Category: Italy
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Crash Baggage Introduces Quiet, Cushioned “Lunar Wheels”
[ad_1] The Italian luggage brand has patented a new wheel that reduces noise and annoyance Courtesy of Lunar Wheels and Crash Baggage Luggage is a challenging object to design: aesthetics and function must converse and every detail, including the wheels, can make a substantial difference. Crash Baggage knows this all too well. Francesco Pavia, the brand’s…
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A Harmonious Blend of Antique and Contemporary Design at Nolinski Venice
[ad_1] This new hotel embodies sumptuous Venetian “art de vivre” Courtesy of Lucrezia Worthington An intricate, original wrought-iron staircase with a red carpet leads you into the Nolinski Venice, which opened this summer following the brand’s first property in Paris. Nolinski belongs to the Evok Collection, a portfolio of design-forward hotels, and this latest opening…
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Inside the ITS Arcademy, Museum of Art in Fashion
[ad_1] In Trieste, Italy, a new space highlights creativity through exhibitions, archives and education Courtesy of Massimo Gardone The ITS Contest represents one of the most important awards for emerging fashion worldwide. Among the acclaimed alumni are Demna Gvasalia (known colloquially as Demna, the founder of Vetements and creative director of Balenciaga), Matthieu Blazy (creative director…
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Understanding Nature Through Design at the Lake Como Design Festival
[ad_1] The fifth edition of this Italian festival explores nature, starting with a two-thousand-year-old book Courtesy of Robert Mawdsley One of Europe’s most exciting design events, the Lake Como Design Festival (running now through 24 September) has returned for an illuminating fifth edition. This year it coincides with celebrations honoring Pliny the Elder, the great philosopher…
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60 Years of Cala di Volpe
[ad_1] Assouline’s new book celebrates the development and continued popularity of this iconic property Courtesy of Smeralda Holding Sardinia’s northern Costa Smeralda resonates as one of the best-known places in the world for travelers seeking luxury amidst incredible natural surroundings. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Hotel Cala di Volpe embodies this celebrated and unique destination. Despite…
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Cloud Climbing in the Dolomites with FORESTIS – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The Dolomites, a jagged range of ghostly peaks thrusting skyward, rose from a coral reef in a prehistoric sea over 200 million years ago. A UNESCO World Heritage site in the northeastern corner of Italy on the Austrian border, the jaw-dropping mountain landscape has a wild, savage beauty. Known as Monti Pallidi (meaning “pale…
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Best of CH 2022: Travel – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In 2022, many of us eagerly returned to travel for inspiration and education—to destinations within the US as well as countries and continents far away. After years strict precautions, many borders once again opened to tourists. Now, as we take to the road or jettison into the skies, it’s important to consider the impact…
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Most Popular – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Every day, we publish articles that cover a breadth of topics all linked by the intention to satisfy, inform and inspire. From artistic festivals to community-minded endeavors, travel guides and more, much of our site’s subject matter mirrors many of our own interests and never-ending curiosity. The following articles are the most visited of this…
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“Image Capital” at Fondazione MAST in Bologna, Italy – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In Bologna, Italy’s Fondazione MAST, the Image Capital exhibition (on now through 8 January 2023) encourages viewers to discover photography as information technology. Curated by Francesco Zanot, the show—which is grouped into six sections: Memory, Access, Protection, Mining, Currency and Imaging—was conceived by photographer Armin Linke and photography historian Estelle Blaschke. Through prints, magazines,…
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An Underwater Art Gallery Protects Natural Climate Change Solutions – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Meadows of seagrass once flourished alongside the shores of Talamone, Italy, but have since diminished in size due to bottom trawling, an illegal practice where chain-weighted nets scrape the seabed. This seagrass is crucial for fighting climate change as it captures more carbon dioxide than the Amazon rainforest. Further, a 2021 paper detailed that…
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Furniture Highlights from EDIT Napoli 2022 – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Now in its fourth edition, EDIT Napoli—the Italian fair dedicated to limited edition and small-series designs—proved to be an opportunity to discover diverse and unexpected gems. From our recent visit to the fair, which is curated by Domitilla Dardi and Emilia Petruccelli, we’ve chosen to highlight exemplary furniture projects that represent contemporary Italian design.…
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This Week’s Picks – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Making a Lithium-Ion Battery Alternative Out of Crab Exoskeletons Products powered by lithium-ion batteries (like electric vehicles) are in high-demand, but sourcing and mining the element requires unsustainable amounts of water and energy. On top of that, it’s a scarce resource and acquiring it can be dangerous. To find an alternative, engineers from the…
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Del Toro Shoes CEO, Andrew Roberts – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Handmade in Naples and Milan, Del Toro shoes invoke the skills of artisans and their time-tested techniques. The cult luxury brand, which has changed hands several times since it was founded in 2005, is now under the care of CEO Andrew Roberts. Though outspoken in his reverence for the shoemakers in Italy and the undeniable value…
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100 Years of Hotel Punta Tragara in Capri, Italy – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Capri’s Hotel Punta Tragara remains one of the most recognizable places on the Italian island since it was built in 1920. Anyone who has crossed the Mediterranean Sea around the Faraglioni rock formations by boat will have noticed the peach-hued structure clinging to the rocks, an architectural wonder that blooms from the surrounding nature.…
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Highlights From 2022’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este remains as grand and glamorous as the 16th-century royal residence where it takes place. The event, on the last weekend in May, attracts some of the most unique vehicles in existence. For 2022 a bevy of anniversaries (BMW M’s 50th, Ferrari’s 75th and Villa d’Este’s 150th) upped the ante for…