittadini si impegnano di più in donazioni private e iniziative di solidarietà in percentuale al Pil, nell'elenco troviamo anche India, Corea del Sud e Italia, che si piazza no...
Feds Return Stolen Roman Statue to Italy
Stolen from a Vatican banker's villa used by both Benito Mussolini and the Allied Army before and after World War II, a Roman marble statue will return to Italy, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The Torlonia Peplophoros, a sculpture of a young goddess, is named after Italian marquis Giovanni Torlonia. Torlonia bought a villa in 1797 that remaine...
‘They Call Me Jeeg’ Dominates Italy’s David di Donatello Awards
Offbeat superhero movie "They Call Me Jeeg," a fresh riff on formulaic Hollywood franchises and on a 1970 Japanese cartoon series, was the big winner at Italy's 60th David di Donatello Awards, the country's top film nods, scooping seven statuettes including for best debut director, producer, actress, actor, and supporting female and male thesps. &...
Quattro italiane fra le 100 migliori imprenditrici digitali d’Europa
Sono quattro le imprenditrici italiane incluse dallo studio di The Hundert, una startup berlinese, fra le 100 founder di maggiore successo – protagoniste del digitale e dell'app economy – d'Europa. La classifica è stata poi ripresa da Forbes, innescando un certo dibattito. D'altronde, secondo European Startup Monitor, solo il 15% delle gio...
Scommettere sui nostri emigrati all’estero per far conoscere l’Italia
By Gianni Pezzano Chi ha avuto la possibilità di guardare in televisione la parata militare del 2 Giugno ai Fori Imperiali di Roma ha vissuto un'esperienza impressionante. Non solo ha onorato l'occasione della Festa della Repubblica ma ha potuto apprezzare le divise storiche che hanno dato al pubblico il senso della Storia del nostro Paese, di cap...
Tiramisu: a landmark of Made in Italy known all over the world
In spite its great fame, Tiramisù is very young and it was invented less than 100 years ago. Its name became famous in the 1980s, when the recipe also started to spread. Several legends rotate around the Italian dessert and its creation. For instance, rumours say that Tiramisù was invented in Siena (Tuscany) in the 17th as a treat to pleas...