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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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ARTEMEST, the first e-commerce for high-end crafts made in Italy, has launched its e-commerce platform and online magazine (www.artemest.com) on 24 June 2015. The Italian start-up has already placed its first sales, mostly in Europe and in the US, proving that the internet is a valuable channel also for high-end handmade crafts. ARTEMEST offers a...

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SICIS The Art Factory aprirà a breve un nuovo showroom di 5 piani sulla Fifth Avenue di New York. L'azienda ravennese leader nell'arte del mosaico, ha acquistato un building di 5 piani situato a 240 Fifth Avenue, nel cuore di NOMAD, il quartiere di Manhattan famoso per le atmosfere artistiche e gli eventi culturali. Lo showroom, che sarà pronto en...

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By Maurita Cardone Il lusso si può insegnare o almeno si può insegnare a farne un business. Questo è l'obiettivo con cui nasce il Master in Business Administration Fashion & Luxury Goods dell'Alma Graduate School dell'Università di Bologna.   Un vero e proprio MBA all'americana che mira a formare professionisti del business nel settore...

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Elegantly dressed for our photo shoot, Anna Fendi obliges our photographer's every request, which includes trudging through the freshly-watered garden of Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur – in her heels. Truly, the second of the famed Fendi sisters is in a class of her own – a refined, dignified and sophisticated 81-year-old.   The former head o...

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di Sara Notargiacomo   Più di 2 milioni di followers su Instagram e un marketing strategy altamente targettizzato sulla base di prodotti che, già di per sé, sono ideati e confezionati per una clientela dai canoni ben precisi. Brandy Melville, famoso marchio italiano di abbigliamento per adolescenti, dopo il suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti avven...

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L'edizione 87 di Pitti Immagine Uomo (Firenze, 13-16 gennaio 2015) si è conclusa con numeri da record, confermando le ottime aspettative comunicate nei giorni della manifestazione: 24.000 compratori (+15% rispetto alla precedente edizione invernale) per un totale di 8.660 buyer stranieri (+11%) e oltre 15.300 italiani (+17%) e oltre 35.000 visitato...

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