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...

The luxury Italian fashion house Moschino is jetting off to Art Basel Miami Beach for a one-off, Barbie themed installation created by designer Jeremy Scott. Moschino and Jeremy Scott are inviting fans to 'Live the Dream', with a new project celebrating the intersection of pop culture and art during the 13th Edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. A...

by Ilaria Liberatore Vai alla City University di New York per parlare della moda italiana nel Rinascimento e ti ritrovi a conversare di New York, di Antonioni, di sarte femministe e di fashion blogger contemporanei.   È quello che accade quando incontri personaggi come Eugenia Paulicelli, barese di nascita e americana di adozione dagli anni '80,...

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...

  WTI Magazine #20    2014 Mar, 7Author : Francesca Favotto      Translation by:   In the land of style and fashion, it was missing. But not anymore: the most watched fashion talent in the world has landed in Italy, on FoxLife. The first episode was aired last Wednesday. Who will be the designer of tomorrow?    

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...

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...

Italian fashion company Miu Miu opened a shop in the Miami Design District on Thursday, according to WWD. The two-level store takes up 5,435 square feet and is located at 190 NE 39th Street. The luxurious design features floor-to-ceiling mirrors on the ground floor, a black marble staircase and gold damask-lined display cases. The bottom floo...

According to WWD, the René Caovilla brand will turn 80 next year and is gearing up to celebrate with the third generation in place at the head of the company and plans to expand globally. Events to mark the anniversary are slated to take place in Venice, where the brand is manufactured, and in New York, in addition to other cities in Europe early n...

Italian fashion and culture descend on Philadelphia this October, with two events hosted by Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design – a screening of a new documentary on Italian master tailors on Oct. 2 and a seminar on the rich history of Italian footwear on Oct. 15.   The events are part of Ciao Philadelp...