HOMI Fashion&Jewels, the international exhibition dedicated to bijoux, fashion jewellery and fashion accessories, is back: scheduled from 16 to 19 September at fieramilano (Rho), it will host 420 brands, 30% of which are coming from abroad. Research, innovation, Made In, and attention to craftsmanship are the key elements of the event: the partnership w[...]

This technology will disrupt our existence and is a market with enormous potential for some; in contrast, it is a game for its own sake and a speculative bubble that will deflate sooner rather than later for others. However you think about it, the phenomenon cannot be ignored (the futuristic Quantum was finally auctioned at Sotheby’s last year for 1.4 millio[...]

The Italian Way to Sustainable Textiles With its shameful numbers (annually: 0.5 million tons of synthetic fibres poured into the sea, 79 billion cubic metres of water consumed, 10% of the world’s total greenhouse gases emissions, 660,000 tons of municipal waste against negligible percentages of garments recycled as clothing), the textile-clothing sector re[...]

Contemporary interior "Landscapes" Again during Design Week 2022, the Cappellini company proved its “systemic” approach to envisioning new scenarios with a double contemporary living exhibition by international creatives and by supporting young talented designers, asking them to develop its futuristic concept centred on the parallel dimensions of living. A[...]

With about 200 scheduled events, 500 exhibitors from 40 countries, and more than 8000 jewellery pieces on display, together with a capsule dedicated to watches, anticipating a major event in 2023 - from 20 to 23 October, special flags will ‘invade’ the city centre, placed in front of the participating locations: in addition to jewellery ateliers, goldsmith a[...]

Mario Buccellati initiated what would become one of the most prestigious jewellery brands of all time. Very young, he lost his father and his mother moved the family to Tromello from his native Ancona. He finally reached Milan and Milan welcomed him in the early 20th century, a period of transformation and development that would make the city Italy’s industr[...]

It is present in over 30 countries and on important international digital platforms. Yet, says Eugenia Bruni, daughter of the brand’s founder and Creative Director since 2001, the company philosophy has remained that of an artisan laboratory, where everything is still driven by passion and shared values. When did you realise that your future would be in jew[...]

Following the House’s centenary, Gucci forges ahead into the next 100 years, continuing to redefine luxury, while celebrating creativity, Italian craftsmanship and innovation at the core of its values. Gucci is part of the global luxury group Kering since 2004. Gucci history starts in 1921 when Guccio Gucci establishes in Florence the eponymous brand aimed t[...]

Many brands presented watches with GMT or World Time complications, the tools for globetrotters who like to move with dynamism and elegance. The GMT function allows the local time to be displayed by means of the normal 12-hour hand and the time of the place of origin by means of an additional hand that makes a single turn of the dial in 24 hours, typically a[...]

Born in 1883 in a small French village, Gabrielle Chanel lost her mother at the age of 12, her father put her and her sister in an orphanage in the Aubazine Abbey, where she got the basic elements of education but above all learnt how to sew. Her career in fashion started with a job in a small hats and stocking shop and soon later developed further when she [...]