Francis Drake Eyewear, a newly launched boutique eyewear e-retailer, today announced results from Made in Italy vs. Made in China, a survey of more than 250 Americans who are eyeglass wearers. The survey was conducted to see consumers true feelings about eyewear manufactured in Italy versus eyewear manufactured in China. First off, 75 percent of e...

Mezzetta® is currently soliciting proposals for public relations agencies to provide strategic counsel, corporate branding, messaging, media relations (including national, regional, online, television, print, etc.), influencer outreach and other services to support the company and its brands.   Mezzetta® is a specialty food producer best kno...

With the consequences of global warming eventually affecting our daily lives, more and more researchers are trying their best to develop "clean", or at least "cleaner" energy resources to limit their negative impact on the environment. However, to help our surroundings something should be done to reduce the impact of waste burials as well.  ...

I am looking at a six-seat dining table and in less than 15 seconds, this is turned into a table for 12 by an Italian man without using any tools but his hands. Alessandro Calligaris is a third-generation furniture maker from Manzano, Italy.   He is showing me tables that practically transform themselves into shorter or longer or taller vers...

ARTEMEST, the first e-commerce for high-end crafts made in Italy, has launched its e-commerce platform and online magazine (www.artemest.com) on 24 June 2015. The Italian start-up has already placed its first sales, mostly in Europe and in the US, proving that the internet is a valuable channel also for high-end handmade crafts. ARTEMEST offers a...

SICIS The Art Factory aprirà a breve un nuovo showroom di 5 piani sulla Fifth Avenue di New York. L'azienda ravennese leader nell'arte del mosaico, ha acquistato un building di 5 piani situato a 240 Fifth Avenue, nel cuore di NOMAD, il quartiere di Manhattan famoso per le atmosfere artistiche e gli eventi culturali. Lo showroom, che sarà pronto en...

Ceramics of Italy partecipa per la quinta volta all'International Contemporary Furniture Fair che si tiene dal 18 al 21 Maggio 2013 presso lo Jacob K. Javits Center di New York City. Realizzato da Confindustria Ceramica e da ICE, l'Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane, presso lo stand espongono otto...

L'edizione 87 di Pitti Immagine Uomo (Firenze, 13-16 gennaio 2015) si è conclusa con numeri da record, confermando le ottime aspettative comunicate nei giorni della manifestazione: 24.000 compratori (+15% rispetto alla precedente edizione invernale) per un totale di 8.660 buyer stranieri (+11%) e oltre 15.300 italiani (+17%) e oltre 35.000 visitato...

US off-roaders seeking to rev up the four-wheel drive of a Jeep might soon find out that their American icon is made in Italy. In a sign of what comes with the takeover of Chrysler by Italian giant Fiat, US auto dealers have begun selling the Italian-made Jeep Renegade.   The new Renegade, a small 4x4 SUV, was shipped to dealers last...

by Marzio Bartoloni   Italy is back on foreign investors' radars after foreign direct investments (FDI) had almost fallen to zero in 2012, a year when the ghosts of default loomed large. In the new report "Multinational Italy", ITA-Italian Trade Agency underlined how incoming investment flows have grown from $0.09 billion in 2012 to $17 bill...