Monica Bellucci
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Monday, September 1, 2014
TALIAN DESIGN DOWN THE YEARS
ITALIAN DESIGN: LEADERS IN FORM AND FUNCTION
Up until the 1930's, much of what is today called industrial design was considered ‘decorative art’. It was only after WWII that it became known as ‘industrial design’ with the production of the first Vespa scooters by Piaggio (1945) - on an industrial level.
The story goes that the Piaggio company was making front-landing gear and wheels for WWII fighter planes. After the war ended, they didn’t know how to further use this equipment so Mr. Piaggio had a very creative idea: design a scooter and use the machinery to make its wheels. The commission to design it was given to an engineer by the name of D’Aschanio, a Piaggio employee. The rest of course, is history, as the world’s most famous scooter was born!
Towards the end of the 1940’s, architect Gio Ponti, through the ‘Domus’ magazine, was divulging the results achieved by world renowned architects, decorators and designers. From this arose a liberal-style of design, open to any kind of experimentation.
CREDIT CARDS AND MORTGAGES IN ITALY
Bank of Bergamo, Italy
The biggest crisis of the 21st century overall is, without doubt, the increase of credit card spending and out of control outrageous mortgages, which have led to a financial crisis of epic proportions. Italy has a different situation when it comes to financial and economic woes and, although highly affected by the crisis, it followed a completely different financial pattern.
Italians are indeed much less in debt than other citizens of similar economies. Loans in general are very hard to obtain in the Italian
Thursday, August 28, 2014
WHAT TO WATCH FOR & HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Compared to many other touristic countries, Italy is relatively safe and, in most places, you don't have to be worried to walk alone or at night. At the same time, tourists can easily become victims of small crimes like pickpocketing, especially in crowded areas. While you can never protect yourself fully from such things, there are certain steps you can take to at least minimize the risk of having your belonging stolen off you while holidaying in the country.
1. Beware of Children
We all love children and we all definitely feel bad when we see
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