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ebal Casa, a renowned Italian home furnishings brand, has announced its entrance into the U.S. with the openings of a flagship showroom in Miami’s MiMo district, as well as locations in Scottsdale, AZ and Orange County, CA. Founded in 1959, and part of the Colombini Group, Febal Casa offers furnishing solutions for the entire home, including kitche...

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Italy’s financial capital Milan is shaping up to be the latest European art hotspot, as galleries join a wave of super wealthy individuals drawn there by an increasingly attractive tax regime. Entering the fray is the international gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, which represents artists such as Antony Gormley and Anselm Kiefer. It opens its seventh perma...

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Rosita Missoni passed away on January 2, 2025, at her legendary residence in Sumirago. Born Nov. 20, 1931, in Golasecca, in the province of Varese, Rosita Jelmini Missoni was the last heir of a family of Lombard textile artisans: the Torrani family. Her life knew a turning point thanks to her meeting Ottavio Missoni, a young athlete at the 1948 Lon...

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If there is a material that speaks Italian with an impeccable accent, this is the ceramic. Behind the floors and coverings that furnish homes and commercial spaces all over the world, there is an entirely Italian story, made of ingenuity, artisan tradition and an innate sensitivity to design. But what makes Italian ceramics so special and, above al...

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Today, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced Italian automotive design company Italdesign will establish their U.S. headquarters in Bloomfield, Michigan. The announcement comes during Consumer Electronics Show 2025, building on Michigan’s leadership in the mobility sector and marking another milestone for the state’s innovation ecosyste...

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In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project -- a battered statue from the top of the Italian city's gothic cathedral, and its gleaming white replacement. Depicting a bearded man wearing a tunic, the marble statue has adorned one of the Duomo's 135 spires for two centuries. But decades of harsh weathe...

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The Salone del Mobile was back in Miami again this year. In a city that seems to be in perpetual evolution, where new construction sites bear the signatures of architects such as Tadao Ando and Peter Marino, Art Week 2024 continues to attract art and design insiders from all over the world, as well as a large number of enthusiasts. Confirmation of...

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Olivetti was a company of extraordinary importance and originality that brought Italian Design to the World. Particularly strong was the link between Adriano Olivetti, his company, his products and the United States. Great stir was caused in 1959 by the acquisition by the Eporediese group of Underwood, a U.S. company with a great tradition in the t...

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The Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is officially accepting submissions for its 2025 North American edition! Organized by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency, this prestigious, long-running awards program honors North American architects and designers who showcase the technical, aesthetic, an...

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Italy has long been a global hub for artistic innovation, its influence spanning centuries from the grandeur of Renaissance frescoes to the conceptual boldness of Arte Povera, radical Italian art movement from the late 1960s to 1970s whose artists explored a range of unconventionality. Events like the Venice Biennale underscore the country’s role i...

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