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In a new approach to its home collection, Fendi has teamed again with architect and interior designer Cristina Celestino. “We’ve come full circle,” said Fendimen’s and accessories creative director Silvia Venturini Fendi, in an exclusive preview of the collection. “After working for 10 years with emerging designers at Design Miami, we are evolving...

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Lake Como has been attracting visitors for thousands of years but many completely overlook the serene City of Como on the South Western tip. Only one hour from Milan and 40 minutes drive from Malpensa Airport if you are looking for a town with lots to do but without feeling rushed this is the perfect destination. While Lake Como is known for its ce...

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Preparatory cartoons for Renaissance frescoes — the full-scale drawings that artists used to transfer their designs to the wall — rarely survived the finished commission. Functional and fragile, they weren’t meant for posterity. But thankfully, Raphael’s cartoon for “The School of Athens,” a famous fresco in the Vatican, survived. Commissioned in...

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Italian design in furniture, lighting, objects and more is renowned – but oddly has never received much recognition from Italy itself. That is about to change, because on April 9th the new Museum of Italian Design opens its doors to the public for the first time. Designed by Michele De Lucchi of the famed Memphis group, the showcase of design is lo...

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The goings-on in Milanese storefronts and galleries during Salone are arguably just as exciting as the debuts happening on-site at the show. Here’s your golden ticket: a guide to the who’s who (and what’s where) of Fuorisalone, the seven-day city-wide design festival that includes more than 1,000 events. PRO TIPS. Stick to this simple advice from t...

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Air Italy’s first non-stop flight to Los Angeles was inaugurated today, taking off from Milan Malpensa at 13.00, adding a third direct service to North America following last year’s launch of Milan-New York JFK and Milan-Miami. The new Milan-Los Angeles IG943 service which will operate four times weekly was inaugurated by Air Italy’s Chief Operatin...

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Teatri, musei, gallerie, biblioteche: l'Italia è un immenso giacimento culturale. Misurando la quantità dei siti culturali il portale Holidu ha fatto una classifica delle città perfette da questo punto di vista, quasi un Grand Tour delle 10 città con più cultura d’Italia. Come disse Elio Vittorini “La cultura non è professione per pochi: è una cond...

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When planning an Italian holiday, it is common practice (especially on a first trip!) to get carried away with the usual suspects: Rome, Venice, Florence and Amalfi to name a few. Of course, it can be a little difficult for lesser-known destinations to compete with places that harbour some of the most praised monuments in the world. Though it’s har...

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Travelers and artists have been charmed by the landscape of Lake Como for centuries, and continue to be today, with the lake a favorite destination of celebrities and the international jet-set. Lake Como, located about 50 kilometers from Milan, between the provinces of Como and Lecco, is Italy’s third largest lake, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggior...

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The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement called Thursday to award speedy citizenship to a 13-year-old Egyptian boy hailed as a hero for being the first to alert police that he and scores of his middle school classmates had been abducted by their bus driver. Ramy Shehata "put his life at risk to save that of his classmates," Luigi Di Maio said on Faceb...

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