by Chiara Bee He could have been a champion in athletics, but he became the founder of one of the most innovative Italian fashion houses ever: Ottavio "Tai" Missoni, born in Dubrovnik in 1921, left his career in sports (he participated in the London Olympics in 1948) in 1953, when he married Rosita Jelmini, coming from a family that produc...
READ MOREDopo il premio internazionale di Francoforte (International Highrise Award) nel 2014 e i successi in Cina, il Bosco Verticale disegnato e progettato da Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca, Giovanni La Varra) e gestito da COIMA SGR, nel quartiere Porta Nuova Isola a Milano, è stato premiato negli Stati Uniti, come grattacielo più bello e...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #4 2013 Nov, 8Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: The Language Institute Milan, 1930's Even though it's right in the center, the end of Corso Venezia was in the midst of construction. Up until the last decade, only fields and urban gardens were there, giving way then to the...
READ MOREDate: Saturday, October 10, 2015 Hours: 9 AM - 5:30 PM Venue: A+D Museum Organized by: In collaboration with: A+D Museum, Project Food LA and IIC This multi-city symposium organized in both Milan and Los Angeles in conjunction with EXPO Milan 2015 Feeding the Planet - Energy for Life will explore the local interconnectedness between food and t...
READ MOREby Corrado Poggi The last session was a flop, but Piazza Affari can still claim the title of "Queen of the European markets" in 2015 and even one of the best performances worldwide. With a rise in the FTSE Mib by 12.7% over the last session of 2014 -- which then rises to 15.4% for the FTSE All Share -- Milan's stock market clearly bea...
READ MOREby Chiara Beghelli We are still far from August 5, when the stadium of Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will celebrate the opening of the Olympic Games. But for some companies, that date is near. Just ask Roberto Colletto, CEO of Piscine Castiglione. The company, based in Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantova), and specialized in the desi...
READ MOREL'American Chamber of Commerce in Italy ha organizzato un incontro con il Professor Dominick Salvatore, Director of the Ph.D. Program in Economics at Fordham University in New York City dal titolo "Stati Uniti, Europa, Italia: quando la ripresa? - Outlook 2013", tenutosi a Milano, giovedì 21 marzo 2013. Il dibattito è stata un'interessante occasio...
READ MORELas Vegas has a habit of reinventing itself time and again to toss out the old and bring in the flashy and new. For the Bellagio, that means a new Italian restaurant from Julian Serrano, the Michelin-starred chef who already serves French fare at the resort's Picasso and tapas at Aria. Serrano opens Lago, his spin on small plates with a Mi...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #85 2016 November 21Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: I was excited to receive an invitation to taste through the wines of Lugana with the Lugana DOC Wine Consortium at the Boston stop on their US tour. I had the pleasure to meet with the President of the consortium, Luca Forme...
READ MOREThe Archivio Storico Ricordi (www.ricordi.it) and the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. (www.italianacademyfoundation.org) have signed an accord to provide for a series of cultural initiatives to present the enormous archival treasury of Ricordi, one of the most important musical resources in the world, to new audiences in the United States. ...
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