The color of the walls, floors and ceilings is a dead giveaway. If there was any doubt that the Italian designers known for sculpting the sleek forms of Ferraris, Maseratis and other sports cars — many of them vibrantly red — were responsible for the interiors of a new 42-story condominium tower developed by the Related Group, one glance at th...

by Dan Palmer   The 48-year-old dead-eye first beat the compound men's open world record for the 72-arrow ranking round, shot at 50 metres, by scoring 706 out of a possible 720 points, improving on his own previous best by one point.   He then posted a perfect score in his quarter-final clash against Antonio Tosco during matchplay, re...

by Anne Calcagno   When I was growing up in Italy, it was nearly a mandate for well-heeled northerners to summer on the sun-warmed lakes at the foot of the Alps. Boats docked at island gardens, and people took slow promenades along the shore, followed by a leisurely Sunday meal on the leafy veranda of, say, Albergo Verbano, where Arturo Tosc...

"Less is more", l'idea che la semplicità e la chiarezza portino a un buon design deve aver guidato gli studi e le ricerche di Gianluca Sada, ingegnere italiano, di Battipaglia, laureato in Ingegneria dell'Autoveicolo al Politecnico di Torino con una tesi su una bicicletta futurista portata all'essenziale: le ruote prive di raggi, il minimo ingombro...

The Olivetti M1 was not really ready to launch at the opening of Turin's 1911 World's Fair. But Camillo Olivetti – who in 1904 had founded the company of the same name in Milan, moving it to Ivrea only four years later – had already rented a whole pavilion to present the first typewriter his company would manufacture.   He decided to dedicat...

There is no better way to learn about Italian wine than from Italian Sommeliers. And, to further enhance the wine tasting and education experience, this year's Miami presentation of two North American Sommelier Association (NASA) courses will take place at Toscana Divino (Mary Brickell Village) and Ironside Pizza (Upper East) – two restaurants know...

Fiat, Italy's largest manufacturer and a symbol of the country's struggle to adapt to globalization, is leaving home after 115 years.   The controlling Agnelli family and other investors met Friday in Turin for the last time to seal the end of Fiat as an Italian company after it merges with Chrysler. Created by Italian-Canadian Chief Executi...

"In Italia, dopo l'acquisizione di Avio l'anno, ci sono realta', piu' piccole ma molto interessanti a cui stiamo guardando in questo momento". Cosi' Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, presidente e a.d. General Electric Europe, a margine dell'evento - promosso dalla Camera di commercio di Torino - per favorire 'un ponte tra le Pmi del territorio piemontese"...

  WTI Magazine #15    2014 Jan, 31Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   Piedmont has always been considered one of the most industrious and well-off regions in Italy. This north-western territory used to be productive and rich in small and medium enterprises, but nowadays it is enduring hard times...

Foreign investors might be wary of doing business with Italy, given the lacklustre growth and complex politics. But David Olson, a businessman from Michigan in the US, is undeterred, and is determined to help Italian firms spread their wings. This is your first foray into Italy. Why Italy, and why now?   One word: climate. Not the weath...