Made in Italy

The love story between Italy and spices is a long-lasting one. The ancient Romans already used them to create medicines, perfumes and cosmetics, and as a tasty addition to their food. Most of the flavorings used by our ancestors came …

Chiodo is the Italian word for “nail.” While historians and archaeologists believe the first nail-like tools were used by the Homo Sapiens and the great Egyptians knew them, too, the first archaeology-attested signs of their use belong to Roman times and it was them, our …

My grandmother used to say that saffron was more precious than gold, and she did have a point, as it had been for centuries one of the most costly spices. The word saffron, or “zafferano” as we say in Italian, …

The story of Luxottica is the epitome of the American Dream but it happened in Italy. It is the largest eyewear-producing company in the world and, more likely than not, your own glasses are a Luxottica product, if you think …

Ginori, dal 1735 massima espressione dell’eccellenza italiana nell’alta manifattura artistica della porcellana pura, si è aggiudicata il premio Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2019, nella categoria “Decorative” per la collezione “Totem” ispirata alla tradizione decorativa settecentesca, in una rilettura contemporanea …

If you think about special effects, Hollywood comes immediately to mind, but these days Cinecittà may be where the magic really happens, quite literally. Since 2015, the historical cinematic studios of our capital have been the home of Makinarium, the …