The village of POPULONIA is an ancient Etruscan town originally called Fufluna, from the name of the God of wine, the only great Etruscan city founded on the sea, with its port in the Gulf of Baratti. The village was built on what was once the ancient acropolis, around 300 A.D. Populonia reached its splendour in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C, and …
I first met Vito Nesta last summer for his exhibition “Diary of a Designer” in Genova, a collection he created during the very first lockdown. In this article I wish to tell the story of an Italian mind overlooking the world! Vito was born in Puglia, region in the South of Italy, in 1987. He attended the Interior design college in Florence and after his graduation …
Puglia is an Italian region located in the southern part of Italy, bordered by the Adriatic Sea on the east coast and the Ionian Sea on the west coast. Puglia is known as one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy and has three UNESCO world heritage sites: Castel del Monte, Alberobello and the Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo.
Giorgio Morandi was born in Bologna on 20th July 1890. He spent almost his whole life working as a painter and etcher in a small studio-flat in Via Fondazza that he shared with his three sisters. He never had a proper atelier, but he lived and worked in a medium-size room with a window looking onto a small yard, subject of several of his paintings.
This time I wish to write about the collection OBJECT D’AUTEUR, a tribute to the artist Giorgio Morandi, one of the most important figures of Italian painting of the 19th century and one of our best-known and admired artists in the world. The project started with a creative partnership between …
A walk around MARIE DAÂGE’s Parisian atelier! The Luxembourg Gardens, in French Jardin du Luxembourg, is a breathtaking public garden, among the largest in Paris. First inaugurated in 1612 by Maria de’ Medici, the park is a lovely ideal place for those who want to spend a few relaxing hours outdoor. Besides the rich vegetation, the garden is also …
Imagine walking into a gorgeous Parisian Atelier in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods, next to the Gardens of Luxembourg, and getting captured by a multitude of colours and shapes of the finest hand-painted porcelain dinnerware. For a “table setting” freak like me it was the most exciting experience, better than shopping in a haute-couture …
PAOLO CASTELLI’s story is a wonderful one,and it originated in an extraordinary territory and among the streets of BOLOGNA. The history, the aesthetic taste, the intellectual excitement and the dedication to create beautiful things characterize Bologna and its province, and the company of Paolo Castelli is a perfect example of how a territory can give …
Discovering PAOLO CASTELLI, for those who do not know the brand yet, is a must, since it’s truly an example of Italian excellence that is being appreciated worldwide. PAOLO CASTELLI was born from hard work, talent and passion passed on through family generations and has become one of our Italian realities that is preserving the …
