In un paese come la Cina le trasformazioni sociali, economiche e urbane si attuano attraverso un continuo processo di cambiamento. Nello stesso modo in cui le città medievali europee sono state trasformate e ampliate durante la rivoluzione industriale, molte città in Cina devono essere modificate per soddisfare le esigenze di una nuova popolazione con standard

In the last years I went on holiday to Polignano a Mare in Puglia, I had just come back from China where I would talk to architects, designers, artists, curators, gallery owners, attending business events of all kinds in this pot-pourri of activities in an entourage that has thin limits between trade, fashion, art and

Fashion is always able to attract the attention of many fans and fashionistas. It is easy to get carried away and to daydream while watching a fashion show, a magazine, reading a fashion blog, or visiting a museum or an exhibition dedicated to the history of costume. Florence, among the symbol cities of Italian culture,

From July 27th to August 12th, London will be the capital of international sport for the third time; athletes from 205 countries will compete for the top step of the podium. This challenge also involves many famous fashion brands that are paying homage to the Olympics with special editions. Who wouldn’t like to be present

The headscarf is a stylish and versatile accessory, particularly in vogue in the 1960s, but still very up-to-date and presented in a thousand different ways by designers for spring-summer 2012. We all remember it being used by Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly, who wore it on their heads, knotted under the chin, as was the

Guy Laramee is a Canadian artist who has been active for thirty years and has tried various creative paths: scenic writing, directing, contemporary music, design and construction of musical instruments, video, set design, sculpture, installations, painting and literature. He has received more than thirty fellowships and was awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts

Extravagant bookshelves… the web is full of photo galleries. The interesting thing is that the designers have managed to combine the functionality of the object by placing their books to particular and extravagant appearance… I’ll almost dare say: trendy. A book itself has a cover, a paper print and a smell that characterizes it and

Riding a bike is trendy. Perhaps because there is an awakening of consciousness, because the bike is comfortable and not cumbersome or more simply because the price of gasoline is skyrocketing? There are many answers to this question but surely it is a trendy phenomena and the best name brands have succumbed to its charm.

Easter is approaching and everything speaks to us of spring and birth. The most representative symbol of this period of the year is the egg, which tells us about the birth and transformation into something (with only one extra letter) new. In addition to the classic chocolate egg with surprise, there is another precious and

Fire beneath the ashes! An invisible dormant flame that is always ready to be heated with protagonism. To make his character a starting point for countless fashion stories. Design. Iron – wrought, engraved, processed, and crude– has forcefully returned to emphasize the beauty and dynamism of its soul. It certainly is not light. It is