Secret Histories
Edited with an introduction by Lawrence DiStasi, Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History…
Pondering the Style and Substance of Marisa Minicucci’s Creations
This summer I visited Marisa Minicucci’s M Siamo fashion showroom – M…
La Storia Nascosta
In the unusual spelling of my family name lies a significant aspect of North American…
La Finestra
In the summer of love, I was 12 years old and living a white bread existence in the west…
Coming Home
Pulling in, we spot the “Calabria Mia” plaque fixed on the brick façade of…
Aurora Canadese: Canadian Designers Acclaimed in Milan
This year for the first time, the city of Milan and the Milan Chamber of Commerce…
Antonio Meucci’s “Teletrofono”: The True Story Behind the Invention of the Telephone
When, around the spring of 1989, I was told by a journalist that that year was the 100th…
Mazzega’s Mystery
Tony Mazzega is as a chiselled gem in the crown of achievements fashioned by post-war…
Interview with Basilio Catania
Basilio Catania was born in Sicily in 1926 and moved to Milan at the age of three. He…
Building the Canada-Italy Bridge
In December 2001, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Adolfo Urso, headed a business…