A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD) * The drama of losing a son to war. Italian colonialism and the defeat of Adwa * The extraordinary ascent of a self-made man. From street vending to large-scale retail * The growing economic and political influence of Magazzini Bocconi * The death of Ferdinando’s firstborn Luigi and the idea of a university in his honor * A commercial university. Economy and languages as the focus of a new model of knowledge * Bocconi university as the laboratory of the Italian economic elite in the 20th century 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) * Oasi Zegna as a forward-looking #sustainability project and value creator * At the roots of Zegna's success. The Biella valley as the cradle of the Italian wool industry * From sheep to shop. From fabric to style. Zegna's business model from the founder to today * The aesthetic and natural relationship between #fashion, #entrepreneurship & the #environment * Ethical philosophy, social #responsibility, and community. The activities of fondazione Zegna 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 a network of transactions and a world of meaning * Industry as a shared venture. On virtue and #entrepreneurship * From Istria to Abruzzo. From Abruzzo to Canada. Story of an exile immigrant * The impact of philosophical studies on Marchionne's leadership style * The biggest turnaround in the automotive industry. The rescue of Fiat and Chrysler * Cultural imagination as an added (and essential) value for the #manager 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) * March 15, 1909. In Rome, W. Wright completes the first ever engine-operated #flight above Italian soil * The birth of Italian #aviation (1909). The Montichiari circuit and the Italian aviation society * The path of an outsider, Gianni Caproni. From Munich & Liege to Milan * From Taliedo to Cascina Malpensa. The birth of military aviation * Blazing a trail in the sky. The humble audacity of flight pioneers. The value of experimentation and failure * Flying is a splendid dream. #Airplanes and cultural imagination (literature, painting, cinema) 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 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 & #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!