Nel 2016 gli Stati Uniti hanno guadagnato la terza posizione, dopo Francia e Germania, tra le destinazioni delle esportazioni italiane di cosmetici con una notevole crescita del 24,4% rispetto al 2015 e un valore pari a 406 milioni di euro. Questo valore rappresenta l'87,6% delle esportazioni nell'area Nafta (Canada, Messico e Stati Uniti). Le perf...
READ MOREFittingly unveiled for the Fourth of July holiday, the 2017 MV Agusta Brutale 800 America celebrates the Italian brand’s relationship with stateside customers. Based on the three-cylinder Brutale 800, the America pays tribute the the classical America range from the 1970s. Only 50 will be available to match the 50 states in America, making the bike...
READ MOREThe Fund of Sovereign Funds has now been created. Following the experience with the Italian Strategic Fund (FSI), this new fund will be managed by Maurizio Tamagnini, and it has a precise objective: to invest in ‘Made in Italy’, in order to bankroll the large groups with the support of major international sovereign funds: Kuwait, Qatar and, accordi...
READ MOREA windowless room, state-of-the-art in both amenities and inorganic building materials, seems an unlikely place to fall harder for Italy's sunny wines, but after five days spent in the reaches of Astor Center enriched by native grapes, lectures by writer and educator Ian D'Agata and 56 glasses of Italian wine, I did. For its first venture into the ...
READ MORE“Le previsioni, va da sé autorevoli, sono rosee. A quelle, con legittima speranza, ci affidiamo. Raccontano di un export, rigorosamente targato Made in Italy, proiettato in crescita del 4% annuo a valere per il prossimo quadriennio. Chimica, mezzi di trasporto e agroalimentare tra i settori più dinamici; segnalato in aumento, seppur con le dovute c...
READ MOREEarlier this year, Milan-based design agency Ogilvy & Mather partnered with Nutella manufacturer Ferrero to unveil its "Nutella Unica" jars. The agency created an algorithm that generated 7 million unique permutations of Nutella jars, from an assemblage of various patterns and colors. Ferrero sold these jars in Italy throughout the month of Februar...
READ MOREWith the original 500 celebrating 60 years since its launch, Fiat is celebrating with a new Limited Edition model – the 500 Anniversario – which gets features inspired by the original. The Fiat 500 Anniversario has options of new colours which are evocative of the 1950s – Sicilia Orange and Riviera Green – with chrome accents on the bonnet and mir...
READ MORETen years after Chiara Boni La Petite Robe was created, the company is gearing up to open its first U.S. store in Los Angeles next month. The Italian ready-to-wear label started its expansion in 2010 and is counting on the new Melrose Avenue location to further fuel sales. The 860-square-foot boutique at 8470 Melrose Place will be the third for Chi...
READ MOREWhen it comes to Lamborghinis, it’s always good to have Alessandro Farmeschi around—even if it’s to translate stuff like Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva, or “ALA” for short. Farmeschi, the company’s chief operating officer, recently visited The Drive’s Brooklyn headquarters, bearing a thoughtful housewarming gift: A Lamborghini Huracán Performante—...
READ MORENatuzzi Italia has opened a 9,000-square-foot store at CityPlace in West Palm Beach, a move that signals the shopping, dining and entertainment center continues to boost its home furnishings offerings. The Italian furniture brand is located on Rosemary Avenue, just south of the Cheesecake Factory restaurant. Natuzzi’s products, made in Italy, featu...
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