The Center for Arts and Innovation has just selected Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano to design its new creative campus. The campus is situated in the heart of downtown Boca Raton in Florida and aims to become a global hub for creative excellence. Ultimately, The Center is on a mission to transform Boca Raton into an internationally rec...
READ MORELamborghini – The Man Behind the Legend had its global premiere at the Rome Film Festival. Set in 1950s Italy, the film, penned and directed by Bobby Moresco, Oscar winner for Crash, was released in Italy in January, just days before the thirtieth anniversary of the passing of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of one of the world’s most celebrated...
READ MOREFashion’s high rollers are descending on Milan for fashion week (September 19 to 25), preparing to showcase and consume next season’s styles in the international city of luxury, fashion and design. As Italy’s most luxurious brands dispatch their delegations to Milan, we take a look at where they hail from. What better way for a haus to flaunt its f...
READ MOREB&B Italia and Molteni&C, two Italian home design groups, will both open showrooms in Washington, D.C., later this fall. Both designers signed leases in Georgetown’s design district, known as Cady’s Alley, which was developed by EastBanc, the majority landlord of the area’s retail properties. B&B Italia, an international design furniture group fou...
READ MOREWhen we think of eau de cologne, the city of Cologne in Germany often comes to mind. However, few know that this iconic fragrance was actually created by an Italian perfumer, Giovanni Maria Farina. In the early 18th century, Farina moved to Cologne and crafted a scent that reminded him of fresh spring mornings, mountain daffodils, and orange blosso...
READ MOREA generation ago in the mid-1990s, a cadre of business and civic leaders from Greater Springfield confronted a dim outlook for the Western Massachusetts economy. It proved a pivotal moment to rally the region’s cities and towns to rise together for collective success. The vision set out in 1996 by the founders of the Economic Development Council of...
READ MOREThe Italian Trade Commission in collaboration with ANFAO, Italy’s eyewear manufacturers association, is sharing further details about their upcoming "Extraordinary Italian Eyewear" events happening in Seattle on October 10 at The 101 and in Chicago on October 12 in Cafe Brauer at Lincoln Park Zoo. Extraordinary Italian Eyewear is designed to introd...
READ MOREWhen: Thursday – October 19, 2023 - Where: 4141 Atrium (4141 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137) The Best of Italian Design is a unique event dedicated to celebrating and displaying the most prestigious Italian brands and Made in Italy high-end products. The event is created for those Italian design companies interested in meeting with local industry prof...
READ MOREThe faucet is a very ancient and very contemporary product about which Italian Companies have an important tradition. The first archaeologically attested taps date back to Roman times and consist of the so-called "valvulae," elementary devices of the "male" type, in which the rotation of a perforated cylinder allowed or prevented the passage of wat...
READ MOREAll eyes are on Milan as brands like Prada, Gucci, and Ferragamo show their spring 2024 collections this week. The fashion set has touched down in Italy for all of the glitzy clothes (and parties), and while they are certainly fun to watch, there so happens to be a distinctive wardrobe among the locals. You already know French-girl style, but this...
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