"Immagina di prendere l'auto e partire per un viaggio. Immagina di volere un caffè. Fai una telefonata, la macchina modulo si attacca alla tua e si crea uno spazio interno dove tu puoi comodamente prendere il tuo caffè. Intanto, l'auto guida da sola". È questa l'idea di Tommaso Gecchelin, designer freelance classe 1985, per rivoluzionare il concet...

"Vivere alla Ponti. Esperimenti di vita domestica e architetture per l'abitare e il lavoro" è il titolo della mostra dedicata al grande architetto e designer Gio Ponti che sarà ospitata da giovedì 16 a venerdì 31 maggio nella sede dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York.   La mostra, realizzata in collaborazione e con il sostegno di Mo...

The high-end Italian jeweller Buccellati, owned by Clessidra Investment Fund, opened its flagship U.S. store this month in Chicago.    Spread over 3 levels on the prestigious Oak Street, the mezzanine shows the modern design elements of blond wood and smokey mirrors, and the traditional vitrines that are signature in all Buccellati stor...

Lets face it Italy and Italians do a lot of popular things and often better than almost anywhere on earth. All over the world it really is true that Everybody Loves Italian. Sport Cars like Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugati etcetra. Clothes and Fashion such as Versaci, Armani and an unending number of very high end clothing. We take our cl...

Giovedì 21 marzo 2013, ore 18.00 in EDT A conversation with:Guido Torlonia, director of the upcoming documentary Handmade Cinema, and the acclaimed plays Caro Luchino, and Caro Federico.Grazia d'Annunzio (US Special Projects Editor, Vogue Italia)Stefano Albertini, NYU The event will include the screening of selctions from the director's work...

One of the main sectors of Made in Italy's excellence is design. We are historically leaders in this field: we, the Italians, have in our dna the mixture required to be the best in designing things, and in realizing them in the proper way. America, on the other hand, has in its dna what is required to realize ideas, dreams and entrepreneurial endea...

If you've ever wanted your apartment to look like the set of a Fellini film, the MoMA Design Store has you covered. On May 1, the Design Store is launching a collection of 32 fun and feisty tabletop pieces by some of Italy's design greats, encompassing everything from reissued design masterpieces to more contemporary works by the current torchbeare...

Ottica Dante Americas LLC, a US leading distributor of high-end Italian eyewear products, and the Italian luxury accessories company, Tonino Lamborghini Group, announce they have entered into an exclusive agreement for the marketing and distribution of the Tonino Lamborghini EYEWEAR collection in North America.   The marketing and distributi...

By Craig Hlavaty Fans of drool-worthy sports cars are in heaven this weekend in Houston at the various events being held by the Lamborghini Festival, a festival dedicated to the Italian motorcar brand. At noon Saturday car owners ventured to Navasota's city hall to show off their cars to car enthusiasts and join together to gawk at the newest Lam...

As part of SF Design Week, the Italian Cultural Institute is proud to present a tribute to one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Vico Magistretti.   Starting from Tuesday, June 10, the galleries of the Institute will host an exhibition made possible by the collaboration with the Milan-based Fondazione Studio Museo Vico M...