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Ask pretty much any car enthusiast about Lancia and you’ll get at the very least a happy smile, as their brain rifles through memory filing cabinets with labels such as Aurelia, Fulvia and Stratos. When the file marked “Delta” gets opened, that smile will likely become ever wider, as the memories start to encompass such motorsport legends as Didier...

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This is the story of Ducati, a legendary brand in Italian motorcycling, which started in the 1920s from the work of the radio pioneer Adriano Cavalieri Ducati and developed after the war with the creative design of visionary engineer Fabio Taglioni. So how did the greatest Italian manufacturer of radio parts become the most important producer of mo...

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Several studies have been made over the years, reportedly proving that Ferrari is one of the most powerful brands in the world in terms of recognition and significance. It's right up there with Apple, Ford, and Coca-Cola. Perhaps this explains why Ferrari felt it was important to design a new logo ahead of 2022, when Italy's scarlet car manufacture...

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Grace Mirabella, the editor-in-chief at the helm of American Vogue throughout the 1970s and much of the 1980s, died this morning at 91 years old. Mirabella, who had worked as Diana Vreeland’s assistant at Vogue in the 1960s, succeeded Vreeland as editor-in-chief in 1971 and remained in the role until 1988.  Mirabella was raised in suburban Maplewoo...

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When I began working, there weren’t many women running companies in Italy. Things are different now and I am glad, although I am aware what this entails. All women work, the only difference is that some do their work outside the home. In any case, homemakers need to keep the books like an accountant, decorate like an interior designer, cook like a...

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If you're familiar with Bottega Veneta's storied history, then you know that beyond the highly coveted shoes and candy-colored handbags, the Italian luxury brand is revered for its impeccable craftsmanship. From leather that's made to last generations to its signature intrecciato weaving design, beyond creating collectible bags, the maison's focus...

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For its 2022 season, the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) will present Staging Injustice. Italian Art, 1880-1917, a group show exploring Italian painting and sculpture in the decades between 1880 and 1917 — the most dramatic year of World War I. In light of widespread social tensions, economic difficulties, and inequalities prevalent in the Uni...

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‘Italia Inclusiva’ is a project of the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation that aims to promote the Italian third sector abroad, through the creation of video-photographic projects highlighting the work of six Italian non-profit associations. The Third Sector in Italy is dynamic and extremely varied, with hundreds...

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The Italian Constitution is the result of long work by the "Constituent Fathers". In the aftermath of the Second World War, they faced a country devastated by the conflict. As well as representing the foundations of the country's civilisation and democracy, it recognises a fundamental role for Tourism, conceived in all its forms and from different...

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“Le donne son venute in eccellenza di ciascun’arte ove hanno posto cura” (“Women have achieved excellence in every art where they have made an effort”) stated the 16th-century poet Ludovico Ariosto. Giorgio Vasari included this quote in the short biography of the Bolognese sculptor Properzia de’ Rossi for his celebrated Lives of the Most Excellent...

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