Aficionados have argued for ages over which individual has had the greatest influence on the automobile. Enzo Ferrari is a favorite. Traditionalists may side with Ettore Bugatti. Henry Ford gets the American vote, while Soichiro Honda rates high for innovation. Modernists might include the current chairman of the Volkswagen Group's su...
READ MOREItalian brakes maker Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on continued strength of the country's automotive sector. Brembo, which counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler , BMW, Ford, Honda, Daimler , Mitsubishi and Subaru among its clients in the United States, plans...
READ MORESometimes fashion means more than glitz, clothes, trends and runways. Sometimes fashion embodies the balance between health and beauty, the dance among food, imagination and inner happiness and the art of living well. I was thrilled by the story of Italian-American creator and educator Mary Capozzi who certainly knows how to be stylish. Through de...
READ MOREby George Chapman Based in New York? Enjoy Italian design and classic motorcycles? All-round design god and avid bike collector Stuart Parr is currently hosting an exhibition in Manhattan that is not to be missed... As keen on riding his fleet of classic Italian motorcycles as he is collecting them, the producer of Eminem's '8 Mil...
READ MOREby Adam Lehrer The New York-based Spring Studios, a massive creative studio in TriBeca that is set to compete with studios such as Milk, is a monumental achievement in design and architecture even to the most untrained of eyes. With no background in applied creativity, one can still feel the utter expansiveness of the space: the ceilings...
READ MOREBy Sarah Jones Italian fashion label is pursuing the finer things in life through a vivacious spring/summer 2016 advertising campaign. "Lo Splendore Della Vita," or "The Splendor of Life," is based on the eponymous brand founder's idea that beauty is limitless and a drive for perfection never ceases. Beyond promoting th...
READ MORETara Coppola Fontana, owner and founder of Weddings Under the Tuscan Sun, a five year strong unique wedding planning business, targets American couples who share the common dream of having an unforgettable wedding in beautiful Italy. A life-changing trip to Italy's top-traveled Tuscany, awakened Tara Coppola Fontana's inspiration to begin...
READ MOREFino a dieci anni fa il mercato principale di Ducati era l'Italia. Ora, vuoi per la crisi, vuoi l'esplosione del marchio a livello mondiale, gli Stati Uniti rappresentano una delle fette più grandi del mercato globale di Borgo Panigale. La presenza di moto bolognesi in alcuni dei più celebri film hollywoodiani hanno accelerato di molto il...
READ MOREBy Stacy Wescoe After getting its start in a showroom at the Palmer Park Mall, Fiat of the Lehigh Valley is finally getting its own home, and one of its fancy relatives is moving in, too. Brown-Daub held a grand opening May 1 on the newly built Brown-Daub Alfa Romeo Fiat on Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township. Laura Leue...
READ MOREby Mary Bowerman Oh, how the rich do live. Plans for a yet-to-be-built mega-yacht show how those with the means will soon be able to hit the high seas in the most luxurious way possible. The Italian Sea Group's Admiral X-Force 145 mega-yacht will feature panoramic views of the ocean with floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies for...
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