“I found roundtrip tickets to Rome for $340. Let’s go! I’ll buy them.” “Rome, Jessica?” My dad said the first time I mentioned the trip, as if I were talking about a trip to the moon. My dad always told me if he had the choice, he would have been a history teacher or an … Read more
milan — Italy’s furniture and design industry embraced the Milan Furniture Fair after a two-year pandemic delay with unapologetic, over-the-top statement pieces, multi-purpose furnishings adapted to small spaces, and sustainable creations by young designers pushing the industry toward a greener path. . After a surprising pandemic redecorating boom, the industry is looking to an uncertain … Read more
Bill Gates is purchasing a palazzo in Rome to convert into a lavish six-star hotel through Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts – which he co-owns with a Saudi prince. Four Seasons has put down a $21 million down payment toward the $170 million purchase price of the Palazzo Marini, a sprawling 17th-century complex just steps … Read more
D-AECF made a somewhat rough landing in Florence’s single runway in a cloudy Sunday evening in September 2020; the Embraer 190 operated by Lufthansa Cityline completed yet another flight to the capital of Tuscany. Personally it was a very important flight as it was the flight that took me to a new life in Italy, … Read more
bentley home opens first atelier in milan Located within a palatial, neoclassic architectural masterpiece in Milan, Bentley inaugurates its first furniture showroom – the Bentley Home Atelier – during the city’s Design Week 2022. The 500 square meter space, located on Corso Venezia, sets the perfect scene to debut its two new furniture collections. The … Read more
Milan Wine Week 2021 is back next month with an exciting new app that links visitors to local restaurants based on their favorite wines. Milano Wine Week, the internationally-renowned yearly event devoted to the world of Italian wine, will be taking place from 2-10 October with an extensive program of events in Milan and in … Read more
“Being inspired by history connects with the lives of the past. You want to live again, to be inspired. And to learn from the lives of people.” So said Miuccia Prada after the powerful Prada AW22 show she designed with Raf Simons, one of many strong showings in a week that asserted the importance of … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load My family calls me the Bethesda Brit. I’ve spent so much time traveling in the United Kingdom that London’s almost a second home. But I had long hoped to immerse myself in another place: Florence, the city where the Renaissance began around 1350 and — for most art history buffs … Read more
YOU could be forgiven for feeling a little jealous of the England football team, jetting off to Rome at just a few days’ notice. Near the top of most travel wish-lists, sights like the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and St Peter’s Basilica are legendary, but there’s plenty more to the Italian capital that can’t all fit … Read more
Milan’s reputation as a stagnant fashion landscape where new talents aren’t given the space and opportunity to grow seems to be finally coming to an end. This season’s packed Milan Fashion Week schedule was brimming with young designers showing promising debuts, progressions in confidence, and more focused points of view. Distinctive in their expression yet … Read more
