Art/design

Milan Design Week: Mimmo Paladino at the Duomo and Milan street scenes

2 April, 2020

Milan Design Week features a Mimmo Paladino exhibition at the Palazzo Reale and in the Piazza Duomo. The “Salt Mountain” monumental piece from Paladino is in front of the building, near the Duomo, and is part of an exhibition open…

18th century villa up for sale in Tuscany

2 April, 2020

In Tuscany there is an enchanting medieval town called Barga; the perfect place where to spend long and rejuvenating holidays. But if you don’t like overcrowded hotels and prefer to stay in a house you can call your own, you…

Shopping in Rome: women's design shop Leartigiane.it

2 April, 2020

Cultural and women’s design association Leartigiane.it recently opened their new shop in Rome, near Torre Argentina, where you can find furniture, interior decorations, jewellery and handmade clothes on display. The association is design to support women’s craftmanship and the shop…

London: Royal Academy of Arts hosts "Treasures from Budapest: European Masterpieces from Leonardo to Schiele"

1 April, 2020

The Royal Academy Of Arts in London is to host an important exhibition called Treasures from Budapest: European Masterpieces from Leonardo to Schiele. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 works including paintings, drawings and sculpture from the early Renaissance…

The Original Sofa by Mario Spinelli

1 April, 2020

The Original Sofa, this the name, created by the designer Mario Spinelli is a rather versatile piece of furniture. A sofa which seems to mould not only to your body but to your mood as well and this thanks to…

Leonardo's Mona Lisa inspired by literary images

1 April, 2020

Throughout the centuries, art historians have speculated over Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Mona Lisa; the famous portrait with its rather enigmatic smile and mysterious landscape behind the sitter has always triggered the strangest conjectures; conjectures, mind you, without any firm…

Mona Lisa made of 100,000 carats of jewellery on display in Shenyang City, China

1 April, 2020

A Chinese millionaire with a passion for jewels has created a rather unusual replica of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa; made up of thousands jewels for a total of 100,000 carats, this extravagant piece of art is now on display in a…

Pirelli Calendar video: 2010 Pirelli calendar the best yet

31 March, 2020

The 2010 Pirelli Calendar was presented last week, and if you’re not one of the lucky few who will ever get a copy, after the jump is a video giving you a closer look at next year’s calendar. The Pirelli…

Sogni sparsi nel cassetto: Fellini's visionary drawings on display in Rimini

31 March, 2020

These unknown and unpublished drawings by the great Italian director Federico Fellini will be on show at the Fellini Museum in Rimini until the end of August. Urged by his psychiatrist, Federico Fellini started to draw these rather visionary works…

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…