A windy morning in Fabriano’s Paper and Watermark museum with DiscoverMarche had me smitten. Not many know that the town of Fabriano in the region of Le Marche, Italy has been making paper since the 12th century. Can you imagine how it felt to walk through the doors where this UNESCO creative city has been inspiring […]
Le gelosie — words and music and stories
In Italy “gelosia” (= jealousy) may also refer to a blind or shutter, composed of parallel slats of wood, which slope in such a way as to control airflow and light, while excluding rain, the rays of the sun. and inspection from the outside. It is also called “Persiana” (= the feminine of Persian), which […]
“Tuttomondo” by Keith Haring in Pisa, Italy — ArtRing
In a blog about street art it’s not possible to miss one of the pioneers of the movement. Keith Haring is an American artist, starting from the suburbs where le leaved his mark on the advertising panels in the metropolitan stations, he achieved an international recognition due to his high communicative style. Flowing into his […]
Book Review: ‘The Thinking Space: The Café as a Cultural Institution in Paris, Italy and Vienna’ — Cafe Dissensus Everyday
By Gaurav J. Pathania – The café becomes a site of enunciation of identity, lived experience, and contested meaning, bringing the city inside, but also shielding its regulars from the “crowd” and the “masses” outside.


