The South East of the United States is an interesting area, where the state of Florida – the biggest and the most advanced in terms of economy and trade – is surely one of the most representative. Among its cities, Miami is undoubtedly the main one, because of a prosperous rate of tourism, finance, art, and, more generally, culture. In this pictur...
READ MORE«Quest'anno alle varie tribù di visitatori e buyer del Salone – europei, est europei, asiatici, americani e sudamericani - si sono aggiunti anche gli africani. Ormai siamo davvero globali...». Claudio Luti, mister Kartell, presidente del Cosmit, l'ente fieristico che organizza da cinquant'anni il Salone del Mobile, parla orgoglioso seduto...
READ MOREBy Michelle E. Shaw Italian-made chandeliers, shoes and garden statues are just a few of the things Antonio Allegranzi managed to share with people in America.And it wasn't by chance that Allegranzi moved from his boyhood home in Vicenza, Italy, to Roswell in 1994, family members said. It was always part of the plan. Alessandro Allegranzi, said h...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : buonenotizie.it Translation by: In a market that has become more globally, the risk of counterfeiting of the excellence is always alive, especially for Made in Italy. However, thanks to technological innovation that allows us to identify and trace the origin and quality of the products, the qualit...
READ MOREThe first proof we have of ceramic making in Deruta, Umbria, dates back to 700 years ago, and Maiolica Artistiche has been making excellent maiolicas for five centuries. Its prestigious artifacts embody – and spread in the whole world – an ancient traditional craft, with roots and a long history in this beautiful town in the province of Pe...
READ MOREIconic Italian fashion house Versace is opening a store on Rush Street in the Gold Coast, highlighting how the boundaries of luxury shopping continue to expand in the downtown neighborhood. Versace plans to open a two-level, 5,000-square-foot space on the east side of Rush Street, just north of Walton Street, confirmed Luke Molloy and Dann...
READ MOREby Gabriele Marchese Since the early part of the last decade, about 80 Italian companies have decided to reshore their production back to Italy from abroad, mainly from the Far East and Eastern Europe. Clothing, footwear and electronics are the main fields experiencing the phenomenon, but the trend is growing also in home furnishings...
READ MOREby Ben Quinn and Alberto Nardelli Being categorised by the Word Health Organisation as a cause of cancer might be bad enough, but being lumped in with English bangers and bacon has prompted a particularly outraged response from the guardian's of Italy's sacred tradition of Parma ham. "Prosciutto di Parma isn't a processed meat or a sausag...
READ MORE"Il comparto dei salumi, fiore all'occhiello del made in Italy alimentare nel mondo, sta vivendo un momento molto difficile rispetto alle proprie esportazioni negli Usa, proprio quando l'Unione Europea ha iniziato le trattative per l'accordo di libero scambio e, formalmente, gli Stati Uniti hanno eliminato dal 28 maggio scorso il divieto di esporta...
READ MOREIlluminazione firmata .exnovo nel Living Showroom nato dal progetto internazionale Design-Apart, fondato dal designer Diego Paccagnella, insieme con l'economista Stefano Micelli, autore del noto saggio Futuro Artigiano e Craft Evangelist del team. L'appartamento, all'interno di un moderno loft di circa 300 mq nel distretto di Flatiron, 110W 25th S...
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