A city with drive [The Independent]
Stephen Bayley takes a pit stop in Turin, and finds the hometown of Fiat is fuelled by fast cars and fabulous food. Read full story
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Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Italy
Berlusconi ‘miracle’ turns into mirage [International Herald Tribune]
Silvio Berlusconi’s unfulfilled promises may trouble Italians – but in Europe they add to the prime minister’s reputation as one of the most unloved continental leaders in recent memory. Read full story
Italy’s new wave [Metropolis Magazine]
A cadre of young architects looks to shake up the country’s long-stagnant building culture. Read full story
Sottsass’s ‘Architecture for People’ [Metropolis Magazine]
> Ettore Sottsass — one of the post-war architects who literally invented the idea of Italian Design — is today eighty-seven years old: a true éminence grise. Recently, I talked to the designer/writer and cultural provocateur at the Barry Friedman…