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Rome to host Architecture Festival

31 March, 2020

The 2009 Rome Architecture festival which aims to assist people in understanding the change taking place to our cities and how that change will influence our lives will be inaugurated on September 8. Paolo Soleri´s lectio magistralis on La frugalità…

Leonardo 's St John The Baptist on display in Milan for a month, free entrance

31 March, 2020

From 27 December, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see one of Leonardo ‘s most famous works: San Giovanni Battista; the painting on loan from the Louvre will be on display in the Alessi Chamber in Piazza Marino, Milan,…

Cortina d'Ampezzo: Hotel Cristallo offers Canaletto exhibition package

30 March, 2020

Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of the most exclusive ski resorts here in Italy, so if you’re planning to spend a few days in this delightful town up in the mountains, the famous hotel Cristallo - established since 1901 and frequented…

Art, Design and Technology at the Salone del Mobile 2009 in Milan

30 March, 2020

The 48th edition of Salone del Mobile 2009 is now officially over. It was impossible to see everything, but I loved what I saw and was thrilled by the atmosphere I could breathe there. Its combination of art, design and…

Christmas in Val d'Aosta : Christmas markets, food festivals and art contests

30 March, 2020

December is the best month to discover (or rediscover if you have already been there) the Aosta Valley up in the north of Italy; Christmas markets and rustic food festivals (along of course with its snow trails) are its chief…

Baby Vanity, the armchair for younger managers

30 March, 2020

Vanity fair armchair is one of the most successful models ever made by Frau ! Its sinuous lines have really defined Modernity. In the 30s the armchair Vanity Fair represented a model of true elegance and comfort. It was a…

Milan's Salone del Mobile design festival: Mirror Thinking at Pucci by Felice Limosani

30 March, 2020

Milan’s amazing trade fair, the Salone del Mobile, has started, marking a busy time in the city with international visitors from the world of design. There is a fair dash of fashion thrown in too, with some Milan shops participating…

Gallardo Tricolore celebrates Italy

30 March, 2020

To celebrate 150 years of Italian unification, just about every Italian brand and business has done something for the national party; it’s just that some brands can afford to really celebrate in style. Like Italian supercar manufacturer, Lamborghini, for example.…

125 years of Bulgari jewellery on display in Rome

30 March, 2020

The historic Italian brand of Bulgari will be on display from May 22nd to September 13th for a 125-year anniversary celebrated in the event “Between eternity and history: 1884-2009″ at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. About 500 jewelled objects…

Italian fashion and automobile design: the Versace Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster

30 March, 2020

Somebody did say that they hope Porsche never does anything as crass as this, but I think this snazzy version of the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 coupè has its place in Italian design. Hell, you even get a range of Versace…

Lamborghini at 2010 Pirelli Calendar premiere

30 March, 2020

Imagine turning up to the Pirelli Calendar premiere in a Lamborghini! It’s the ultimate in sophisticated, Italian pimp style, though that does sound like an oxymoron. Singer James Blunt appeared next to a Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce and Lady Victoria…

Michelangelo on Second Life in "Musei in Comune 2.0"

29 March, 2020

Ancient Rome in 3D is on Google Earth, there is the Virtual Museum of the Ancient via Flaminia, and soon we will have more Italian art exhibitions on Second Life. The first Italian project on Second Life was Experience Italy,…

Great exhibitions in Rome: "Fabrizio De Andrè" at Ara Pacis

29 March, 2020

From 24 February to 30 May, a great restrospective dedicated to an important Italian singer and poet Fabrizio De André will take place at the Ara Pacis in Rome. The exhibition, set in one of the most central (and beautiful)…

Florence hosts art exhibition "Novecento seduced"

29 March, 2020

The 20th century has been celebrated in Milan with a major exhibition and now it’s the turn of Florence to get a closer look at it; but this time from an entirely different perspective. The exhibition “Novecento seduced. Seventeenth-century passions…

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione parades through Florence

29 March, 2020

The Italians have a saying about envy being a terrible thing - “l’invidia รจ una brutta bestia” - and here is just another example of where we can be jealous, at least of the owners of these beautiful Alfa Romeo…

The Surgeon's House in Rimini

28 March, 2020

If you are interested in ancient history and have a penchant for science you must visit this domus or house which was accidentally uncovered in 1989 by a group of workmen who were restoring Piazza Ferrari in Rimini. This well-preserved…

Fiori: exhibition explores art through flowers at Forlì

28 March, 2020

Next year the San Domenico museum at Forlì will host an extraordinary art exhibition in Italy celebrating the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and Renoir. The idea is to explore flowers and floral charm by…

The best in Italian Design: Italia Independent at the Pitti Uomo 2008, Florence

28 March, 2020

If you could name your favourite piece of Italian design, what would it be? Whatever it is, Italia Independent has got it all covered at this year’s Pitti Uomo 74, currently being held in Florence from June 17 to 21.The…

Pirelli Calendar becomes a film: vintage Pirelli pics and the documentary

28 March, 2020

The Pirelli Calendar is a cult icon these days - a symbol of slightly perverse but imaginative beauty and a must-have object for collectors. The 2011 Pirelli Calendar will be shot by Karl Lagerfel and it will be interesting to…

Caravaggio virtual exhibition in Milan

27 March, 2020

2010 is the year of Caravaggio in Italy, as the 400th anniversary of the famous Italian painter’s death is celebrated. The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome was a huge success and this time the Caravaggio fever is moving to Milan, virtually…

50 years of La Dolce Vita on show at national Italian cinema museum

27 March, 2020

Federico Fellini’s most famous masterpiece, “La Dolce Vita“, turns 50 this year, making more than just the expression famous. This legendary piece of Italian cinema is known around the world for its scenes of excess, seeing Anita Ekberg in the…

Italian family life: the dolce vita explored in photography exhibition in Rome

27 March, 2020

A free Italian photography exhibition is being held at Rome’s Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. The photos are of Italian family life, including weddings, holidays, birthdays and snapshots of the identity of families from Lazio. The exhibition is called “Famiglia: fotografie…

Rome hosts photografic exhibition on " La Dolce Vita"

27 March, 2020

50 years have passed since Federico Fellini’s movie La Dolce Vita was released in 1960. The word paparazzo became instantaneously popular with audiences and readers all around the world and in order to celebrate that world - now vanished for…

Italian furniture brand Giorgetti opens flagship store in Mumbai

26 March, 2020

Giorgetti, the Italian designer furniture brand, has just open its first store in Mumbai, India, making the city third to host the brand’s flagship store after Milan and New York. From now onwards, Indian costumers will have the unique opportunity…

Touring Rome: rare visits to art and archaeological sites

26 March, 2020

Some of Rome’s architectural and historic treasures are being opened for special guided tours run by Italy’s environmental organisation, FAI. Places such as the Temple of the “Ninfe” and “Porta Asinaria” will open for rare, free guided tours by FAI.The…