Collections of 1a Classe Alviero Martini fall 2012, one of Italy’s top manufacturers of leather goods, accessories and women’s clothing are characterized by a “geographic map” motif (called the ‘Geo-Map’), an original design inspired by the era of legendary voyages, explorations and by the Belle Époque.
A starlet on recent runways, 28 year-old Italian model Bianca Balti is making name for herself in the international fashion circles.
In his latest novel, Italian journalist Antonio Monda celebrates the many and most known faces of the American dream.
How Did “Vincenzo” Become “James?” by John Philip COLLETTA, Ph.D. The multitude of Italians who ventured to the United States in steamships at the turn of the twentieth century carried more than their trunks and bags and bundles. They carried the culture and traditions of their ancestors. When it came time to name their American-born […]
Boetti’s maps show the environment and pollution, the ecosystem hanging in the precarious balance, negative influxes of bulimic progress: all these become pictures that are refined, never trivial, mixing color and force of design, implicit abstractions, and the tactile sense of the materials.
2012 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Amerigo Vespucci – the Italian navigator whom the Western continents are named after. So, how did one man’s voyage across the world culminate to “America?” by Erika BLOCK Born on March 9, 1454 in Florence, Italy, Amerigo began his love affair with the uncharted early in […]
It doesn’t happen often, especially in Italian provincial towns, that innovative projects are discovered that can restore as well as value the cultural history of a specific place.
The history of mapmaking is marked by natural curiosity and imperial ambition. It’s an uneasy convergence, an innately optimistic search but one directly tied to acquisitive intent. The map represents territory to conquer, treasure to discover, markets to capitalize. Once considered royal property, maps were kept secret, even burned to avoid discovery by enemies.