A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The story of heels. A masculine item turned into a feminine icon * From heels to stilettos. The "Ferragamo" and the "steel" factor * The story of Casadei. From Romagna and Rimini to Hollywood * The architecture and aesthetics of a stiletto shoe * Every entrepreneur walks on heels. On stilettos and entrepreneurship Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The encounter of Carlo Bugatti and Giovanni Segantini at the art academy of Brera * Milan's scapigliati ("disheveled") and the attempt at a new modern Italian art * Bugatti's mastery in furniture design. The triumph of 1902 in Turin. * Turning objects into art pieces: the impact of a father on his sons Rembrandt and Ettore * From furniture to automobiles. The extraordinary path of Ettore Bugatti * Heritage & Innovation. From liberty style to luxury cars Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The opening of the Suez Canal at the origin of Italian colonialism & the Southern question * The ascent of Sicily in the 1880s and the Florio business (tuna, sulfur, navigation, etc) * Ignazio Florio, the national exposition of Palermo (1891-1892), and Sicilian Liberty * Franca Florio. A master of style, fashion, elegance, and influence * The end of the Florio dynasty. Businesses end. True value remains * The necessity of myth making in any entrepreneurial journey Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * How a young manufacturer from Abruzzo won the gold medal of excellence for his pasta at the Columbian exposition of Chicago in 1893 * Pasta diplomacy? The diplomatic stall between Italy and the United States (1891-1893) * The story of Filippo De Cecco. From milling wheat to pasta making * An innovative change. The method for drying pasta indoors at low temperature * The elements of De Cecco's success recipe: quality of wheat, spring water, bronze drawing * Wholesomeness and territoriality. Innovating is staying true to one's origins * A story of setbacks and comebacks. The company from 1886 to the present Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD * How it all started. From a meal in 1952 to the Pininfarina-Ferrari partnership. * Battista "Pinin" Farina: the art of coach making, the Futurist influence, & the choice of the automobile as the ultimate symbol of modernity * Sergio Pininfarina: moving the father's legacy forward, the design of elegance as synthesis of beauty and performance * From car designer to a global design and architecture firm. Pininfarina as a key Italian trademark Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * A lively approach to creativity. Humanistic studies and practical training * A Roman family story. From Delia's Roman atelier to Laura's company * The 1972 fashion show at Palazzo Pitti and the evolution of Biagiotti's style * Laura's extraordinary missions to Beijing and Moscow. Fashion and cultural diplomacy * On motherhood and entrepreneurship. Laura and her daughter Lavinia * A complex fashion brand, connecting to archaeology, painting, theatre, and sport Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD. * The myth of Vespa. From cinema to popular culture * The story of Piaggio. From airplanes to scooters * How the Vespa came about. And the Lambretta too. * The Italian invention of the helicopter ---disponibili sottotitoli in italiano--- Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The reconstruction concert. Milan, La Scala Theatre. May 11, 1946 * Italian opera and the post-war Italian rebirth * A phenomenal career, from Parma to Rio de Janeiro, from Milan to New York * Innovating conducting. Innovating theatre. Bringing the orchestra on records, radio and TV * From Orpheus to Puccini, from Verdi to Rossini. The musical language of life and hope. Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * What is victory? A brief history of triumph, from the ancient world to the early modern era * The loss of the sense of feast and the transfiguration of military triumphs into sports feats * The shape of victory. The history & making of our most iconic trophy, the FIFA world cup * The designer of the FIFA world cup. Creative vision and excellence in production * Why Gazzaniga's company, GDE Bertoni, is the world's leader in the production of trophies? Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The booming industry of perfumery in connection to spa and fashion * A brief history of fragrances (from the ancient world to the Renaissance, from the 19th century culture of hygiene to mass-market) * The innovative method of Gentile's olfactory design: perfumes as analogical sites of memory and imagination * On literature and perfumes * Scents as an individual and architectural space of self-fashioning Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD * Business as an impresa. The Adventure of Entrepreneurship * Mountaineering as a Calculated Pursuit of the Impossible. About Risk and Discipline * Stepping into the Unknown. K2, Mont Blanc, Patagonia, Matterhorn * From Active Alpinism to Storytelling. World Travelling as a Cultural Narration ---disponibili sottotitoli in italiano--- Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

About fashion, cinema, and the Italian sartorial imagination. A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD. * The Italian lady with 4 Academy Awards * What Stanley Kubrik, Hugh Hudson, Sophia Coppola, and Wes Anderson owe to Milena Canonero * The Italian touch in tailoring dresses to characters * Costume design at the intersection of fashion and cinema ---disponibili sottotitoli in italiano--- Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

The Aesthetic Creativity of Science. A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD * The Higgs boson and the scientific, philosophical and religious search of the prime mover * The first woman to lead CERN, the world’s #1 institute of fundamental research in physics * Music and the arts as the foundations of Gianotti’s scientific work * The pursuit of ‘useless’ knowledge in science and the humanities * The method of beauty. An ‘imperfect symmetry’ that continually opens the horizon Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The birth of trading cards around the American tobacco industry * Italian figurine and the innovative concept of the album * Collecting as memory and storytelling. Stickers, players, and cars * Panini and Modena. Volleyball, Maserati, and Parmigiano Reggiano Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD * A Philosophical History of Italian Cuisine * Sapere/sapere: to Know is to Savor * Cooking as Art and Taste as Knowledge * Re-inventing a Repertoire: Tradition & Innovation in a Top Chef’s Work * The Imaginative Use of Leftovers: About Limit & Creativity ---disponibili sottotitoli in italiano--- Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD * The Moon of Galileo and the Moon of Leopardi. On Science & Poetry * From Apollo 8 to the Gateway Project. Man (or a Woman?) on the Moon * The Italian Space Agency/Industry. Italy’s Role in the International Space Station * The Woman of the Stars. A Unique Path of Excellence, Innovation, and Professionalism * Between Science and Culture. The Incredible Adventure of an Italian Female Astronaut ---disponibili sottotitoli in italiano--- Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to this channel. Thanks for watching!