Swatch watches to collect: Swatch at the Venice Biennale

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SWATCH WATCHES TO COLLECT: SWATCH AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

Swatch watches have marked some of the most important landmarks in my life.
It was a Swatch the first watch my parents bought me; I got many Swatch watches as a birthday present, and it’s a Swatch the watch I wear every day and I’m wearing right now, while I’m writing this post.

In my opinion Swatch watches have always been a symbol of colour and creativity.
Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when I saw a whole Pavilion at the Venice Art Exhibition 2017 dedicated to four young talented artists and a collectible Swatch created for this edition of the Venice Biennale, indeed.
In fact, when I gave you my opinion about the Biennale Arte 2017, I also gave you four good reasons to visit it, and the Swatch project is one of these reasons.

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Millions of steps along with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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medici senza frontiere | milionidipassi

MILLIONS OF STEPS ALONG WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

Vicenza is the Italian hub of illustration.
From May 27th to June 25th 2017 Vicenza will host the third edition of Illustri Festival, an illustration festival, and will open the doors of its most prestigious monuments like Basilica Palladiana.

8 art exhibitions, 500 illustrators, almost 100 artists involved.
A month characterized by the best of national scene, a look at the production of the greatest international artists of the present and the past, and the first solo exhibition arranged in Italy of one of the most well-known illustrators at international level, Noma Bar.

For the first time the event has a charity section, organized in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders).

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Where the cinema of the Lumière brothers was born

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IN LYONS WHERE THE CINEMA OF THE LUMIERE BROTHERS WAS BORN

Are you a cinema lover? Do you like searching for those places where you can experience your favourite scenes of the big screen?
Well, then you must visit the city of Lyons, because here the seventh art was born, thanks to the Lumière brothers, who at the end of the 19th century invented the cinèmatographe and released the first movie in history.

READ ALSO: before cinema, thee Museum of PRECINEMA in Italy.

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Kartell celebrates the 50th anniversay of the Componibili

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Componibili Kartell | Fabio Novembre | Ferruccio Laviani

Componibili Kartell by Fabio Novembre e Ferruccio Laviani

KARTELL CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPONIBILI

Kartell celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Componibili (modular pieces), and I can’t help telling you an all-Italian story which has the charm of the greatest revolutions. A story begun in 1949, and which has led Kartell to be the symbol of Italian design all over the world.

Everything started with a brilliant idea which came to Giulio Castelli, who wanted to introduce plastic to the home, and found in the creative inventions by Anna Castelli Ferrieri the instrument for developing a unique style.
Kartell has faced many challenges and has achieved remarkable success, and all objects which have marked the history of the brand and of design, and which are now on exhibition at the Kartell Museum at the Noviglio headquarters, near Milan, prove that.
Among those historical objects there are the Componibili, which celebrate their 50th anniversary.

READ ALSO: Zaha Hadid for Alessi.

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Children’s books

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LIBRI PER BAMBINI: COME SPIEGARE L’ARTE AI TUOI FIGLI E ANDARE AL MUSEO FELICI

Se hai aperto questo post vuol dire che stai cercando non solo libri per bambini, ma un modo per spiegare l’arte ai tuoi figli e magari insinuargli il sospetto che visitare un museo oppure una mostra potrebbe anche essere divertente.
La verità è che speri prima o poi di passare una domenica al museo piacevole, con la speranza di uscirne fresca come una rosa 😉

Se anche voi, come me, amate l’arte ma il solo pensiero di visitare un museo con i vostri figli vi terrorizza, provate prima a fargli piacere l’arte con i libri per bambini della collana “Arte per crescere”, che fa parte del progetto Creallenamente.
Si tratta di una serie di libri pensati proprio per i bambini ma da leggere insieme a loro, per apprendere giocando e allenare la creatività e la fantasia.

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