In La Spezia, Liguria, a marriage of great significance is being celebrated between two excellences of Italian Design: Pininfarina and De Simoni. Pininfarina, a historical signature of our Design, has a long and authoritative history of projects in Nautica. The Turin-based company over the years has developed collaborations with shipyards such as B...
READ MOREAmong Italy’s 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the most of any country – the majority include some type of architecture: castles, churches, city centers, dwellings, public spaces, temples, and tombs. Although traces of settlements have been found dating to more than 50,000 years ago, it was during the eighth century BC when the Etruscans began to i...
READ MOREA principal advocate for moving Madison Square Garden to make way for a grand new Penn Station announced Monday April 17 he has joined an Italian development firm as a consultant backing their plan to rebuild the station while leaving MSG in place. That is likely to put it on a collision with Community Board 5 which only last week recommended that...
READ MORE“Chairs are architecture, sofas are bourgeois,” the Swiss French architect Le Corbusier reportedly once said. A forefather of the clean-lined Modernism that defined European architecture in the decades following the First World War, he shunned decoration in favour of spare and functional forms, famously proclaiming that “a house is a machine for li...
READ MOREA new exhibit, Canova: Sketching in Clay, featuring works of neoclassicist sculptor Antonio Canova will open at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from June 11 to October 9, 2023. Canova is considered a titan of neoclassical sculpture and one of the most famous people of his time. The small-scale, beige terracotta (fired clay) statues...
READ MORESelezione Interiors, known for their innovative ability to provide solutions for intricate millwork with their custom Italian fabrication, announces their second brick-and-mortar location opening in Los Angeles, California. The 1300-square-foot space will offer clients access to the brand's extensive sample library of curated materials and direct c...
READ MOREItalian designer Piero Lissoni says that American clients are becoming more amenable to investing in detail-oriented architecture as he announces the official opening of Lissoni Architecture in New York City. After a certification process through the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in New York, Lissoni announced the opening of Lissoni Archit...
READ MOREFrom May 22nd to the 27th, The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) presents Italy on Madison. A series of special events and cultural happenings will highlight outstanding Italian Brands and restaurants that make New York City a slice of Italy. Promotional and experiential activities will highlight authentic Made in Italy fashion, culinary culture, and desi...
READ MORELast month, America’s design cognoscenti flocked to Italy for an annual pilgrimage that—Covid notwithstanding—has become a predictable migratory pattern. Just as birds flock south for the winter in search of warmer weather, every spring, designers in sharp shoes and magazine editors in statement glasses head to Milan Design Week on the hunt for the...
READ MOREThe Salone del Mobile in Milan represents an event of global significance, a prestigious international showcase for the Design industry. The 2023 edition, held on April 18-23, was a great success and saw an extraordinary effervescence of initiatives, with hundreds of events between Business and Art, Design and Culture. Let’s take for example, among...
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