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Today, the prestigious publication Interior Design Magazine hosted the industry’s first Metaverse Architecture and Design Awards (MAD Awards), celebrating all that is design and architecture in a way that was “out of this world” - said Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief. The Consulate of Italy in Detroit was enthusiastic to have been one of the honorees...

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In 2013, artist and designer Antonio Pio Saracino created two colossal sculptures in Manhattan’s Bryant Park from a digitally generated architectural composition to celebrate the Year of Italian Culture—Hero, made of 8,000 pounds of marble, nods to Michelangelo’s David and stands near Superhero, made of 15,000 pounds of stainless steel. An encounte...

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For 2023, Milan Design Week returned to its traditional mid-April presence in the annual, inspirational events calendar after a sun-soaked June 2022 iteration and September 2021’s SuperSalone. A design showcase of immense proportion saturated with pools of imagination, the prestigious fair Salone del Mobile acts as the week’s centerpiece. Throughou...

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Intimissimi has made its way to the Upper East side of Manhattan. The Italian lingerie brand officially opened its doors on 1124 Third Ave in New York City on Thursday (April 20), making it even more accessible for customers to get their hands on luxe essentials that everyone knows and loves. Celeb Secrets CEO Juliet Schroder was in attendance at t...

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From the ’60s Nuova 500 D Fiat car to the 1995 Frog chair by Piero Lissoni, passing by the inventive Tramonto a New York sofa designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina in 1980 and the lip-shaped Bocca one created by Studio 65 for Gufram in 1968 — the last century of Italian design has been punctuated by iconic pieces, now grouped and displayed in a new...

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It wasn’t so long ago that Milan was cast aside as a grey, uninspiring industrial city, with the only sprinkle of colour coming from its fashion sector. But the northern Italian powerhouse now has a newfound energy and confidence – and it’s partly driven by Brexit. As the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have kicked in, a significant...

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Ita Airways' new uniforms were made with "the stylistic advice of Brunello Cucinelli," who offered the company "his creativity free of charge." This is what Ita Airways revealed as it unveiled its new uniforms, bringing them on board all of the company's flights and stressing that the production of the uniforms "did not involve any additional costs...

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Dolce & Gabbana is a luxury Italian fashion house known for its opulent designs and flamboyant style. The brand was founded in 1985 by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who met while working as assistants at the same fashion house. The duo quickly became renowned for their bold and daring designs, which were a departure from the minimal...

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A tiny workshop producing silk for customers such as the White House and the Pope is one of the last remaining to practice the centuries-old craft in Caserta, in the heart of Italy.  In the late 18th century, King Ferdinand IV of Naples of the House of Bourbon built a summer resort close to the Royal Palace north of Naples in San Leucio. He turned...

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Architectural landmarks house a smorgasbord of furniture products at High Point Market, and the “big ship” building, also known as Casa Italia, is adding to the offerings with hundreds of introductions from numerous Italian manufacturers for spring. Showrooms that are part of the Casa Italia line-up include Composad, Gamma Arredamenti , Gorini Diva...

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