Kisses sweeter than wine

THE “DELIGHT” OF BEING TOGETHER: Marcello Maloberti for Zegna Foundation’s ‘All’Aperto public art program. Italian artist Marcello Maloberti is the artist featured in the 5th edition of the Project All’Aperto curated by Andrea Zegna and Barbara Casavecchia from Zegna Foundation. To breathe new life into the terraces of Centro Zegna, a space now in disuse … Read more

How to enhance a shoe’s beauty: patina lesson by Olga Berluti

  The “Shoe Polishing Lesson” by Olga Berluti / La leçon de cirage par Olga Berluti. Advice on how to enhance a shoe’s beauty is always newsworthy. One does not polish a pair of luxury shoes like Berluti in just any way. In 1999, Olga Berluti developed a specific care ritual for Venezia leather and … Read more

100 world premieres to admire at the 36th Cannes Boat Show – Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes

  More than 100 new boats are on their way to this year’s Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes – Cannes Boat Show. The ultimate yachting rendez-vous (Tuesday 10th – Sunday 15th September 2013) is Europe’s leading in-water boat show and the first international show on the boat show calendar. Festival de la Plaisance de … Read more

Fifth Perini Navi Cup

  An imposing fleet of Perini Navi yachts took to the waters off Porto Cervo for the first day of racing of the Perini Navi Cup 2013. The fifth edition of the biennial event, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, is open to yachts designed and built by the prestigious Italian shipyard and will … Read more

Gucci goes sustainable with world’s first “Zero-Deforestation” leather handbags

Gucci for the Green Carpet Challenge bags Gucci, in partnership with Livia Firth’s Green Carpet Challenge, shows how the Italian fashion house can be pro-active on environmental issues, by raising awareness and demonstrating action on the subject of deforestation. The Italian luxury house launches a capsule collection of handbags produced with Rainforest Alliance-certified leather. “Gucci … Read more

The world’s first electric tilt-rotor aircraft revealed

AgustaWestland unveils “Project Zero” Tilt Rotor Technology Demonstrator – The world’s first electric tilt-rotor aircraft It is conceived to hover like a helicopter and to perform forward flight like an airplane. It is called Project Zero and it represents the world’s first electric tilt-rotor aircraft. “Project Zero” tilt rotor technology demonstrator, the brainchild of the Anglo-Italian … Read more