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Italian art: Caravaggio outstrips Michelangelo

22 April, 2020

According to the New Yok times and Philip Sohm, an art historian at the University of Toronto, Caravaggio has surpassed Michelangelo in popularity and this has not only been proved by a spate of essays and writings which have recently…

Milan's Fuorisalone 2011: the timeless style of Armani Casa

21 April, 2020

A couple of days ago king Giorgio played the host in his exclusive Armani Casa boutique in Milan; the store was full of whispering women dressed to the nines and with a glass of white wine in their hands; there…

Luxury villa up for sale near Rome

21 April, 2020

Near Rome (the famous raccordo anulare is just 22 km away) there’s a fabulous villa up for sale and this time we are talking about a unique manor house set in approx. 1 hectare of parklands; the property also comprises…

Giorgio Armani: New "Main" Codecasa yacht

20 April, 2020

The latest jewell from boat builders Codecasa, in Viareggio, Tuscany, has been revealed. Called Main, it’s the latest yacht for Giorgio Armani - 65 metres long it’s a peculiar choice of military colours and will substitute the older “Mariù” at…

Eurochocolate 2008: Ceramica & Cioccolato at Deruta, Umbria

20 April, 2020

While the Eurochocolate festival has commenced, with Perugia as the protagonist of the chocolate festival, other towns in Umbria are celebrating the event with their own programs. Umbria is famous for its ceramics, and at Deruta you will find the…

Discovering Rome: Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi in the Rione Monti district

20 April, 2020

Today we are here to talk about the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Order of St. John, Knights of Malta, and Chevaliers of Malta), members…

Designer Roberto Capucci 's sculpture gowns on display at Odescalchi castle, near Rome

19 April, 2020

Sovrana Eleganza is a most unique xhibition devoted to Fashion designer Roberto Capucci ‘s most beautiful creations. This is taking place at the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano and along with these legendary creations, which the critics have always regarded as…

Photoshop disasters: Silvio Berlusconi

19 April, 2020

Silvio Berlusconi’s very large crowd and flag waving devotees has had the photoshop treatment in this picture spread, and when you start to look closely, you see things everywhere that don’t look quite right. This time, though, Berlusconi himself is…

Divina Royale luxury Italian fountain pen by Visconti

19 April, 2020

The new Visconti fountain pen is available in another example of luxury Made in Italy products. Called the Divina Royale, it’s made from 14 carat gold with crystal decorations. A resin structure made in a delicate and sweet style completes…

Modigliani's La Belle Romaine sold for 50 million euros in New York

19 April, 2020

Amedeo Modigliani’s La Belle Romaine has been sold at Sotheby’s for 50 million euro; the famous work which is part of a series of nudes the Italian artist painted around 1917 drew five telephone bidders into a heated competition. The…

Colosseum on fire by Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz

19 April, 2020

This amazing video shows the special effects of an optical illusion: the Colosseum on fire by two artists, Pio Diaz and Thyra Hilden. The video exhibition was on show for only three nights and was commissioned by Italy’s arts minister…

Luxury Italian shoes on display at MoMA, New York

18 April, 2020

The museum of Modern Art in New York is hosting a fascinating exhibition called The secret story of fashionable platform in Italy; dedicated to the most innovative shoes created by Italian designers, this exhibition curated by Also Premoli can also…

Drinking in Italy: Italian divas in photographic exhibition

18 April, 2020

We saw the famous kisses exhibition in Italy for Valentine’s Day, with international and Italian divas in scenes from well known films in amorous poses with their leading men. Another Valentine’s Day exhibition in Italy takes on just the fascination…

Andy Warhol's pop art on display at Upim stores in Milan

18 April, 2020

Upim stores here in Italy have gone through a major makeover and one of its representatives told reporters that although the stores will continue to be middle-class oriented, they have in mind a few surprises for their customers. From now…

Milan: happy hour at Poldi Pezzoli Museum

18 April, 2020

In order to entice young people into visiting its rooms, the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan has organised a series of cocktail parties during which young visitors will have the pleasure to stroll down its galleries with an aperitif in…

Italian art exhibitions: impressionism at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

17 April, 2020

Italy has been celebrating art from the 1800’s with Giovanni Fattori, and now at the Palazzo Strozzi, an exhibition on impressionism is running until September 28. The exhibition is called “Impressionismo. Dipingere la luce. Le Tecniche nascoste di Monet, Renoir…

Giorgio Armani: luxury holiday on Main Armani yacht

17 April, 2020

Italian celebrities love their luxury Italian summer holidays, and who better than Giorgio Armani to show us how it’s done? The Italian fashion designer has spent his holidays in Calabria, touring on the Armani luxury yacht, Main by Codecasa.The luxury…

Pablo Picasso's paintings on display at the Vittoriano in Rome

17 April, 2020

More than 50 years have passed since Pablo Picasso’s last exhibition in Rome, so if you are in Rome or just passing through, you can’t afford to miss this important event devoted to one of the greatest artists of 20th…

Can't visit the Da Vinci last supper in Milan? Visit the Last Supper copy!

17 April, 2020

Visiting Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper in Milan can be quite an enterprise. You have to phone, book, hope the person on the other end speaks English, make sure you book early, plan ahead and don’t just rush over on…

Italian architecture and interior design in Porto Cervo

17 April, 2020

Summer is not around the corner I’m afraid; winter is here to stay..for three months at very least, but this gorgeous house overlooking the sea at Porto Cervo makes one long for sunshine and bathing in the blue sea. Recently…

Touring Rome: the gardens of Sallust

17 April, 2020

Touring Rome can take in many hidden secrets of the city and today we explore a less well known area of Rome: the Gardens of Sallust also known as Horti Sallustiani. In ancient times, the gardens belonged to Roman historian…

Italy's national automobile museum reopens in Turin

17 April, 2020

Italy’s north might be the extremely less romantic, industrialised end of the country but there’s a special history here, particularly when talking the automobile sector. And what must only be a temple to automobile history has finally reopened in the…

Italian design: Cup, the washbasin by Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Artceram

16 April, 2020

Shaped like a huge cup, this sophisticated washbasin has been designed by Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Artceram; the sharpness of black against white (that’s my favourite version) creates an elegant contrast which, along with its unusual shape, will take your…

Bathroom designs: Texture by Francesco Lucchese for Olympia

15 April, 2020

Texture the new collection by Francesco Lucchese for Olympia Ceramica has been presented at the Bathroom furniture Show in Milan. The Italian designer believes that sanitary ware can really create through colour and ceramic decoration something really unique. A series…

What to see in Rome: The Vittoriano

15 April, 2020

The Romans, it seems, do not love the Vittoriano; a huge monument dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. It was completed in 1935 when Italy was ruled by Mussolini and W.W.2 was looming on the horizon. The…