Soccer
Fashion & Design

Friendship and Passion for the Beautiful Game Helps Overcome Bitter Disappointment

In 2016, Alessandro Verratti and Matteo Murone returned home from Genova, crushed, thinking all hope was lost. 'I didn't want to do anything but play soccer,' Alessandro says, 'I couldn't accept that it was over.'

design
Fashion & Design

A siren's song in fashion and design

Adele and Cinzia from Studio Medea, Olivia Cummings from Cleopatra’s Bling, and Gabriella Picone from Idda Studio talk about the renewed interest in mythology and the timeless stories that inspire their work.

Fashion
Fashion & Design

From junk to jewelry

With creativity, skill, and an eye for opportunity, these Italian jewelry designers put environmental sustainability and social responsibility at the core of their design philosophy.

by

Lorenza Bini

on

18/1/2024

design
Fashion & Design

Ettore Sottsass: the influence of a playful designer

Ettore Sottsass’ influence on architecture can be seen globally. He also left his mark on design more broadly, and his work continues to inspire and influence contemporary creators today.

by

Alexine Sammut

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1/12/2023

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Tip your hat to Borsalino

The iconic Italian hat manufacturer celebrates 166 years of tradition and innovation.

by

Federica Mancusi

on

19/8/2023

Fashion
Fashion & Design

La bella figura

Italian style for business success. The need to make a good impression is ingrained in Italian culture. How does this translate across cultures?

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Lucy Laurita

on

25/7/2023

Art
Fashion & Design

The only inhabited museum in the world

Home to 200 people, this abandoned factory on the outskirts of Rome is a treasure trove of beauty with more than 650 works of contemporary art.

Fashion
Fashion & Design

New adventures in fashion education

What happens when creativity, education, and social responsibility come together? TOOLS, the training project created by CLU++ER studio in Milan for young creatives, might just have the answer.

by

Marta Nicolazzo

on

30/5/2023

design
Fashion & Design

The world tour of the best Italian design

Milton Glaser, famed graphic designer and cofounder of New York magazine once said, “There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.”

by

Isabella Vagnoni

on

7/4/2023

design
Fashion & Design

Merging architectural and urban dimensions

An experiment in social housing. Some places question and disrupt long-held concepts of beauty.

by

Nataša Ciabatti

on

4/3/2023

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Timeless fashion

Walking around Joo Chiat Road, one of the most charming roads in Singapore, with pastel-colored shophouses and rich heritage, I spotted A Vintage Tale, owned by Azzurra La Mantia.

by

Agata Grimaldi

on

26/1/2023

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Fame fashioned in Hollywood

Fame fashioned in Hollywood... But designers made in Italy. Fashion is about providing a way to articulate our identity, our mood, our message, through garments, fabrics, and, of course, bling.

by

Lucy Laurita

on

23/9/2022

Lifestyle
Fashion & Design

Fashion has an ace up its sleeve

This year's fashion statement is a new take on an old look -and it is all about the sleeves. Federica Mancusi anticipates 2022 fashion trends in exclusive for Segmento

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Federica Mancusi

on

19/2/2022

Fashion
Fashion & Design

La Dolce Festa: a day of all things Italian

It's impossible not to get excited when the color combo green, white and red are displayed. It screams all things Italian, from style, fashion, food, friends and fun!

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Annette Sanfilippo

on

31/8/2021

Fashion
Fashion & Design

A Hidden Christmas Jewel in Fitzroy

Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men.' - Nawal El Saadawi

by

Federica Mancusi

on

16/12/2020

Culture
Fashion & Design

EVER HAD A BURNING CURIOSITY ABOUT ITALY?

We asked a group of Italian kids living in Australia if there was anything they wanted to know, and our Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, Pierluigi Trombetta, was only too happy to answer their questions.

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Hayley J. Egan

on

1/12/2019

Business people
Fashion & Design

A place to call "Rome"

Yes, it's completely possible to engage in a love affair with a city - even more so when it's a city like Rome. Well, actually, let me correct myself: there's no city quite like Rome. (Photo HeartRome)

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

28/5/2019

Fashion
Fashion & Design

The macramé master, Natalia Mastria

When you think of macramé, perhaps images of bell bottom jeans and coloured sunglasses some to mind.

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

20/2/2019

Travel
Fashion & Design

The hospitality revolution: Ugento's municipality launches Ostello Diffuso

The beaches are packed and the restaurants are all booked out. The bar has a special on Mojitos and a DJ is playing. The council's summer cultural program shows a long list of events to choose from.

by

Hayley J. Egan

on

20/2/2019

Technology
Fashion & Design

The launch of the satellite Starlab and the failure of a nation to broaden its horizons

In the Eighties Australian astrophysicists were in a tizzy for what was about to become an incredible enterprise: the launch of the satellite "“Starlab".

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Laura D'Angelo

on

13/6/2018

Travel
Fashion & Design

Shopping and eating in Isola, Milan

If Rome has Testaccio, Milan has Isola. Both are areas that have been subject to renewed urban interest, and both have the atmosphere of a village where creatives and locals live side by side.

by

Rachael Martin

on

4/6/2018

Travel
Fashion & Design

5 Ways to Entertain Yourself in Melbourne

As anyone who's spent time exploring Australia knows, Melbourne is a very fun city. Known largely for sport, adventure, and nearby beaches, it's the capital of Victoria and a very popular tourist destination.

by

on

19/3/2018

Fashion & Design

The Granny's pearls - Chapter 4

A beautiful Sunday, the day of Carlo's confirmation, began with hasty preparations of the family and guests who arrived to Vinci from all over Italy.

by

on

19/3/2018

Fashion & Design

The Granny's pearl - Chapter 3

Ciriana and Maurizio's December 2002 was meant to be the first and the last Christmas time spent away from Florence

by

on

30/9/2017

Fashion & Design

The Granny's pearl - Chapter 2

The email from Maurizio was still in Ciriana's inbox, left untouched as though the woman feared it might be contagious,

by

on

6/7/2017

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Glamorous Italian - Quality brands Made in Italy

Glamorous Italian is a fashion showroom in Melbourne of Quality Brands made in Italy for private customers.

by

Michelle Nouri

on

11/1/2017

Lifestyle
Fashion & Design

The language that deserves to be embraced

Reflections upon the concept of communication and barriers that people from different cultures and languages come up against when they find themselves in conversation.

by

Daniele Curto

on

16/8/2016

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Redefine the culture of jewel ornaments

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF WEARING A NECKLACE MADE FROM BLOWN GLASS BUBBLES? OR SOME COLORFUL AUTUMN BLOOMS AS EARRINGS? PROBABLY NOT, UNLESS YOU POSSESS A HIGHLY ARTISTIC MIND, OR YOU HAVE VISITED THE BINI GALLERY.

by

Laura D'Angelo

on

26/12/2015

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Bow-ties design by Lolicu

The Sicilian actor who found his fortune making bow ties out of fabric remnants Paolo Lolicata is the young creator of Lolicu, a project based on designing bow ties.

by

Laura D'Angelo

on

25/12/2015

Events
Fashion & Design

Looking for my own private enlightenment at the Expo 2015

Confucius once said, "If you buy a man a fish you will feed him for a day, but if you teach him to fish you will feed him for a lifetime". Ever since I heard about Expo Milano 2015, ...

by

Omar D'Incecco

on

25/12/2015

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Growing up at Melbourne airport

In my early primary school years, mum and dad won a tender to run a hairdressing salon inside Melbourne Airport. It was 1976 and I was six years old. They had previously run a salon ...

by

Daniella Tigani

on

18/12/2015

Events
Fashion & Design

Expo Milan 2015 - Made of Italians!

Unique promotions for exhibits, cultural events, train and plane tickets: these are only some of the advantages that Milan Expo 2015 has prepared for the Italians living abroad ...

by

Marco Maria Cerbo

on

1/12/2015

Travel
Fashion & Design

When David met Sallie

The unique experience of six Australians visiting Italy with a whole family of tour operators

by

Laura D'Angelo

on

6/6/2017

Fashion
Fashion & Design

Lola lovely gift

The Clash, arguably one of the best rock bands ever, released their hit “Should I stay or should I go” in 1982. To go or to stay. Andare or Restare. The question is reminiscent of Hamlet’s existential ponderings, and continues to arise for thousands of Italian youngsters as they attempt to escape Italy’s current deteriorating economic situation.

by

Laura D'Angelo

on

29/2/2016

Fashion
Fashion & Design

When artificial becomes an ethical choice

A FORMER INVESTMENT BANKER DECLARES WAR TO CONFLICT MINERALS It has been said that a jewel is an extension of the personality of whom it is worn by. This could explain why many women are so charmed and abducted by the beauty and value of jewellery.

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Daniele Curto

on

29/12/2015

Lifestyle
Fashion & Design

The oak tree

Many other trees are renowned for their supremacy. We all know what are the tallest trees in the world: the famous Sequoias of North America, which reach up to 120 meters high, while an oak (Quercus Cerris) will reach about 40 meters.

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Daniele Brugiotti

on

29/12/2015

Travel
Fashion & Design

#win a trip to Calabria!

Most travel agents send you away with tourists. Melissa sends you on holiday with the locals!

by

Daniele Curto

on

2/12/2015

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