11 November 2021

Axolight starring at Milano Design Week 2021

During the Milano Design Week 2021, the Venetian lighting design company Axolight has inaugurated the new Bross Monforte Showroom, a permanent exhibition located at Corso Monforte 16 in partnership with Bross company.

Axolight has also participated in the kermesse with a number of installations in several places of style and research for the international design world.

At Galleria Rossana Orlandi and 10 Corso Como – Fondazione Sozzani, the iconic Bul-Bo floor lamp has been exhibited. Originally designed by Studio Gabetti and Isola in the 1970s for the Olivetti Residential Centre in Ivrea, it has been recently re-edited in a contemporary key by Axolight for the 50th anniversary of its first creation.

And that’s not all. The Loro Piana showroom located in via Monte Napoleone 27 has hosted the new Bul-Bo Soft, the fruit of the partnership between Axolight and the prestigious textile brand, which covered it in wool and cashmere in two different colour variants.

Axolight has also participated in the virtual Exhibition arranged by Simone Micheli at OfficinaVentura14 entitled “The Ugly Duckling becomes a Swan, a new amazing apartment on the sea!” It is an ethical and smart project that narrates a new way of conceiving architecture, which redefines the concept of contemporary luxury in harmony with the evolution of human desires.

8 November 2021

Consorzio di Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo at Milano Wine Week

During Milano Wine Week 2021, the Consorzio Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo entertained Porta Venezia district. A masterclass held by Leila Salimbeni presented the Abruzzo Pecorino in all its facets to press and wine experts. The press was also invited on 4 October to taste the new vintages of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo and Cerasuolo produced by some of the Consorzio’s wineries at the CERA restaurant in Milan.

8 November 2021

Off the Skins: ‘Santa Margherita’ Pinot Grigio is celebrating its 60th anniversary

After being staged in Venice, in the evocative setting of the Chiostri di San Francesco della Vigna, Off the Skins – the exhibition celebrating 60 years of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio – was presented in Milan at Palazzo Durini, the Milan headquarters of Santa Margherita. An exclusive event took place on 9 September during the “Supersalone” – the special 2021 edition of the Salone del Mobile – together with the announcement of an all-new Capsule Collection of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Impronta del Fondatore, aimed at celebrating this remarkable goal.

Off the Skins, realised in collaboration with the students of the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) of Venice and curated by Current, is a story in pictures of this iconic wine of Made in Italy excellence worldwide.

8 November 2021

Castello di Fonterutoli at the MUDEC in Milan: presented the 2018 vintage of the winery’s Gran Selezione

In the stunning setting of the ‘Enrico Bartolini MUDEC’ Restaurant in Milan, Filippo Mazzei introduced the 2018 vintage of the Gran Selezione of Castello di Fonterutoli. Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione – Castellina in Chianti, Vicoregio 36 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione – Castelnuovo Berardenga and Badiòla Chianti Classico Gran Selezione – Radda in Chianti. Indeed, the three 100% Sangiovese Cru are the expression of specific vineyards that Castello di Fonterutoli owns in the three different municipalities. The wine tasting was offered in pairing with the creations of Chef Enrico Bartolini.