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There is an extraordinary description of Made in Italy as seen from the perspective of design in the book “Il design e l'invenzione del Made in Italy” (Design and the Invention of Made in Italy) by Professor Elena Dellapiana. It is a theme that intersects with the United States several times, even in the introduction of the "Made in Italy" brand, w...

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After the success of the 2022 edition, the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan have decided to confirm their participation in the 2023 edition of the Detroit Month of Design, with the project called "LoveITDetroit", which won the first edition of the "City of Italian Creativity in the World" organized by the It...

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“Villeggiatura” in Italian means vacation. It’s easy to overlook that the word’s etymology also includes the idea of villa: as if vacationing meant spending time in what in past centuries were called ville di delizia, places of balance and harmony between culture and nature, where one could restore both mind and body. Movies have always had a speci...

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Magazzino Italian Art announces that the Robert Olnick Pavilion—the second building on the museum’s campus—will open on September 14, 2023. The pavilion was designed by the renowned Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo. This building will provide an additional 13,000 square feet of exhibition space, a multipurpose room with a...

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The Italian Design scene is characterized by the significant presence of an extremely peculiar type of company, which in other countries is found considerably more sporadically and marginally. We are talking about companies, usually of great prestige and limited size, strongly linked to a family strain, able to compete successfully in a market incr...

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A lot of things are unique about Arizona. One of them is our architecture, from the beautiful buildings to the overpasses on the highway that include decorations you just don't see in other states. People from all over the world come here to be inspired by Arizona and incorporate it into their designs. And about an hour north of Phoenix is another...

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Sometimes, it seems there are no truly fresh artistic discoveries, since collectors have gotten very good at scouring the landscape for talent and then snapping it up. Then, a show like “Antonio Petruccelli: Rediscovering a Modernist” comes along, and we realize that we have not seen it all yet. The show, comprising 40 works, all original gouaches...

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The Roman Empire is often credited as one of the most influential periods in Western history, and perhaps nothing proves this lasting legacy quite like Roman architecture. Inspired by classical architecture in Greece, ancient Romans were responsible for popularizing many elements of our built environment that we now take for granted, like aqueducts...

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Ceramics of Italy has announced that the fourth annual Young Distributor Program is now open for entries.  Organized by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian ceramics industry created this initiative to strengthen its relationship with North American distributors and bring a new gener...

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Highlighted by a display of its design collaboration with the late Virgil Abloh, high-end Italian furniture brand Cassina unveiled its largest store to date in May on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood. “We are extremely excited to open the largest Cassina Store in Los Angeles, sharing our unique vision of the home with the American public...

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