INTERVIEWS
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The faces of Frontiers: Mark Coleran
The fantasy interface
Coleran has a job
most of us don't know exists: designing fake computer systems for sci-fi and
action films, systems that discreetly make them seem fast and cool. His
extensive portfolio of Fantasy User Interfaces includes The Bourne Identity, Mission
Impossible 3 and The Island.
You've …
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Confessions of a former calciante
In anticipation of the return of the Calcio Storico, TF spoke to Simone Calonaci, historic calciante for the Bianchi from 2000 to 2006, about what it's like to play the game, its recent history and what makes the Calcio Storico Fiorentino one of the …
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Where design, technology and humans meet
Frontiers of Interaction
If I
tell you that Frontiers of Interaction is a two-day conference about
technology, you might stop reading now. Luckily, it's a whole lot more than
that. Yes, there are speakers, but, as a past attendee of a Frontiers
conference, I can guarantee that the …
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Artigianato e Palazzo
An interview with Neri Torrigiani
by Devin Tooma
It's been said time and time again: Florence is
changing. Whether or not it be with the times, modernity is beginning to
replace museum visits with Google street views, gelato with Ben & Jerry's,
and, sadly, artisanal handicrafts with cost-friendlier, foreign-made goods.
Luckily, there is …
Interviews
David Broomfield
On the British Consulate's closure
by Devin Tooma
On March 21,
the British Embassy in Rome announced that the British Consulate in Florence,
after a presence in the city lasting over half a millennium, will close.
Effective on December 31, 2011, British consular services for Northern Italy,
including Florence, will be available through …
Interviews
Dr. Sandro Rosseti
Helping students adjust to life abroad
by Devin Tooma
Living or studying abroad is no small feat: you may be thousands of miles away from home for months at a time, perhaps outside your own country (and, according to our interviewee, ‘on another planet') for the first time. Your usual …
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Women artists 'of wit and great ingenuity'
Self-portraits from the Uffizi collection
Who am I?' ‘What am I doing here?' ‘How do I wish to be remembered?' These are among the questions that an artist may ask herself as she tries to decide how she will represent herself to the world, what to …
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Elisabetta Cianfanelli
A Florence native, Elisabetta Cianfanelli is one busy lady. While juggling family commitments and a variety of important roles in the city, she also holds the position of Florence's municipal councillor of Tourism, Europe and Fashion and Equal Opportunities in the …
Interviews
Bill Emmott
Today he is an independent writer and consultant on international affairs, based in London and Somerset, and writes regular columns for The Times in Britain and La Stampa in Italy. He is best known for having served as editor-in-chief of The Economist, the world's leading weekly magazine on …Interviews
Meeting Sean Ferrer
Audrey Hepburn's son talks about running the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund from his home in Tuscany. Sean Hepburn Ferrer draws breath slowly and contemplates his answers seriously. He has a steady gaze and a solid presence. He is sitting at his dining …
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Federico Frediani
An Italian art diplomat in L.A.
by Devin Tooma
Federico Frediani can best be described as an art diplomat. A Florentine lawyer by profession, counting the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles and a selection of American universities in Florence among his clients, his interests and passion for both his hometown …
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An interview with Monsignor Timothy Verdon
by Devin Tooma
Born in the
United States, Monsignor Timothy Verdon has no single job description. He is an
art historian with a Ph.D. from Yale University, a priest in Florence, director
of the Diocesan Office for Catechesis Through Art, the author of books and
articles on sacred …
Interviews
An interview with Bill Viola
A pioneer of video art
Born in New York in 1951, Bill Viola is widely recognized as one of the world's leading visual artists. Over the last 35 years, he has created video tapes, architectural video installations, sound spaces and video and electronic music performances, flat …
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Elio Fiorucci
The inventor of the 'fashion' jean
Fashion
designer, entrepreneur, talent scout, trendsetter, and among the world's first
mass communication gurus: all these terms describe Fiorucci.
The focus
of the exhibit Elio Fiorucci: Fashion Jeans Inventor Histoire, at Studio Art
Centers International (SACI) until February 12, Fiorucci is foremost a fashion
visionary. ‘After introducing …
Interviews
'Indiana Jane' strikes again - part II
An interview with Jane Fortune
I recently sat down with Jane Fortune, author of Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence, due out later this month from The Florentine Press. ‘Indiana Jane' has spent the past five years scouring archives and haunting the recesses of some of …
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