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2 March 2017
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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1 March 2017
Europe-Asia – ASEM anniversary celebrated today

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the forum of dialogue between Asian and European Countries with 53 members, turns 21 on 1 March. The first ASEM summit was held in Bangkok on 1-2 March 1996, opening a new dialogue and cooperation process between the 26 founding partners: the EU Member States of the time, the European Commission, […]

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27 February 2017
Australia – Italian Design Day: Design Thinking and Innovation. Where beauty finds its place

The Italian Design Day, the event cross-fertilising design projects and exchanging ideas and insights, will continue over the years, enriching this first global reservoir of ideas and, for the city of Sydney, it will feature graphic designer Francesco Cavalli in the role of testimonial.    On 2 March, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) will host a chat by […]

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23 February 2017
China – Italy bestows high honorary decorations to Liu Chuanzhi and Ma Weihua

Liu Chuanzhi, founder of Lenovo, the Chinese giant in the production of personal computers, together with Ma Weihua, former CEO of the China Merchants Bank, were awarded the Italian honorary decoration of ‘Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy’. The two businessmen, among the most influential in China, received the high decoration from […]

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22 February 2017
The Black Box: Fabio Novembre’s design illustrated in a lecture at the IIC

“The Black Box”, a lecture to narrate the visionary power of the interiors and objects designed by Fabio Novembre in the last two decades organised as part of the Italian Design Day, will be hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo on 3 March. The event is organised in partnership with the Italian Embassy […]

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17 February 2017
Astana 2017: Italy will be present thanks to the coordinated effort of more than 30 public and private organisations

The first meeting of the Italian exhibitors participating in the upcoming Expo of Astana (Kazakhstan), which will run from 10 June to 10 September 2017 under the theme “Future Energy”, was held at the Farnesina on 17 February. Italy will be present at the Kazakh International Expo thanks to the coordinated efforts of more than 30 organisations […]

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Press Releases
17 February 2017
Alfano: “​Italy firmly condemns today’s barbarian attack in Pakistan. We convey our condolences to the relatives of the victims”

Alfano: “Italy firmly condemns today’s barbarian attack in the Sindh Province, in Pakistan, which has caused so many victims among the innocent population. We convey our condolences to the relatives of the victims and our best wishes to those injured. We stand by the Government and the people of Pakistan in this difficult moment. Italy […]

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16 February 2017
India – Italy participates in India’s Design Week showcasing the “Under 35” exhibition

Italy participates as a “Partner Country” in India Design ID 2017, which takes place in New Delhi from 16 to 19 February. The event forms part of a campaign launched by the Italian Trade Agency with a view to promoting  ‘Made in Italy’ products in India.The Triennale Design Museum showcases the “Under 35. Italian Design” exhibition, curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, with installations by […]

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15 February 2017
Sydney, two Italian films at the Mardi Gras Film Festival

Italian cinema will once more take centre stage abroad: the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in association with Queer Screen, will present the screening of the films “Me, Myself and Her” (“Io e lei”) by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy and Sabrina Ferilli, and “Arianna” by Carlo Lavagna and featuring Ondina Quadri, at […]

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14 February 2017
Foreign Ministry expresses condolences for attack in Lahore, Pakistan

The Foreign Ministry expresses its condolences for yesterday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, in which many people died – including several police officers – and many were injured.  Italy confirms its closeness to the Government of Pakistan, which has again been hit by a violent terrorist attack.

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