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If the name Dick Marconi does not ring a bell, then his accomplishments surely will. Race car driver, humanitarian, artist, and the co-founder of a billion dollar nutrition business. Most would be satisfied in accomplishing one or two of Dick's achievements-but not Dick.   For as amazing as this list may be, you get a sense when talking to h...

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Last year during Italy Design Week 2.0, there was a spirited debate about the utility of beauty in design. The panelists, who included Makers, Journalists and Technologists, sparred over the appropriate value to ascribe to beauty as represented through design.   This blog contended that consumers place a high value on beautiful design and, t...

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Iconic Italian fashion house Versace is opening a store on Rush Street in the Gold Coast, highlighting how the boundaries of luxury shopping continue to expand in the downtown neighborhood.   Versace plans to open a two-level, 5,000-square-foot space on the east side of Rush Street, just north of Walton Street, confirmed Luke Molloy and Dann...

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The Ferrari 166 MM Touring "barchetta" was manufactured by the Maranello-based company between 1948 and 1953. The MM in the name stands for "Mille Miglia", the famous open-road endurance car race won by the 166 MM in 1948 (coupé Allemano) and 1949 (roadster Touring).   The model was created in Milan's Carrozzeria Touring implementing th...

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Thursday December 11 - 3.30 pm Library Of Congress Thomas Jefferson BuildingWashington 20540 The Library of Congress European Division, in partnership with the National Organization of Italian American Women, D.C. Chapter, presents...A unique review of Italian fashion magazines from the Library's collections providing insight into the history...

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A highly significant 1950 Ferrari 275S/340 America, chassis 0030 MT, leads early entries for RM Sotheby’s flagship Monterey sale, returning August 14 – 15 to California’s Monterey Peninsula. Born as one of only two 275S barchettas built, 0030 MT was campaigned by the Factory and driven by legendary Italian racing driver Alberto Ascari in one of th...

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After opening in 2014 of Condhotel Montecarlo in Miami, Condotti Hotels Group, which has four hotels in the historic heart of Rome (Condotti Palace, Hotel Condotti, Vatican View and Stay Inn Rome), opens Grand Bay, its second Condohotel in Miami. The opening of this second prestigious luxury location coincides with the launch of the brand on the in...

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di Maurizio Pesce   Con la presentazione della nuova Giulia, Alfa Romeo ha festeggiato i suoi 105 anni. Oltre un secolo dalla produzione della prima A.L.F.A., la 24 HP che ha inaugurato la storia del marchio nel 1910 e che apre la vasta collezione raccolta al rinnovato Museo Storico "La Macchina del Tempo" appena riaperto ad Arese dopo quasi...

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by Liam La Guerre Aquazzura, a high-end shoe retailer based in Italy, signed a 2,221-square-foot lease at 935 Madison Avenue for its first location in the United States, Commercial Observer has learned. The store will open February of next year at the base of the residential property between East 74th and 75th Streets.   The space incl...

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CRN'S shipyard in Ancona hosted Saturday the technical operations for the launch of the used Flagship The first Riva Yacht entirely built in aluminium.   This day will remain in a very special moment in the history of Riva, a brand that is the icon of Made in Italy excellence in the world, but also in the history of the Italian yachting indu...

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