Renzo Picasso: A Lesser-Known Architect Who Had Creative Plans for NYC
New York City has many buildings and other infrastructure that were planned by some of the best-known architectural heavyweights in history including McKim, Mead and White, Cass Gilbert and Frank Lloyd Wright. But New Yorkers are less likely to have heard of Renzo Picasso, a 20th-century Italian architect and engineer who created plans for "future...
Tech and the City, ovvero i segreti di Silicon Alley
Maria Teresa Cometto e Alessandro Piol hanno scritto insieme un bellissimo libro sulle startup a New York, "Tech and the City, un modello per l'Italia", editore Guerini e Associati. Diversamente da altri di questo genere, che pretendono di indicarci l'ubicazione della pietra filosofale, o ci infliggono tediose lezioncine pratiche di management, è u...
Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents 3rd Annual Car Show
When: June 12, 2016 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pmWhere: Westchester Italian Cultural Center, One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, New York 10707For more information call 914-771-8700 or visit wiccny.org If you are the proud owner of an exotic, awe-inspiring vehicle, don't miss the opportunity to bring your car down to Depot Square in Tuckahoe on...
Italy Meets The USA Series: Europe, USA, Italy Summit 2014
Coming off the first international summit in February 2013, the Italian Business & Investments Initiative (IB&II) is glad to present its second international series "Italy meets the USA" on Feb 28 2014 in New York: Europe, US and Italy Summit. This summit will center stage the possible economic growth implications for Europe and th...
A Valentino Collection Tailored to New York
YOU'VE HEARD OF extreme sports? Well, on Wednesday evening, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino brought the fashion equivalent — extreme designing — to New York. The triple-collection punch of this time of year (pre-fall in December/January, men's wear in January and women's wear in February) usually keeps designers hun...
Italian Luxury Marble Design Co. Kreoo Debuts New Product Designs at ICFF 2015
Kreoo, luxury marble furniture brand to debut new designs at ICFF 2015. Luxury marble-furnishings brand Kreoo (USA) -- parent company, Decormarmi (ITALY) will debut two brand new marble furniture designs at the 2015 ICFF. The new designs are a compliment to Kreoo's lauded Pavè Collection which has been featured in exclusive design eve...
Columbian Lawyers Association honors Frank Seddio with Rapallo-Scalia Award
There was plenty of Italian-American pride at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday as Mayor Bill de Blasio was in the house to help the Columbian Lawyers Association, First Judicial Department recognize Hon. Frank Seddio with the Charles A. Rapallo and Justice Antonin Scalia Award during its 51st annual luncheon. Not only was the Italian-American...
Così l'hi-tech italiano trova i fondi negli Usa
AAA tecnologia italiana cerca investimenti americani. Con tre parole chiave con cui, l'Italia si è presentata all'elite del business americano, in un summit dal titolo esplicito: "Influence, relevance and growth" (influenza, rilevanza e crescita). Opera di Fernando Napolitano - già amministratore delegato di Booz Allen Hamilton in Italia,...
Così Lavazza e Benetton hanno "occupato" New York
Una volta, c'era "solo" l'export del Made in Italy. Che non era niente male, peraltro, perche' dava profitti alle aziende che sapevano fare prodotti vincenti sui mercati internazionali, lavoro ai loro dipendenti, e prestigio al Paese. Oggi la missione industriale-commerciale resta per tutti gli imprenditori l'ovvia ragione per espandere le attivita...
Architetti italiani a New York: i segreti del successo
di Maddalena Maltese Coniugare bellezza e funzionalità è uno dei must del design italiano. La passione per i dettagli, per i materiali artigianali, per l'eleganza delle linee sono un'attrazione per i cosmopoliti abitanti di New York che hanno affidato e affidano agli architetti italiani ristrutturazioni, progetti innovativi, edifici civili e spazi...
Salvatore Ferragamo debuts made-to-measure
by Max Berlinger Last night, at Salvatore Ferragamo's two-story Fifth Avenue store, the high-end Italian brand hosted an intimate gathering to welcome their Su Misura made-to-measure program, a newly launched initiative that allows their male clientele to consult with an in-house team of fit specialists on a range of custom suits, jackets, pants,...
A touch of Italy in New York with Yamamay
Second appointment in New York with Yamamay to interpretate the new Fall/Winter collection 2013!I tried to highlight the most romantic side of the collection, which keeps its sophistication and simplicity. An autumn full of gentleness and tenderness with a touch of malice. The lace keeps being a must for the brand, being the essence of feminin...