It’s been a big year for Venetian opera director, Damiano Michieletto. His London-based production of Cavalleria Rustica/Pagliacci won a Laurence Olivier Award, and was named Best New Opera Production in the process. He directed The Barber of Seville at Opéra National de Paris, Madama Butterfly at Bergen National Opera House in Norway and Othello […]
For more than 150 years Frette has served the most illustrious of customers, including many European royal dynasties. Originally based in France, the company became enchanted by the unmatched expertise in textile manufacturing exhibited by the northern Italians in the 1870s, and so they relocated to Milan where they have been based ever since. Today […]
Ginger Bistro opened in 2012 with the idea of combining gusto with healthy, organic, vegan, and vegetarian products. Near Piazza di Spagna, Via Condotti, and of course Via Del Corso, Ginger has maintained the highest standards that Roma’s centre has been keeping for the past years. The restaurant is both as fashionable as it sounds […]
The clop of heels on stones and the laughter of a passing crowd are abruptly silenced as the automatic revolving door transmits me into the lobby of the Parco Dei Principi Grand Hotel. I ride the elevator down and step out into the reception area. It seems clear that the spa’s designer cares very […]
The Waldorf Hotel looks out over the city from the top of one of Rome’s surrounding hills. The main complex is set in a large park amid lush vegetation. Palm and cypress trees stretch upward, while majestic Italian stone pines spread their parasols over wide expanses of well-tended grounds maintained by diligent attendants. I enter […]
Every season is an opportunity for the creative directors of Red Valentino to seek out new inspiration, and they always seem to do it in the most interesting of ways. Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli seem to enjoy selecting obscure cultural references, often synthesizing highly diverse elements into a keystone from which they […]
“First you’ll feel like you’re dying, then you’ll feel reborn.” There are many styles of yoga, and just like styles of clothing, it comes down to personal preference and what fits with your body. If you are the kind of person who has ever wondered what running the last few miles of a marathon might […]
During one of our recent warm, and sunny days. I decided to visit TED, Lobster and Burger restaurant in the elegant, and sophisticated neighbourhood of Prati. After walking through the various green neighborhood streets I finally stepped into this innovative location. TED has now been open for the past six months, and since then it […]
Back on a semi-cold day in autumn; when summer was not really gone yet; a small, cozy place was opening its eyes for the first time: Escosazio Juice & Organic Food. It was October, 2015. The creators; Gianluca Di Paolantonio, Luca Guerrieri, Enrico and Valeriano Cristini; after travelling to the most tropical places in […]
In the 1960s, the Jet-Set Era was in full swing. The luxurious lifestyles of Bardot, Hepburn, Sinatra, and the like were broadcast to the world. Everyone wanted to know where they were vacationing, what cars they were driving, and what clothes they were wearing. Enter Gianni Angelli, head of Fiat Motors. Often called “The Godfather […]