Archive for July, 2012

2012 Olympics and the fashion mania for the Union Jack

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From July 27th to August 12th, London will be the capital of international sport for the third time; athletes from 205 countries will compete for the top step of the podium. This challenge also involves many famous fashion brands that are paying homage to the Olympics with special editions. Who wouldn’t like to be present [...]

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Trekking and good food in Tyrol

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“Walking opens the mind,” say the poets. Sustainable tourism, researching the origins and genuine alpine experiences are the strengths of the Valle di Paznaun and the motto of the Culinary Walk of St. James 2012. From 8th July to 16th September, in addition to the landscape, you will be able to appreciate the pleasures of [...]

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The self-taught and the star

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In photography, four men will be remembered forever for being both great artists and for being the founders of the most important and influential photo agency: Magnum Photos. As you know, next to every great male photographer there is always also a great female photographer; in this case, four. Here they are: Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea [...]

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One Pixel a day

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It’s like many cats: lazy, messy, unpredictable, but adorable. Yet special, like all felines can be. His name is Pixel, it lives with Cecilia&Fermo for a strange case and one day she decided to turn it into the protagonist of “flash” inspired to cat’s life in its many facets. Which color, size or sex is [...]

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Ace Hotels, sleeping cool in the U.S.

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Defined by the New York Times as “the most original in the country” and little known in Italy, the Ace Hotels really have something extra. A chain of urban hotels for the coolest globetrotters and attentive to aesthetic research, it was founded in 1999 with headquarters in Portland and New York and also currently has [...]

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The Sacred Lands of the Parma’s Appenines

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At one time, the place where Villaggio Sacre Terre is located was only populated by wild animals. But, after restoring part of the medieval village with the methods of bio-architecture, a group of pioneers decided to leave the city behind and dedicate itself to project originating from the need for greater accountability for current problems, [...]

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Save the date

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The Voices of Musical: from classics to modern opera. Thursday, 19 July at 9.30 pm in the park of Villa Caumont Caimi Felino (Parma) enjoy arias from the most famous musicals performed by three talented artists from Riccardo Cocciante’s “court”. Organised by the cultural association Filinum, through evening Fabrizio Voghera, Tania Tuccinardi and Gian Marco [...]

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Fermoeditore, noir and IED: a winning combination

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27 June: great excitement for the editor of IED (Instituto Europeo di Design) in Milan. A few months ago, all the students of the illustration class were invited by the publishing to work on the theme of “noir” in a broad sense, without precluding creative ways: seven of them completed the project with excellent results, [...]

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Sweet Japan

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Japanese sweets are called wagashi, usually they’re based on natural ingredients such as rice, beans and fruits, and are decorated with leafs and edible flower petals. They contain little fat and less calories than other types of sweets. Their history is very ancient: today’s recipes were in fact influenced by Chinese and Western ones. There [...]

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The “angelic black light” of Costas Ordolis

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This year’s edition of the recently concluded European Photography in Reggio Emilia has got me excited. Among the many proposed exhibits, other than those of the “great” ones such as Bialobrzeski and Vitali, (it’s a fantastic opportunity to see them together … two of my most admired artists), the one that caught my attention was [...]

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