WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   For its a catalog, Alessi presented "Souvenir d'Italie", a new line between the Alessi "Figures": a tribute to Italy that from May to October will host the Expo 2015. Five figurines in decorated porcelain, each a symbol of a different aspect of the Italian charac...

La Scala has rarely seen a more fashionable— and powerful — audience. Giorgio Armani, Prada's Patrizio Bertelli, Stefano Pilati, Diego Della Valle, Alberta Ferretti, Renzo Rosso, Roberto Cavalli, Frida Giannini and a healthy sampling of Ferragamos, Zegnas, Missonis and Marzottos were among industry heavyweights who joined a battalion of Condé Nast...

di Flavia Fiorentino   «Il Principe dei sogni. Giuseppe negli arazzi medicei di Pontormo e Bronzino» unisce Roma, Milano e Firenze nel segno dell'arte e della cultura per rappresentare l'Italia del Rinascimento nell'occasione di Expo 2015. Domani 17 febbraio la mostra curata da Louis Godart, aprirà al pubblico nel Salone dei Corazzieri al Pa...

Moncler, the Italian maker of $1,220 quilted polyester jackets, priced its initial public offering at the top of an indicated range after investors sought more than 31 times the amount of stock offered.   The value of orders from institutional investors exceeded 20 billion euros ($27.6 billion) for shares that will be priced at 10.20 euros a...

With the start of the New Year, there's just one resolution that should be of your list: Travel to Italy in 2015. It's always a good time to visit Italy, but we think 2015 will be the best year yet!   The 2015 Expo in Milan has motivated Italy to do some early spring-cleaning, restoring monuments and art to their ancient glamour, adding visi...

  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : italia.it      Translation by:   As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exce...

by Chiara Beghelli   "Optimism" is one of the most recurring words among exhibitors at Mido, the world's biggest eyewear fair that opens its 45th edition in Milan today and runs until March 2. The "Made in Italy" eyewear industry turnover reached €3.17 billion in 2014, up 9.4% on 2013, boosted by the highest export revenues in 10 years,...

Publications announces the reissue of Roland Merullo's memoir/travelogue The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como. Called "a colorful, affectionate tour of Italian landscape and food" by Kirkus Magazine and "simply a wonderful read" by BookReporter, it is a charming narrative of a glorious summer of golfing, eating, and learning...

La città di Dallas non molla la presa sull'Italia e per incrementare i flussi spera nell'arrivo a breve del volo diretto con Milano. Nel 2013 gli arrivi dal nostro Paese si sono attestati a quota 25mila, in linea con quelli dell'anno precedente: "Quello italiano rimane per noi un mercato importante.   Lo scorso anno gli arrivi non sono...

di Maurita Cardone   Avete mai pensato di adottare una guglia? Forse no, ma da oggi potete iniziare a pensarci. Non che adottarla significhi che potrete mettervi la guglia in salotto ma, quando visiterete il Duomo di Milano, potrete avere la soddisfazione di dire: quella guglia è lì (per modestia potrete aggiungere un "anche") grazie a me....