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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
Milan’s Polytechnic was chosen in 1993 as the location for Italy's first-ever degree course in Industrial Design. The history of the Industrial Design degree (at the Faculty of Design since June 2000) has been marked by a sustained interest in trying out new and innovative course structures, as a response to the real needs of the contemporary mar...
continue..Milan, the world capital of fashion and design. This link between fashion and design seems to merge the two disciplines, blending their environments and dynamics. There is one person, however, who wants to keep them well separated, critiquing his own circle of designers: Enzo Mari. First and foremost an artist, and then a designer at international ...
continue..In Coppola's Apocalypse Now, when searching the jungle for the maverick commander Kurts, the man sent to hunt him down describes a brilliant mission Kurtz had led, "He just thought it up and did it. They were going to get him framed to the floorboards for that one until the press got hold it and promoted him to Colonel." The spirit of creative b...
continue..First of all, is there a difference between the concept of excitement and surprise? Put simply, a surprise is something that happens just once and is unlikely to happen again. Excitement, on the other hand, is something more complex, it might crop up again, and in theory it could last a lifetime. Surprise also has a powerful physical aspect – it...
continue..Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 in a family of Mexican extraction. She's currently one of the most complex literary voices of the United States. Legend and history, poetry and prose, the radio and music, English and Spanish are interwoven in her writings like the threads that go to make up the warp and weft of a caramel coloured rebo...
continue..Since 1951, when it was established by Achille Maramotti, the House has practically accompanied the unfolding of women’s fashion over the years, acclaimed from the start for the refined style of its apparel and the quality of its textiles. The Group is now present on the market with thirty lines, different in terms of looks and consumer target. T...
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