#Innovators
(1st of each month - YouTube & Podcast)
Captions in English for all / sottotitoli in italiano
Presentations of innovative figures in contemporary Italian culture & business
The Pursuit of the Impossible
Philosophizing Fashion. On Business, Culture, and Ethics.
A Woman Astronaut and Our Endless Quest for the Moon
The Spirit of Competition
The Craft of Sound
The Italian Female Archaeologist who located the Tomb of Saint Peter
On the Italian Art of Cooking
The designer of Vespa and the inventor of helicopters
The Female star of Italian Architecture
Chocolate dialogues. How Nutella turned from a sweet spread into a cultural icon
The Italian mastery of matter. Why Italy, yes Italy, is a global leader in the export of steel
The costume designer of Hollywood. About fashion, cinema, and the Italian sartorial imagination
The founding fathers of Italian photography. How Florence became the city of photographers, and why its photographic archives matter.
The origins of computing. The Avant-garde of design. What does an Italian Typewriter have to do with your Mac?
Bicycles, tires, and the modern re-invention of the wheel. Bianchi and the birth of sports, tourism, and transportation.
About sanctity and Innovation. The story of the Italian nun who became the first American saint.
Educating creativity and self-mastery. How Italians made it into American schools.
Italy’s love affair with coffee. Espresso making and creative thinking in Bialetti’s moka.
Milano, the aperitivo, and the art of cocktail.
From the bold dreams of an Italian scientist to global broadcasting. Radio & the creation of a simultaneous world.
The myth of racing in a country of ancient ruins.
Pioneering fashion design as an art. How Italy made it into the fashion industry.
ENRICO CARUSO & GIULIO RICORDI
How the greatest Italian tenor and the most renowned Italian publisher of musical scores made Italian opera known throughout the world.
How the first producer of Italian clocks became the hand behind the high end department store La Rinascente and Italy’s leading publishing house Mondadori