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A quiet street on Capraia Island / Photo: Claudio Vidri via Shutterstock
How a Plate of Calamari on Capraia Island Inspired a Cult Design Icon

The classic Italian seafront dish — and a set of doodles it inspired — brought about a kitschy kitchen tool that transformed into a sought-after design artifact.

Culture
Palazzo Reale (Torino)
What if Italy Had a Coronation?

What would a coronation look like in today's Italy? Here's one writer's tongue-in-cheek take on what the ceremony would entail if Westminster Abbey were swapped for Turin's Royal Palace.

Style & Design
Il Mondo di Ernesto installation by Mario Cucinella at Fuorisalone 2021 / Photo courtesy of MilanoPE via Shutterstock
It’s Almost Milan Design Week — Again. Here’s What That Actually Means.

After its first post-pandemic event last summer, Milan Design Week will soon be back in full swing. What really happens at Rho Fiera (and beyond) is about more than showrooms and socializing. 

Style & Design
Sabato De Sarno, creative director of Gucci
A Neapolitan is Taking Over at Gucci, But the Fashion Giant Already Looks More Florentine

With the appointment of native Neapolitan Sabato De Sarno as its creative director, historic Italian fashion house Gucci looks primed to become, ironically, a bit more Florentine in spirit.

Events
palermo
Things to See and Do in Italy in October 2022

Events columnist John Bensalhia revs up the autumn engine with some distinctly (and deliciously) seasonal festivals.

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@alan h asks:

Open Log Fires in Piemonte [and other areas]

 

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@richard123 asks:

Hello I am told that my electricity supplier Servizio  Electtrica  nazionale are no more.

I have a credit of 500 Euros with them and don’t know how to claim it back. Does anyone have experience of claiming back a credit.

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@sharon_5 asks:

We have bought a house in Sicily and i have been told we need to replace our roof tiles because of a law coming in.  i have searched the internet and cant find a law, so wondered if anyone could help me.  Could it be that we have asbestos roof tiles?  

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