3 November 2021

Marmomac 2021 back in attendance

Marmomac, the 55th International Exhibition of Marble, Technology and Design, was held in Verona from 29 September to 2 October.

There were over 30 thousand qualified exhibitors, 48% of whom came from abroad, representing 120 nations. A success that consolidates the exhibition as the absolute international leader for the entire natural stone industry. Importers, contracting companies, architects and designers from all over the world met 756 exhibiting companies at Veronafiere, including 329 foreign companies from 39 countries.

Besides the many business and training meetings scheduled, there is also, as usual, great focus on cultural exhibitions, which this year saw the evolution of Hall 1 into The Italian Stone Theatre – Time in Stone, with an original layout – designed by Raffaello Galiotto and Vincenzo Pavan – positioned in Halls 11 and 12 of the exhibition.

3 November 2021

Autumn brings a touch of eyewear: DaTe (Florence) and Silmo (Paris)

A double event dedicated to eyewear in September.
DaTE, the exhibition dedicated to cutting-edge eyewear, is back in Florence.  At the Stazione Leopolda, from 11 to 13 September, the collections of 130 brands were successfully presented to a public of 1,500 experts and buyers. At the end of the month, the international eyewear industry met in Paris for Silmo, which was held again after being suspended last year. 500 exhibitors and almost 19,000 European visitors took part in an event that has exceeded expectations, proving the renewed strength of a sector that is enthusiastically restarting.

14 October 2021

Tombolini chooses Zed_Comm for press office activities and media relations

Tombolini, a wine estate located in the Marche region that has contributed to enhance the extraordinary qualities of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi making this vine famous all over the world,  has chosen Zed_Comm as a partner for its communication activities for the Italian market.
The historic winery, born 100 years ago and today located in Staffolo, in the province of Ancona, has inaugurated a new chapter of its history exalting the unique character of the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi vine.  This change of pace is witnessed by the new techniques adopted in the vineyard and in the cellar to produce the two company labels, Castelfiora and Doroverde, but also by the contemporary reinterpretation of the iconic Verdicchio amphora transformed into a jewel-bottle that contains two precious wines.

6 September 2021

Budri Presents The New “Architexture” Collection By Patricia Urquola

2020 was a year of reflection, silence, sobriety, but also of wealth: we were able to recognize the importance of our country and its beauties. The large spaces and empty squares have allowed us to see the masterpieces of Italian architecture with new eyes.

The new Architexture Collection, designed by Patricia Urquiola for Budri which will be presented at the Budri Showroom in Foro Buonaparte during the Milan Design Week, is in fact inspired, albeit in a very contemporary form, by the Italian architectural tradition. Minimal and linear shapes leave voice to marble, the protagonist of modern and elegant tables.

Architexture includes eight tables of different heights and sizes: two circular and one rectangular dining-tables, two circular coffee-tables and three circular side-tables. Only apparently simple, the tables in the collection are the result of a deep and careful analysis of Italian architecture. The Leitmotiv of the entire collection are the bases of the tables, represented by self-standing columns in marble, composed of colored rings that alternate with each other.

An extensive artwork belonging to the same collection acts as a ‘backstage’ to the Architexture tables.

The “TuttoGreen” Carpet, made of green marbles, also represents a method for recovering processing material coming from the feet of the tables.