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Il 15 e 16 novembre 2012 si terranno rispettivamente a San Francisco e a Palo Alto due eventi di promozione della moda Made in Italy, previsti nell'ambito del Programma di Promozione ICE.Location degli eventi saranno i due negozi Wilkes Bashford di proprietà della famiglia di dettaglianti Mitchell.Wilkes Bashford è stato il primo dettagliante ad in...

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Italian architect and designer Cristina Celestino has created a sumptuous traveling dressing room for luxury fashion house Fendi that very well could be a summary of some of this year's best design trends.   The Milan-based Celestino, whom Wallpaper hails a "singular rising star," works as an architect, creative director, and designer throug...

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MIT's Media Lab put up a one-of-a-kind fashion show in October. The runway competition Descience Fashion Show combined the creativity of designers with the vision of molecular biologists, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, climatologists and scientists from a variety of disciplines. This year saw two Italians among the finalists. Italian bioma...

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Renowned sculptor Michelangelo famously said, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Centuries later, Italian stone company Citco is reshaping what blocks of marble can become with an assortment of bespoke flooring, furniture, and accessories. The Verona, Italy-based brand—which regularly collaborates with acclaimed intern...

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Giorgio Armani ha sempre avuto la passione delle case, per gli immobili in generale. Ne ha molti, e costantemente ha voluto che fossero mantenuti nel modo giusto. Decorosi, ordinati, valorizzati. Ora che quest'anno si appresta a celebrare i 40 anni di età della casa di moda che porta il suo nome, la passione del mattone ha finito per intrecciarsi...

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On their visit to New York in December, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative directors of Valentino, were contemplating American women.   "There's something effortless in your women," Piccioli says. "To go outside with the coffee and the handbag...They feel confident and they express themselves. They don't need to be work...

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By Frank Aukofer When we first visited with the Dodge Dart during its re-introduction back in 2012 it returned as a fresh-faced immigrant. That was just two years ago (though it seems longer). This Dart is one of the early efforts of the eventual takeover of Chrysler by Fiat of Italy. "Dart" is a name that has dwelled happily in the hearts of a s...

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An environmentally neutral alternative to leather, created as a result of an innovative laser technology that turns wood into fabric. Ligneah is produced through a patented process, and will be launched in the market by Marcello Antonelli and his daughter Marta.   The fabric, soft and supple to the touch and sight, seems like fine leather, y...

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1 – Mamma in carriera o in casa? Secondo un'analisi dell'Istat, in Italia, circa il 50% delle madri hanno un lavoro, mentre la restante parte si dedica esclusivamente alla casa e ai figli. Le mamme americane sono più orientate al lavoro e alla carriera rispetto a quelle italiane: infatti, negli USA, circa il 70% delle mamme lavora, cioè 7 madr...

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At least 18% of couples in Italy decide to marry in June, a survey by the Monza chamber of commerce showed Monday. And while the overall number of weddings has declined 16% since 2009, the wedding business is a constantly growing sector worth some seven billion euros. Salerno with its romantic Amalfi coast is the province with the highest inc...

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