Close

For Diego Della Valle, the 63-year-old billionaire owner of Italian luxury leather and apparel giant Tod's Group, style has always trumped fashion. Considering the success Tod's has had since its formation in 1978, Della Valle has a point.

4066

The Umbria region is well-known for its artistic and cultural heritage as well as its truffle-loaded and eye-pleasing plains. Nowadays, it is also known as the stall on which sits the so—called King of Cashmere: Brunello Cucinelli. Italy has a vast symbolic, historic, and cultural legacy that spans across thousands of years; from the Etruscans and...

3796

Textiles and art live in harmony in the Bonotto universe. The practiced hands of artisans operate the company's mechanical looms, turning out fabrics for Armani, Prada, Zegna, and Louis Vuitton. Speed takes a backseat to quality; craftsmanship matters more. Contemporary works of art dot the factory floor. Textiles inform art and art informs textile...

3262

From the unacknowledged tailors in Piedmont in the late 1600s to contemporary international fashion brands like Fiorucci and Diesel, Italians have played an important role in shaping this iconic wardrobe staple way back to its inception. What would you think if I told you that jeans – an icon of American life – are an Italian invention?

3275

  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   Astolfo, fearless knight protagonist of extravagant adventures in the Orlando Furioso, used to leave with his golden spear toward memorable feats. By its name ("ast-ulf", whose meaning is more likely "helper spear") comes the name of the new lamp by Lumen Center Ita...

1573

  WTI Magazine #67    2015 September, 4Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   The historical "Dimore Storiche" tour of Bergamo presents the 2015 edition of DimoreDesign: every Sunday, from September 6 to 27, Trussardi House, Palazzo Agliardi, Palazzo Moroni, Palazzo Terzi and Villa Grismondi Finardi open...

1481

  WTI Magazine #48    2014 November, 26Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   The company based in Trieste, with its Division called "Harpo verdepensile", adheres to the task force of professionals working for the energy (and environmental) requalification of residential complexes in Milan. Energy saving? Put green on the roof. A journey...

1645

  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci      Translation by:   Italian dressing is more than European fashions and a wardrobe full of Italian fashion brands; it's an ease, a fashion silhouette, and an inner style. There are certain fashion staples that every woman should have in her closet, so she can take her Italian Ch...

2304

  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   For its a catalog, Alessi presented "Souvenir d'Italie", a new line between the Alessi "Figures": a tribute to Italy that from May to October will host the Expo 2015. Five figurines in decorated porcelain, each a symbol of a different aspect of the Italian charac...

2617

WTI Magazine #3    2013 Nov, 1 Author : Francesca Favotto      Translation by:   A new all-Italian project starts in Milan ... to conquer the world: to export the italian excellence, including food and wine, art, design and fashion.     "Larte", written just like that, without apostrophes, all attached,...

1621