Ceramic tiles carve out space in US markets
by Luca Orlando In 2014, the total consumption of ceramic tiles in the US showed a 0.5% increase to 231.4 million square meters, after the previous year's 12.9% leap. "In terms of value, having reached $3 billion in turnover gives ceramics a central role in the US flooring market,"explains Confindustria Ceramica president, Vittorio Bo...
I 'magnifici 20' di RNext a Genova
di Giampaolo Colletti CONTO alla rovescia per il nuovo Next, la Repubblica degli Innovatori, che stavolta si terrà a Genova nell'ambito della Repubblica delle idee e sarà incentrato sui ventenni in grado di cambiare il mondo. 'Quei magnifici 20' è il titolo dell'appuntamento di venerdì 5 giugno alle ore 09.30 che si terrà nella Sala Maggio...
Asti, studente genio inventa algoritmo per farmaco contro l’Ebola
by Elisa Schiffo Qando ha sentito del primo focolaio, in Africa Occidentale, si è chiesto, nel suo piccolo, se si potesse fare qualcosa per combattere l'Ebola, la febbre emorragica che ha mietuto oltre 10 mila morti e che ora sembra riaccendersi in Liberia. Andrea Senacheribbe, neodiplomato da 100 e lode al liceo scientifico Verce...
Jubilee year restaurants: haute cuisine in convents and monasteries
by Donata Marrazzo At around 9 pm, in the frescoed rooms of Palazzo Lante, in the via Monterone, near Piazza Navona, in Rome, the Missionary Workers of the Immaculate start chanting the Ave Maria. It is the prayer sung by the workers that run the Eau Vive, a restaurant that specializes in French, international, and fusion cuisine: the...
Composer Ennio Morricone to Be Honored With Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Jacob Bryant Film composer Ennio Morricone is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Morricone will receive the 2,574th star on the Walk of Fame — located on 7065 Hollywood Boulevard — on Feb. 26 at 11:30 a.m. Event emcee and Hollywood Chamber president-CEO Leron Gubler will unveil the star with help from director Qu...
Strolling at Ninfa, Italy’s most romantic garden
Ninfa is a beautiful garden that in 2000 was nominated a "Natural Monument of the Lazio Region". And Ninfa is indeed a beautiful place that the British garden expert Rory Stuart recently included it in the top ten of world's most beautiful gardens, describing it as "a romantic ruin garden created by three generations of woman, with water everywhere...
The Real “Sword in the Stone” Is in a Church in Italy
Thirty kilometers southwest of Siena, among the hills of Tuscany, are the ruins of an ancient Cistercian Gothic abbey. In one of the nearby chapels you will find one of the most remarkable relics of the Middle Ages: the sword of St. Galgano Guidotti. When tourists visiting Siena wonder what can be seen in the city, apart from the beautiful...
Sophia Loren voted honorary citizen of Naples
Sophia Loren has become an honorary citizen of Naples, the southern Italian city she grew up in, the city council ruled Monday on a proposal by Mayor Luigi de Magistris. The ruling cited "the feelings of friendship, esteem, gratitude, admiration and affection of the city of Naples" towards an artist who is "an authentic and absolute patrimony of Na...
Olio d’oliva: vola la domanda mondiale/ coldiretti: +73% in 25 anni
In una sola generazione sono praticamente raddoppiati i consumi mondiali di olio di oliva con un balzo del 73% negli ultimi 25 anni che ha cambiato la dieta dei cittadini in molti Paesi, dal Giappone al Brasile, dalla Russia agli Stati Uniti, dalla Gran Bretagna alla Germania. È quanto emerge dallo studio Coldiretti presentato alla Celebrazione gio...
Calabria listed as must-see place in 2017 by NYT
The southern Calabria region has been listed by the New York Times as one of 52 places to visit in 2017. The online travel section of the Times included Calabria among its selection of must-see locations, noting that "some of the best meals in Italy aren't found in Rome or Tuscany", but can be savored in the southern region of Calabria. "The...
Marazzi: acquisita da Mohawk. Simbolo del made in Italy diventa Usa
Il gruppo Usa Mohawk Industries ha annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo per l'acquisizione del Gruppo Marazzi, il leader mondiale nel design, produzione e commercializzazione di piastrelle di ceramica con una presenza crescente negli articoli sanitari. Il gruppo modenese e' un simbolo del ''made in Italy'' ed e' presente in numerosi paesi dell'U...
Italy invests in the US: Italy's E.M.A.R.C. spa launches joint venture manufactur
Italy's E.M.A.R.C. SpA headquarted in Piemonte, Italy recently announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with its US partner, Vari-Form. The new agreement increases manufacturing footprints for E.M.A.R.C. in North America and Vari-Form in Europe. Going forward, both companies will offer locally-available advanced technologies - hydroformin...