Celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Pirandello

“On 28 June 1867 ‘in a grove of Saracen olive trees bordering a blue clay plateau overlooking the African sea’ – the countryside around Agrigento – Luigi Pirandello began his ‘involuntary sojourn on Earth’.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, quoted the words of the great Sicilian writer and 1934 Nobel […]

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South Africa – “Footprints” Exhibition: Valentina Colella brings Abruzzo to South Africa

Abruzzo is the birth place and throbbing heart of Valentina Colella’s art. “Footprints” is the exhibition-event that she will present in Johannesburg within the framework of the ARP – Art Residency Project promoted by the Centro Luigi di Sarro of Rome and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition, organised by the Centro Luigi di […]

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China – Italian Design Day in Beijing

Promoting Italian design as an integral part of the “Italian Way of Life”. Telling the story and uniqueness of Italian Design to enhance China’s taste for Italian creations, a synthesis between tradition and innovation, research and a special attention for quality. These are the goals of the first Italian Design Day in Beijing, organised by the […]

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Spain – Wine, Italy guest at the Bacchus 2017 international contest

The 15th edition of the Bacchus International Wine Competition – an important event to celebrate wine that will run in Madrid from 9 to 13 March – will have a special guest star: Italy. The Unión Española de Catadores, which has been organising the event ever since its foundation, together with the Italian Embassy, signed an […]

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Paris, Vico Magistretti narrated by Boeri and Urquiola

To celebrate the first edition of Italian Design Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will screen for three days running ‘Dimmi di Vico’ – in which Stefano Boeri and Patricia Urquiola tell the story of the studio-museum that belonged Vico Magistretti. The screening consists of two videos by Patrizia Molteni, exceptionally made available by […]

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Turkey – Signed the letters allowing for the ratification of the bilateral Agreement

The Head of the Diplomatic Protocol of the Italian Republic, Riccardo Guariglia, and his Turkish counterpart, Şevki Mütevellioğlu, signed and exchanged letters on 2 March alllowing for the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey entered into in Ankara on 26 June and […]

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Alfano: “Teamwork for the Italy of tomorrow” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

The idea of design, of designing the future comes to us from afar, from the workshops of the Renaissance, in which craftsmanship, the search of innovation and the ties with the local territory merged into every product. That is how big talents were born, the Masters of the time as well as the inventions that […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 2 March: latest news from around the world

Italian excellence at Sofia’s  “Save the Planet” fair The “Save the Planet” exhibition in Sofia has now arrived at its eighth edition. The event is a unique benchmark at a regional level in the sector of waste management and energy saving. This year’s fair will host a large delegation of Italian and international firms, which […]

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Turkey – “I am Design”

The Consulate General of Italy in Istanbul, the Italian Cultural Institute and ICE (the Italian Trade Agency) will celebrate, within the framework of the integrated promotion of ‘Made in Italy’ and ‘Living Italian Style’, the first edition of the Italian Design Day. The event will be launched on March 4 in Bursa, an industrial city […]

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Brazil – Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day

Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day. For the event, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) has scheduled for 8 March the screening of two videos on the life and 60 year-long professional experience of Vico Magistretti, one of the leading figures of Italian architecture and design in the 20th century. The event is organised […]

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Brazil – Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day

Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day. For the event, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) has scheduled for 8 March the screening of two videos on the life and 60 year-long professional experience of Vico Magistretti, one of the leading figures of Italian architecture and design in the 20th century. The event is organised […]

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South Korea – Marva Griffin special guest in Seoul for Italian Design Day

Special guest in Seoul for Italian Design Day is Marva Griffin, the founder in 1998 of SaloneSatellite within the framework of the Salone del Mobile of Milan. SaloneSatellite has now become a point of reference, a place to meet and exchange ideas between entrepreneurs and new talents, thus performing the work of a real talent […]

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