Giovanni Raspini has finally “found a home” in the heart of the Val di Chiana in Arezzo – and precisely in the centre of Monte San Savino, a stone’s throw from the Palazzo Comunale and the famous Cassero. As he explains, it is where he could settle down and exhibit the most beautiful things done in fifty years of his career for the benefit of friends, custom[...]

You launched Packaging Première in 2017 at an already complicated time for traditional trade fairs. A challenging decision... We were already organising trade fairs in other sectors, related to printing and the promotional sector, and we realised that Italian packaging companies were leaders in Europe but there was no exhibition dedicated to their sector in[...]

Certainly among the most internationally well-known, recognisable and imitated, Thonet bentwood furniture, with more than 50 million pieces sold to date, is seen as the first designer furniture. There are many factors to Thonet’s success and it’s still interesting to retrace some milestones to understand the precursory effect of a system, that of design, pr[...]

Born of a dialogue between the stylist and founder of sacai, Chitose Abe, and the Maison’s creation studios, the Trinity For Chitose Abe of Sacai collection is based on the timeless simplicity of the Trinity ring. Deconstructed and reinvented in a new interpretation harmony, it speaks to Chitose Abe’s vision – an unconditional enthusiast of this most classic[...]

The new exhibition at 20 Place Vendôme, dedicated to transformable jewellery, presents more than thirty creations from the Van Cleef & Arpels Historic Heritage. Displayed in a didactic setting featuring figures embroidered by artist Peter Crawley, the jewels are revealed in unexpected ways to highlight the variety of ways in which they can be worn. The[...]

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[...]