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by Liam La Guerre Bulgari has signed a 23,167-square-foot lease to relocate its offices to 555 Madison Avenue, also known as The Coates Building. The high-end Italian jeweler will occupy the entire ninth floor of the property between East 56th and East 55th Streets as a result of the 15-year lease, according to a press release from Cushman &a...

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Leaving behind its Fifth Avenue home, the Fendi flagship in New York has relocated to a new address on Madison Avenue. The space—which previously housed Montblanc—has been revamped inside and out by AD100 architect Peter Marino, who has designed many spaces for luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel.   At the new Fendi, Marino channeled...

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by Gloria Burns   Figurella USA, the unique body reshaping center from Italy, recently celebrated its second anniversary in Coral Gables, 1600 Ponce de Leon Blvd., and opened a new location in Pinecrest, 12693 S. Dixie Hwy. A cocktail reception at Segundo Muelle Restaurant inside the landmark Hotel St. Michel provided a beautiful settin...

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The independently produced documentary MEN OF THE CLOTH premieres in Boston on Thursday December 10th at 7 PM at the Museum of Fine Arts. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. It received production grants and seed funding from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and had its world premi...

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Brembo, a global innovator of brake technology, will be a main floor exhibitor for the first time at Detroit's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to be held Jan. 11-24. The company will highlight its products on the main floor in Cobo Center at this month's North American International Auto Show, in addition to being featured on ve...

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Continua il programma di azioni per la promozione e il sostegno della filiera moda messo in atto da CNA Federmoda. In particolare, con il marchio "manifattura italiana" CNA Federmoda si concentra sulle produzioni interamente fatte in Italia.   L'iniziativa è l'evoluzione di un progetto che dal settembre 2010 ha visto CNA Federmoda impegnata...

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Francis Drake Eyewear, a newly launched boutique eyewear e-retailer, today announced results from Made in Italy vs. Made in China, a survey of more than 250 Americans who are eyeglass wearers. The survey was conducted to see consumers true feelings about eyewear manufactured in Italy versus eyewear manufactured in China. First off, 75 percent of e...

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Grace DuVal and Prarna Mansukhani, two graduate students at the School of the Art Institute, will speak about their six-month experience being mentally engaged with Italy, the Costume Colloquium IV and the development of their situation specific art installation in Florence in November of last year.   Two American people travel between time...

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The Ferretti Group's annual press conference at the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach sent the message that three years after a Chinese commercial machinery company acquired the Italian yacht builder, it is emerging on an equal footing with competitors.   "We are here to stay. The group is alive and kicking as never before," a defian...

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I am looking at a six-seat dining table and in less than 15 seconds, this is turned into a table for 12 by an Italian man without using any tools but his hands. Alessandro Calligaris is a third-generation furniture maker from Manzano, Italy.   He is showing me tables that practically transform themselves into shorter or longer or taller vers...

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