The Salone del Mobile.Milano, started by 13 Italian entrepreneurs in 1961 to showcase furniture from Italy annually, is a much sought-after and awaited celebration of furnishings and accessories. Italy has always been home to pathbreaking design, attracting designers from across the world. This year, in its 61st edition from April 18-23 in the Fiera Milano … Read more
A carpet is not the first place you’d turn to for a lesson in modern geopolitics. Unless you’re looking at the Afghan war rug. Made in Sheberghan, a city in north Afghanistan, and Afghan settlements in Pakistan, these carpets — with motifs of tanks, artillery, machine guns: symbols of violence — began to appear in … Read more
One of the world’s largest pizza chains, the US-based Domino’s Pizza, has formally given up on its aspirations of gaining a foothold in the country that invented pizza. The company closed its last stores in Rome and Milan last year, and, according to media reports on Thursday, the company’s Italian franchise partner, ePizza, has begun … Read more
An alumnus of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Haresh Mirpuri is a name to reckon with as he has created an Indian luxury handbag brand which embraces sustainability as a way of life. Handbags are known to be a woman’s best friend. Worldwide, fashion designers are playing with innovation to showcase their … Read more