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The furniture sector is a strong point and a flagship of the Italian Design system. The most recent available data, processed by the FederlegnoArredo Study Center based on Istat data, confirm the resilience and stability of the sector. In 2024, the sector closed with a production turnover of 51.6 billion euros, showing a decline of 3.1%, a decrease...

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Ferraris are becoming increasingly popular among younger buyers, with the CEO of the luxury automaker revealing that 40% of new buyers are now under the age of 40. That reflects a significant upswing from just over 18 months ago, when Ferrari’s chief said the figure stood at 30%. “40% of the new clients are below 40 years,” Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vi...

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You know you’re dealing with something special when a company has been around for over six centuries. That’s the case with Camuffo, the world’s oldest shipyard, making boats since 1438. It all began under the Venetian Republic, when the Camuffo family operated in Candia (modern-day Heraklion, Crete). As the political climate shifted with the rise o...

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Italian scientists turn light into a solid. It’s Incredible! Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year Renewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projects Pordenone in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 La Sapienza University of Rome is...

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Superyachts are driving the Italian nautical industry, which maintains its global leadership in the segment of units over 24 meters, with 572 yachts under construction out of a total of 1,138. Italy represents more than half of the global orders, with a share of 50.3%.   At the top of the world are the four champions of Made in Italy: Azimut-B...

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Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu brand owne...

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Hortense Mancini was born in Rome in 1646 to Baron Lorenzo Mancini and Girolama Mazzarini. She was the fourth of five sisters who collectively became known as the Mazarinettes, as well as the niece of the famous Italian Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to Louis XIV of France.  As she herself once said about her life: "If the events that I have to r...

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We all know that Italians love to talk. It may be friends discussing soccer at a café, an elderly woman sharing stories at the market, or a businessman passionately debating politics over an espresso, it doesn’t really matter: conversation is at the heart of Italian social life. This is also why Italians are known worldwide for their expressiveness...

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A new Lego set dedicated to Rome's Trevi Fountain was unveiled by Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Lego Italia general manger Marco Capone in front of the Baroque landmark on Wednesday. The collector's set, which has 1,800 pieces and a €160 price tag, is part of Lego's Architecture series representing iconic buildings and monuments from around the world...

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A Las Vegas resort in a prime real estate location gets a refreshed brand identity in a new campaign. Venetian Resort Las Vegas -- which is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Apollo Global Management -- launched a “Viva Las Venice” campaign introducing a refreshed brand identity following substantial investment in the property, which is in cl...

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