Online | Pizza Boy Start-up
The first Italian web start-up entirely bankrolled by crowdfunding went online a few weeks ago. It’s called Fattelo!
Noviglio | The Culture of Plastics
Luti family had invited a few people over to present a book: Kartell – The Culture of Plastics.
Milan | Boarding Pass Art
Valeria Francione, a girlfriend of mine who’s a fashion and interior designer based in Milan, has come up with the ultimate travel souvenir.
Santa Croce sull’Arno | Waste Not
A company doing that kind of work is probably in need of an image makeover, and Waste Recycling in Tuscany has blazed such a trail.
Syracuse | Hotel Gutkowski
Small shabby-chic Hotel Gutkowski has to be one of the coolest places to stay in Unesco World Heritage site Syracuse
Pisa | Palazzo Blu
Part of a complex of buildings on Pisa‘s Lungarni – far lovelier than the banks of the Arno in Florence – dating back to the 900s and repeatedly destroyed
Rome | Established 1938
The name of the family is Gualdani, and their trade is making lampshades, mostly to order.
Bolognano | Grape Gallery
The sweeping view from the winery encompasses rolling hills planted with neat rows of vines receding to a backdrop of distant mountains.
Bussana Vecchia | Village Revival
Picture a medieval village on a Ligurian hillside, in a landscape of gnarled olive trees and agave that inspired some of Monet’s masterpieces during a protracted visit in 1884.
Carrara | Marble
Carrara and marble go together like the Cayman Islands and dodgy hedge funds, but virtuously.