Pitti Uomo 82 will be held in Florence, at the Fortezza da Basso, 19-22 June 2012. There will be around 1020 brands at the Fortezza da Basso, plus another 70 women’s collections at Pitti W at the Dogana. The fair’s place as the key reference on the international fashion scene is confirmed by the figures.
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Wonderfood Pitti, this edition’s theme
WonderFood Pitti is the key theme for the forthcoming edition of Pitti Immagine’s shows…simply because, now more than ever, we are all talking about food. It is a theme close to contemporary lifestyle issues and Pitti will tackle it with “deeply rooted” irony: starting from the land where food is grown and produced. Culture, love and a taste for what we eat “via nature” and not via “star chefs”.
Art&Tourism, Tuscany presents its project
The strength of a museum today lies not merely in the value of its assets, but above all in its abilities to promote and publicise itself using specialist services. In such a context the educational activities addressed to schools are fundamental since, on the one hand they bring young people closer to the cultural heritage of their region and on the other they stimulate important debate between schools and museums.
GE renewable, a new gm from Florence
Andy Holt has been named general manager of GE Energy’s Renewable Energy Services division. Holt, who is a 16-year veteran of the company, will lead GE’s wind and solar services segment. Holt makes the move to the renewables team from his most recent role as general manager for service operations within GE Oil & Gas, based in Florence, Italy.
The Int’l WWW Conference comes to Florence in 2015
Florence stands at the final in Lyon and won the 25th International Conference on the World Wide Web that will be held from 14th to 18th of April 2015 in the Florentine congress context. The WWW Conference is the most important event related to Web to discuss and analyze the evolution of the Web, the diffusion of its associated technologies and the impact of those technologies on society and culture.
A Starbucks could open in Florence in October 2012
After landing the Hard Rock Cafe, another giant in food&beverage could arrive soon in Florence. It’s the Starbucks coffee, the largest chain of coffee shops with about 20 thousand stores around the world. The news is not official but it’s surfing the Web riding social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter.
Frescobaldi recorded a turnover of 82 mln euros
Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi, the Tuscan group famous in the world for its prestigious wines of quality, recorded in 2011 a turnover of 82 million euros, an increase of +4% compared to 79.6 million euros in 2010 . The realization of this result has accounted for over 60% share in exports, especially to Russia and Asia.
Innocraft projects to help traditional crafts
Municipality of Florence will present partners among cities of art to develop a project which aims to provide solutions and instruments that can help traditional and artistic crafts become a real economic driving force of the local and regional economies in the cities of art. The projects will be presented tomorrow in Palazzo Vecchio.
Ferragamo store on Fifth Avenue in New York
Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world, announces the reopening of its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, which has been completely renovated. With an area of approximately 20,000 square feet, the New York store is now the Italian Maison’s largest mono-brand store in the world.
Joint ventures Tuscany-Tunisian regions
Enrico Rossi, President of the Tuscany Region (Italy), said Tuscany companies are interested in investing and creating joint ventures in such Tunisian regions as Sousse and Kasserine. Speaking at a meeting held recently in Florence on “Cooperation for Democracy between Tunisia and Tuscany,” he reviewed the opportunities offered by these regions in the health, agriculture, basic infrastructure and manufacturing industries sectors.