Style & Design

In Italy, less is often more.  Coffee can be a shot of espresso served in a small cup. Dinner can be a plate of pasta with tomatoes and olive oil. Goodbyes…

If you’re bewildered by captions and memes across social media that say some version of “This is my Roman Empire” or “Fill-in-the-blank is my Roman Empire” —…

Italy’s original typewriter wouldn’t exactly have been the best fit for the cramped shared co-working spaces and unconventional remote-work setups of today.…

Fashion’s high rollers are descending on Milan for fashion week, preparing to showcase and consume next season’s styles in the international city of luxury,…

There’s no question about it: Parma is a culinary destination. In the university town of 189,000, there are more than 130 producers of the famous cured pork —…

In tiny Capraia, part of the Tuscan Archipelago, the streets don’t bustle; they hum quietly with the sound of footsteps. The island, which sits just over 30…

On the heels of the success of Fiat’s fully electric Cinquecento 500e, the legendary Turin-based manufacturer has launched the new Topolino (“little mouse” in…

When I first heard about a “Shoe Museum” in small-town Italy, I wasn’t exactly brimming with enthusiasm. “But it has a fascinating collection of women’s…

A jewel of Milan’s events calendar, Design Week is the axle around which the city’s reputation as the global capital of design rotates. But the energy it…

On Saturday, Italian luxury fashion house Gucci announced that Naples-born designer Sabato De Sarno will assume the role of Creative Director. (“Sabato” means…