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Massimo Vignelli. Timelessness @ ICC

"If you can design one thing, you can design anything". New York. Interview by Letizia Airos with Massimo Vignelli.
Massimo Vignelli has worked in a wide variety of areas, including interior design, environmental design, package design, graphic design, furniture design, and product design. His clients at Vignelli Associates have included high-profile companies such as IBM, Knoll, Bloomingdale's and American Airlines.

Celebrate La Festa della Repubblica with the Italian Institutions in New York!

Video Address of the Italian Consul General in New York, Natalia Quintavalle.
Invitation to celebrate Italy’s National Day.

NYC. Celebrating June 2nd with the Italian Institutions

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The Consulate General, ENIT, ITC, The Italian Cultural Institute and the Scuola d'Italia opened their doors to all. This year the birth of the Italian republic was celebrated, for twelve hours straight, in several events that welcomed Italians, Italian Americans and Americans alike. Among great art, music, theater, film design, food and wine guests honored the Republic without forgetting the hardships Emilia Romagna is facing after a destructive earthquake. The final surprise was a lighting show that illuminated the Consulate with the colors of our flag: white, red and green.

CELEBRAZIONI DEL 2 GIUGNO A WASHINGTON: UN MINUTO DI SILENZIO PER LE VITTIME DEL TERREMOTO

di Claudio Bisogniero*

Nel suo breve indirizzo di saluto ai presenti, l’Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Stati Uniti, Claudio Bisogniero, ha ricordato il sisma che ha colpito l’Italia ed ha invitato i partecipanti al ricevimento ad osservare un minuto di silenzio, mentre di fronte alla Cancelleria le bandiere erano issate a mezz’asta.

Young Italian Film Director Prize 2011

Diana Del Monte

Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino e Fabio Mollo sono i tre vincitori del premio promosso dall'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York

Innovation and Creativity. Ceramic Tiles of Italy in New York

"This year marks the fourth presence of Ceramics of Italy at ICFF (the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, North America's premier showcase for contemporary design). The presence of Ceramics of Italy is sponsored by Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Commission.

Emilia-Romagna: The Nightmare Continues

Judith Harris

After the second shock of the earthquake that hit the Emilia-Romagna, the Italian Civil Protection agency, with the collaboration of all the institutions and the citizens, is trying to solve the situation.

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Italy's Dolce Vita on Film

Discovering a neglected area of collecting is an exciting moment in an auctioneer's life. "Masterworks of Italian Photography 1945-1975 from the Collection of Paolo Morello," an auction at Christie's in South Kensington on June 12, is the result of one such discovery

Source: THE WAHINGTON POST
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Soccer: Italy will stop Balotelli in case of racist abuse. Forward threatened to walk off pitch if he encounters racism

Coach Cesare Prandelli said on Thursday that Italy would stop Mario Balotelli playing if he is subjected to racist abuse at Euro 2012.

Source: ANSA
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More aftershocks in Emilia. Two earthquakes have claimed 24 lives

Emilia-Romagna endured another night of fear between Thursday and Friday with aftershocks continuing following two big earthquakes over the last two weeks that have claimed 24 lives and left the northern region's economy on its knees.

Source: ANSA
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Cinema: Michael Mann named head of Venice jury. Heat, Last of the Mohicans director 'a total filmmaker'

American director, screenwriter and producer Michael Mann was on Friday named head of the jury of this year's Venice Film Festival.

Source: ANSA

Music. La Grande Madre with Pino Daniele & John Turturro @ NYU

Analyzing the importance of Naples as a source of artistic inspiration, Turturro’s “Passione” is a remarkable case-study: the Italian-American director decided to embark on a journey of discovery of Naples’ music and musicality. From the “bel canto” tradition to the newest popular sounds, Turturro documents the immense cultural heritage of Neapolitan music, and does so by directly involving Neapolitan artists in the process. Among these artists is Pino Daniele.

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