"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.
Video Address of the Italian Consul General in New York, Natalia Quintavalle.
Invitation to celebrate Italy’s National Day.
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.
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.
Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino e Fabio Mollo sono i tre vincitori del premio promosso dall'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di 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.
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.
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.