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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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Modigliani transforms the way their valued customers enjoy the beauty and inspiration of authentic hand-crafted products for the home and table through the launch of their new website, MyModigliani.com, allowing more customers to Embrace La Grande Vita. The site aims to make it as quick and easy as possible for discerning shoppers to decorate their...

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Italian high-end furniture firm Poltrona Frau said on last Thursday sales rose 10.5 percent last year, boosted by steep gains in Italy and from its "Luxury in Motion" division, which fits out yachts, cars and planes with leather interiors. Poltrona Frau, which reached a buyout agreement with U.S. office furnisher Haworth in February, said full-year...

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The 2014 FIAT Gran Finale commercial shows just how prevalent Italy's presence is in America. Cars are driving around the country, showing off different signs of cities named after places in Italy like Naples, Utah. The narrator even says: "America loves Italy. The signs are everywhere." There's a fun, funky song sung by a woman playing the backgro...

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The last time Alfa Romeo sold a mainstream car in the U.S. was 1995. A lot has changed since then in the luxury market, a reality that Alfa will have to reckon with as it plans to more than quadruple global sales to 400,000 by 2018 and ramp up North American sales from (effectively) nothing to 150,000 units per year.   That would put Alfa ro...

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by Chiara Beghelli   Characterized by the well-known "dwarfism" of its businesses (according to Istat the average number of employees in its companies is 3.9), the Italian industrial system has also great growth potential, especially in its smaller companies active in the best-loved sectors of "Made in Italy" abroad, as demonstrated by the r...

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Fendi has opened its first store in Miami's Design District, unveiling a new concept in collaboration with architect Johanna Grawunder. Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of the Rome-based firm, underscored the brand's and store's links with design and art.   To wit, the new 5,400-square-foot, two-story unit is decorat...

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Moncler, the Italian maker of $1,220 quilted polyester jackets, priced its initial public offering at the top of an indicated range after investors sought more than 31 times the amount of stock offered.   The value of orders from institutional investors exceeded 20 billion euros ($27.6 billion) for shares that will be priced at 10.20 euros a...

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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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"Men of the Cloth," an inspiring film about three Italian master tailors with a passionate devotion to their trade, will have its Colorado premiere at The Dairy Center for the Arts, in Boulder, from Wednesday, April 8 through Saturday, April 11.   The film received production grants and seed funding from NIAF and initially premiered at DOC N...

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