Uomo Moderno Magazine Spring Launch Party
You Are Invited to Celebrate the Spring Launch of Uomo Moderno, the Premiere Men's Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine from Italy! Hosted by Designer Domenico Vacca. Organized by Herbert Fox Productions, In collaboration with New York Italians Special Guests: Director Laura Caparrotti & Cast of the...
Il Vice Ministro Archi a New York per il trattato sul commercio delle armi
"L'Italia è convinta che questo trattato fornirà un importante contributo al mantenimento della sicurezza internazionale". È quanto ha sottolineato il Viceministro degli Esteri Bruno Archi in occasione dell'apertura alla firma dello storico Trattato internazionale per il regolamento del commercio delle armi convenzionali, approvato lo scor...
Store Openings
Italian lighting brand Foscarini has opened a store in New York's SoHo neighborhood, its first stand-alone showroom outside of Italy.In addition to showcasing its lighting in the 3,500-sq.-ft. space, the brand will explore art, culture and design through different installations and artistic pieces. To start, artist Stefano Arienti has crea...
Il 26enne italiano che vuole conquistare New York con le piadine
Tavoli di legno e tovaglioli di carta. I cestini del pane intrecciati di vimini. Un piccolo giardino sul retro che sembra una serra. L'impressione è di essere a Bologna, in una delle classiche osterie romagnole dove si mangia tanto e si spende poco. Dove tutto viene fatto in casa e dove il fiasco di vino non manca mai. Questo locale però,...
Arts & Tannery detta i trend con i colori del pellame conciato italiano, i designer americani si invaghiscono
di Riccardo Chioni Designer e buyer americani si sono innamorati a prima vista dei trend e dei colori ammiccanti dell'estate 2014 all'esposizione Arts & Tannery presentata dall'Italian Leather System Consortium al Midtown Loft, in partnership con l'Italian Trade Commission. I quattro trend illustrati dall'Associazione dei pellettieri...
Italian Business & Investment Initiative porta 5 start up italiane alla conquista di New York
Il made in Italy sbarca a 'Silicon Alley'. Italian Business & Investment Initiative (IB&II), organizzazione che dal 2010 crea un ponte tra Italia e Usa per nuovi progetti imprenditoriali, porta a New York cinque tra le più promettenti start up tecnologiche italiane per partecipare al programma di accelerazione VentureOutItaly 2013. ...
Mike the Barber
by Alfonso Guerrero jr. Old Italian barber shops in the United States are on the verge of extinction. For much of the 20th century, most big cities had many Italian barber shops. These barber shops and their trademark red, blue and white helical stripes or "barber's pole" signifying whether the shop is open or closed, was as ubiquitous as...
Meet the Italian Street Artist Who Paints Superheroes For Valentino
On Friday afternoon at the Valentino flagship on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the Italian street artist known as Solo, 32, was puting the finishing touches on his "Wonder Woman" mural. He stood in the store's shimmering marble lobby wearing a paint-splattered jeans and a hoodie, looking up proudly at his work while customers looked inquisitively at t...
Italy’s mosaics company Sicis focuses on the US market with new openings in New York
In Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, there are the most-refined and best-preserved mosaics from they Byzantine age in Italy. So, which other place could have host the headquarters of Sicis, the world leader in decorative mosaic art and design? Founded in 1989 by Maurizio Leo Placuzzi, in 25 years the Sicis mosaics have been placed in the most promi...
New York Subway Map Designer Massimo Vignelli Is Sick and Would Like Your Well Wishes
83-year-old Italian graphic designer Massimo Vignelli has a long list of iconic designs to his credit, including branding for American Airlines, Bloomingdales, and IBM, as well as the map for the New York City subway system. According to Creative Review, Vignelli is "very ill" and in his last days, he and his son Luca are asking "all those...
Fosun Takes Italian Suitmaker Caruso to New York on Way to China
Raffaele Caruso SpA, an Italian suitmaker backed by China's Fosun International Ltd. (656), yesterday opened its first store, in New York, the initial step in a plan to create a global retail network for the luxury tailor. Caruso, which makes suits for companies including Christian Dior SA, plans to open a "flagship" outlet every six month...
De Cecco, Leading Pasta Company Based in Italy, Is Inducted Into The Italian Trade Commission's Hall of Fame, Embarks on US Marketing Plan as It Celebrates 120 Years on American Tables
De Cecco, the world's third largest manufacturer of pasta, was inducted this summer into the Italian Trade Commission's Hall of Fame, recognizing De Cecco's enduring commitment and contribution to the Italian food industry in the United States. The recognition came as De Cecco celebrates 120 years of success in the American marketplace. De...