Italian art: The daytime Hotel Venezia in Milan
WTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : Enrico de Iulis Translation by: It is very interesting to see how the years '10s of 2000 are heavily inspired by the '10s of 1900. Starting from the hipster movement that revisits many hairstyles and many mustache cuts of the first decade of the twentieth century, to fashion that repeats double...
Italian culture and history: Ferrara and the House of Este
WTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : italia.it Translation by: The city of Ferrara rises on the banks of the Po di Volano River, in the southern plain of Emilia. Over the centuries, this magnificent city has been able to maintain the great prestige it experienced during the era of the House of Este.
Italian language: Let's do as the Romans do
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: Let's do "alla Romana"! Some Italian idioms and phrases always awaken the curiosity of our LearnItaly students: some for their history, others for their irony or because they simply reflect the Italian culture. Let's see some examples. When...
Italian art: Piero's design
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In Reggio Emilia a very special and important ongoing exhibition is having a huge success: "Piero della Francesca. The design of art and science". It is not an easy exhibition, where math and geometry are the protagonists in equal measure with major minor arts. De...
Italian handcrafts: Shoemaking in Macerata
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Unioncamere Translation by: In the summer of 1325, the process for the canonisation of St. Nicholas of Tolentino took place in some towns in the Marche. 371 witnesses from various socila backgrounds were invited to testify in the presence of the papal legates, who were to receive news and testim...
Great Italians of the Past: Palma Bucarelli
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The history of Palma Bucarelli is that of a life devoted to art, especially to a vision of the art that failed to escape from classical schemes, with the goal of breathing the fresh and complex air of the '900. A vision that will make this great intellectual pro...
Italian language: Dialects from Italy
WTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : Giulia Casati for the Italian School NJ Translation by: Ciao, beddu, chi si dici? Se te dì cus'è? Ah Italy! The country of that beautiful and melodic language called Italian. But did you know that Italian isn't the only "language" spoken in the peninsula? For instance, try using your Italian...
IT and US: Dall’altra parte della luna (On the other side of the Moon)
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Lucio Luca Translation by: John Cabot University Have you ever googled the words "Sicily" and "America"? Hundreds of thousands of results appear but what is immediately evident is that the overwhelming majority refers to Cosa Nostra bosses in the U.S., Italian-American Mafia, the murder of Joe P...
Expo 2015: WE-Women for Expo
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Projects: WE-women for expo. WE is an EXPO 2015 project carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori. WE, Women for Expo is about nutrition and women. Each and every woman possesses a certain knowledge...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 4 - il Caffe'
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: While walking along the street in the early morning, in any Italian corner you would smell the omnipresent scent of freshly made coffee! Our philosophy in regards to coffee has no equal: it is not simply a nice and tasty short drink. It represents the social g...
Italian cinema: Milena Canonero's fourth Oscar
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Edoardo Peretti Translation by: John Cabot University A year after, at the Oscars Academy Awards, Italy has gained again a pinch of success following the triumph of La Grande Bellezza as the best foreign film at the Oscars. The merit goes to one of many Italian artists/artisans who donate their...
Italian lifestyle: Brera Orologi summer collection 2015
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Living Adamis Translation by: Militare, Dinamico or Supersportivo Square: these are the three summer 2015proposals from Brera Orologi for male outfits. From the classic inspiration of the Dinamico (dynamic) model, to the square case of the new Supersportivo Square, through the sophisticated line...