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by Daniel Strohl   The long and slow collapse of the Bertone coachbuilding corporation appears as though it will come to an end this month as Lilli Bertone, the widow of company scion Nuccio Bertone, has put up for sale the last vestiges of the company, including dozens of concept cars and the rights to the Bertone name itself.   Afte...

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The Italian-headquartered design company SICIS, known for its colorful glass mosaic tiles, has announced that it will expand its footprint in New York later this year. The company has purchased a 50,000-square-foot building in the South Bronx that is currently undergoing renovations, as well as a five-story townhouse at 240 Fifth Avenue in the city...

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by Chiara Beghelli   "Optimism" is one of the most recurring words among exhibitors at Mido, the world's biggest eyewear fair that opens its 45th edition in Milan today and runs until March 2. The "Made in Italy" eyewear industry turnover reached €3.17 billion in 2014, up 9.4% on 2013, boosted by the highest export revenues in 10 years,...

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di Francesco Cancellato   Se gli ultimi anni fossero stati un match di pugilato, l'industria italiana del legno-arredo somiglierebbe a un pugile suonato, di quelli che il pubblico aspetta solo di veder cadere al tappeto.   Pochi settori si sono trovati infatti a subire tanti colpi: l'ingresso sul mercato di nuovi concorrenti provenien...

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di Daniela Tanzj e Andrea Bentivegna   Uno sfondo bianco che incornicia la foto dell'inconfondibile porta Pia michelangiolesca: così si presentava nel 1966 il primo libro di Robert Venturi Complessità e Contraddizioni nell'Architettura un testo che verrà definito da Vincent Scully come "il più importante dai tempi di Vers Une Architecture" d...

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by Pheobe Tilelli   Designers are turning back to the 'made in Italy' tag as locally manufactured eyewear hits an all-time high on International markets, delegates to last weekend's MIDO heard in Milan.   At the show market research firm GfK announced a rise of 11.8 per cent in exports of eyewear made in Italy in 2014. This is a new r...

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By Becky Bartkowski "I use the same approach to clothes as I did when I designed buildings," the late Gianfranco Ferré once said. "It is basic geometry: You take a flat form and revolve it in space."    This hyper-technical, detail-oriented approach the Italian architect turned designer employed is evident in Phoenix Art Museum's prese...

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Il "fascino dell'ingegno" mediterraneo di Clei ha conquistato "l'Anima Domus" americana, che ha così deciso di festeggiare con la collaborazione dell'azienda i suoi primi 15 anni di attività. Nel corso di questi 15 anni, Anima Domus è diventato infatti il principale punto di riferimento nel sud della Florida per chiunque sia alla ricerca di arreda...

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Leaving behind its Fifth Avenue home, the Fendi flagship in New York has relocated to a new address on Madison Avenue. The space—which previously housed Montblanc—has been revamped inside and out by AD100 architect Peter Marino, who has designed many spaces for luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel.   At the new Fendi, Marino channeled...

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The independently produced documentary MEN OF THE CLOTH premieres in Boston on Thursday December 10th at 7 PM at the Museum of Fine Arts. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. It received production grants and seed funding from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and had its world premi...

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