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By Tom Vanderbilt "YOU ARE IN PARADISE," Massimiliano Locatelli says with a smile. We are seated at a Lake Garda–shaped, python-skin-covered table of his design, in what feels like heaven's skybox: a plexiglass-enclosed conference room that seems to float in the upper, vaulted reaches of San Paolo Converso, a 16th-century former church and convent...

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by Brent Snavely The Alfa Romeo Giulia, the car that heralds the long-awaited return of the storied Italian sports car brand in the U.S., made its North American debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Giulia exudes Italian styling and is billed as delivering performance to rival premium brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. &nbs...

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By Terry & Kim KovelGuido Gambone (1909-1969) was an important Italian ceramic artist in the 1950s and '60s. His colorful vases in modern shapes with almost comic-strip-shaped animal figures were very different from designs by earlier Italian makers. He used thick glazes that left a rough surface.   Although he lost his leg in 1934,...

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by Tobias Salinger   An Italian company that makes high-end furniture, lighting, home accessories and jewelry would purchase and renovate a 50,000-square-foot vacant building in the Bronx with the help of city tax breaks under a plan officials with the New York City Industrial Development Agency will review next week.   SICIS North Am...

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CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS with Richard Ginori, creator of Fine Italian Porcelain February 22, 2015 | 10:30 AM -12:30 AM | Brunch Worth Avenue between Mary Mahoney and Silver Fund (300 block). Special performance by Norm Lewis. $150 per person benefitting Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Corporate Fund   TASTE OF ITALY FEBRUARY 23, 2...

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di Alessandro Vai   Il ritorno dell'Alfa Romeo negli Stati Uniti, dopo venti anni di assenza, è forse una delle operazioni più ardite di tutta la storia dell'automobile. Gli obiettivi sono importanti, le aspettative alte e i prodotti (per ora) pochi. La 4C, sia berlinetta che Spider, è in vendita da poco più di un anno ma è un antipasto tant...

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How do you pile too much stuff on a site that's too small and still get a great building from a famous architect? Answer: You don't.   The famous architect is the Italian Renzo Piano, long regarded one of the world's best. The building is what Harvard calls the Harvard Art Museums. It's an amalgam of three museums, the Fogg, the Sackler...

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Merribel Ayres, owner of the Amina Rubinacci boutique in Georgetown, and Alessandro Spada, CEO of the Naples-based brand, brought the style, the elegance and the allure of Amina Rubinacci to the Italian Embassy of Washington DC. Kathleen Parker, award-winning journalist, moderated the event, dressed in a stunning Amina sequined jacket. Joined...

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by Caroline Roux   "If you consider your brand to be an expression of design, then you have to participate in contemporary design," asserts Angelo Bonati, the CEO ofPanerai, producers of the flamboyantly large but nonetheless restrained watches that are found on many a fashionable wrist these days.   "As a company we don't introduce n...

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by Ina Cordle   Stefano Ricci will open a boutique in Miami's Design District, in space leased from Thor Equities, The Real Deal has learned. The Italian luxury menswear brand will be located at 20 Northeast 39th Street, Thor told TRD. The 5,700-square-foot retail building includes 50 feet of frontage with 3,300 square feet of space on the g...

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