Uncategorized

23 January 2024

HANDWRITTEN IS BETTER: HAPPY HANDWRITING DAY

On July 4th, 1776, American Founding Father, statesman and Patriot John Hancock (1737 - 1793) put his signature to the United States Declaration of Independence. His signature…
12 January 2024

COLOR PALETTE: WHITE

In order to write about white in a rigorous way, we need to bring up a crucial scientific event from the XVII century, when Sir Isaac Newton…
27 December 2023

YOU LIVE, YOU LEARN: OUR 2023

On the occasion of Back to the 90s, the 90s-inspired that we launched with MeBo – Menabrea Botalla Museum last June, we reviewed the best musical hits…
19 December 2023

UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE: HISTORY AND STORIES

In her worldwide hit All I Want For Christmas (Is You) , pop singer Mariah Carey immediately mentions him, starting from the third line. Santa Claus? Not…
13 December 2023

ONE MORE SIP

Tommaso Tommaso could not believe it: a vacation, finally! He had to work hard to get it: lots of homework, bad marks turned good in few weeks…not…
10 December 2023

COLOR PALETTE: RED

Fun fact: Santa Claus, who actually inspired this article, hasn’t always been associated with red. His look – deriving first from St. Nicholas of Bari’s iconography, later…
2 October 2023

ONE MORE SIP

Episode two In his hands, ice melts in the blink of an eye. Touched by a skin that has been carved by the wind, by rocks, by…
6 September 2023

A SEA OF BOOK: AROUND THE BLUE’S LIBRARY

Mens sana in corpore sano (‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’), as the Latin phrase said. Italian sailor and FILA sponsored athlete Giovanni Soldini couldn’t agree…
31 August 2023

ONE MORE SIP

Metal is a cold material, but not an insensitive one. Whenever I touch the ground, on the hottest days, I feel the earth beating, shivering; I feel…
14 August 2023

LABELS: WE LOVE BEACHWEAR!

According to American author and artist Gideon Bosker, fashion is a language in which swimsuits are similar to telegrams – succinct and able to catch one’s attention…