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by Pheobe Tilelli   Designers are turning back to the 'made in Italy' tag as locally manufactured eyewear hits an all-time high on International markets, delegates to last weekend's MIDO heard in Milan.   At the show market research firm GfK announced a rise of 11.8 per cent in exports of eyewear made in Italy in 2014. This is a new r...

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By Becky Bartkowski "I use the same approach to clothes as I did when I designed buildings," the late Gianfranco Ferré once said. "It is basic geometry: You take a flat form and revolve it in space."    This hyper-technical, detail-oriented approach the Italian architect turned designer employed is evident in Phoenix Art Museum's prese...

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Admiral Tecnomar - Yachting Hub of The Italian Sea Group announces the oldest success during the Show Boats Design Awards 2014 organized by Boat International Media. In the wonderful Austrian location of Swarovsky Cristal Worlds, the most silent yacht in the world, Admiral Cacos V has been awarded in the category "Exterior Design and Styling Award"...

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Fincantieri e Princess Cruises, brand del gruppo statunitense Carnival Corporation & plc, hanno trovato l'accordo per la costruzione di una nuova nave da crociera. Il valore dell'investimento per la societa' armatrice e' di circa 600 milioni di euro.   La nave, che entrera' a far parte della flotta della compagnia nel 2017, avra' una sta...

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Just a few years ago Chiara Ferragni was a fashionable Italian law student with a passion for posting photos of her personal style online. Now, she sits atop two companies worth $8 million. She's been on the covers of magazines all over the world, earned the attention of the Harvard Business School, and just sat front row at two dozen New York Fash...

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La Moto Washington, located in the heart of Arlington, and a short walk from the Clarendon Metro, is the official flagship store for Vespa, Piaggio, Aprilia and Moto Guzzi. Whether you are new to riding, or simply want to add utility and excitement to your morning commute, La Moto Washington has a vehicle to suit your riding level and interest...

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The owner of Giuseppe Zanotti, an Italian luxury shoemaker, has appointed an adviser to help it explore a possible sale of the maker of $3,250 heeled sandals and $875 sneakers, three people with knowledge of the matter said.   Vicini SpA, based in the town of San Mauro Pascoli, has appointed investment bank Rothschild to examine strategic op...

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An Italian company has developed a plan to restore the dialpidated USS Williamsburg, once the presidential yacht of Harry S Truman. Green Yachts, based in Genoa, Italy, displayed the concept in a Dec. 20 spread on the website of SuperYacht Times.   "The proposal is to transform the Williamsburg into a moden yacht while keeping intact he...

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Milano Unica, the European textile trade show formed when several well-established Italian trade shows—including IdeaBiella, Moda In and Shirt Avenue—joined forces 10 years ago, is preparing to launch its first New York show in July.   The trade show took its showcase of Italian fabrics and trim to Shanghai in 2013, when it began exhibiting...

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by Patrick Sisson   In their earliest incarnations, discos and clubs such as The Loft and Paradise Garage in New York and elsewhere were about musical and societal liberation. A new exhibit at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, Radical Disco: Architecture and Nightlife in Italy, 1965-1975, looks at how an earlier generation of nightlif...

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