Good wine makes… good ink!
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Wine and comics: two effective synonyms for pleasure and tradition, a combination so much dear to intellect as to senses, in which we Italians, modestly speaking, struggle not to be second to anyone. A meeting that was made concrete on Sunday, September 7th at the Grape Festival of Gattinara, municipality of Vercelli which produces the
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Liz Nicol: a renewing past
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
She’s been taking pictures since the Seventies, now Liz Nicol works moving back and forth between England – she was a teacher in Plymouth University Digital Art & Technology Master and now she’s Associated Professor in the School of Art & Media – and Venice, her second hometown where she lives in Sestiere di Castello.
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Fermoeditore presents its e-book
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Even Fermoeditore launches itself into the world of e-books. From October 1st in fact will be available in major online stores – and soon in the appropriate section of fermoeditore.it website – three titles, two already published in paper and a new arrival. We could not miss the very first book Fermoeditore, La scomparsa della
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Fermoeditore Photo Contest: the winners
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
We interviewed the winners of the first Fermoeditore’s photography contest. Here are their answers to the questions “where you took your photo? Is there any particular memories related to this image?” Domenico Guddo: in Cefalù, in Sicily. Fabrizio Ara: to the buildings at the abandoned mines of Montevecchio (Arbus); I love abandoned places, that I
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The bibliophile’s handbook
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Fiori di tarlo (worm flowers) – Small holes visible on the surface of the paper or in the binding resulting from the wormhole; the insect can also produce tiny granules in proximity of the holes. Fioriture (Blooms) – Alterations of the appearance of the page surface of a book or of the blanket, caused by
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Design in 400 words: keep an eye on these eyeglasses!
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
It happens that during a Fuorisalone event I run into a shop where are exposed very special pair of glasses models, too good to be “standard brand”… I got in and I met Guido (Sofia the next time) and I got out with a pair of glasses with a square lens and a round one!
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Munari Politecnico: genius on exhibition
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Theoretical reconstruction of an imaginary object, the presence of ancestors, illegible writing of unknown people, fossils of 2000, fabrics obtained from the mistakes of printing machines, unreadable books and useless machines. These are the titles of some works by Bruno Munari, a source of meaning and fun for the watchful viewer: a genius who has
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Nicoletta Ceccoli: the noir side of fairy tales
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
“My girls are all a bit Alice, struggling with a changing body, in a world in constant metamorphosis. A world that is illogical and uncontrollable in its very nature”. Since 1997 Nicoletta Ceccoli illustrates children’s books: she does it experimenting with different techniques and materials (from airbrush to digital, from pencils to graphite), and especially
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AISTHESIS, the origin of sensations: light and deception of senses
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
The first works to appear are boxes where shafts of light on a black background multiply if observed in motion; then there are other illusions: a “door” of light perfect to make shadow puppets, an apparently white picture that seen closer reveals itself dotted with green and pink, a monolith-magnifier; rooms where light creates cubes
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The Biennale, essentially
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Curtain up on the Architecture Biennale, the Biennale of the anti-star Rem Koolhaas, and as expected opinions are unleashed: enthusiasts and critics, sycophants and sarcastics, architects and journalists give their opinion on the Dutch architect’s curatorial line. Of course, this year’s edition brings a break from previous festivals: President Paolo Baratta emphasizes the element of
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