INTERVIEWS
Interviews
An interview with Angela Caputi
People called me Giuggi, which mean's small agreeable thing
Angela Caputi established her Florence-based company in 1975. From her workshop in the historical centre, her business quickly received international acclaim and the Giuggiù label soon broke into the global market. Caputi is now one of the most recognized names in …
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An interview with Andrea Spadoni
I want to make my 15-minutes of fame last as long as I can
Andrea Spadoni grew up in Ponte Buggianese, located in the province of Pistoia, where he owns and runs a restaurant with his parents. After completing university, he was a freelance news journalist at the Tuscan daily, La Nazione. Last year, he …
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An interview with Fernando Botero
My fat Madonna and Lucifer are now a trademark for the town
Fernando Botero was born in 1932 in the city of Medellín in Colombia. An abstract artist, Botero’s paintings and sculptures are noteworthy for their exaggerated proportions and the sheer corpulence of the human and animals figures depicted. Through the careful use …
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A prescription for humor
The soccorso clown intiative: An interview with Michael Christensen
Clowns. Magic tricks. Music. The laughter of small children. Balloons anddchocolate transfusions? If it wasnnt for this last option, no one would have guessed that we were entering a childrenns hospital ward at Florencees Meyer Pediatric Hospital rather than a circus …
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An Interview with Gary Radke
Gary Radke is Dean’s Professor of the Humanities at Syracuse University, where he has taught since 1980. An expert in Italian medieval and Renaissance art, he is a fellow of the AmericanAcademy in Rome and has held fellowships from a number …
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An Interview with Carol Biagiotti
Born in Arizona, Carol Biagiotti arrived in Florence quite by accident. After graduating from college, she was traveling to Paris by boat and decided to get off in Naples, proceeded to Rome, then arrived in Florence. Her purse disintegrated in front …
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An interview with Mary Beckinsale
The time has come for artists to go beyond the Renaissance vision.
Mary Beckinsale has travelled the world as an educator and lecturer for over 30 years, giving art-related lectures at top institutions in Korea, Serbia, Portugal, Spain and the United States. She served as dean of the Studio Art Centers International (SACI) …
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An interview with Contessa Sibilla della Gherardesca
Della Gherardesca family is one of the oldest noble families in Florence
by Helen Glave
It’s Pitti time again. For a brief period, Florence will rouse itself from its customary summer torpor to lay on a dazzling welcome for thousands of buyers and visitors who’ve come from all over the world to the legendary Florentine fashion …
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An interview with Antonio Mancinelli
Features editor at Marie Claire Italia
Antonio Mancinelli was born in Rome in 1963. He studied fashion at the prestigious Academia del Costume e della Moda. He has written for Italian dailies La Repubblica and the Corriere della Sera, as well as for several fashion magazines such …
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Leather 101: The art and science of purchasing leather in Florence
An interview with Italian designer Jennifer Tattanelli
Florence is famous for its leather goods, from shoes and accessories to clothing. But with so many stores and so much to choose from, how can a buyer be sure of making a good choice?We went to the Casini leather stores …
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An interview with Natalia Guicciardini Strozzi
Florentine actress, writer and vintner
Florentine actress, writer and vintner, Natalia Giucciardini Strozzi was recently confirmed as a descendant of the Mona Lisa. She is the daughter of Prince Girolamo Giucciardini Strozzi and Irina Reine. Her autobiography, Facile da ricordare, published in Italian by Polistampa, was …
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An interview with Patrizia Gucci
Fashion designer, writer and painter
Patrizia Gucci is daughter of designer Paolo Gucci and great granddaughter of Guccio Gucci, founder of the famous fashion house. She worked for the family company in the international public relations department until 1994, before establishing her own fashion line for …
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An Interview with Rab Hatfield
Art historian
Trained at Harvard, professor Rab Hatfield taught at Yale for five years before coming to Florence to head the Art History Department at Syracuse University. The majority of his research deals with Renaissance art, with a particular emphasis on Michelangelo and …
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An Interview with Pino Carbone
Gyrotonics master, inventor of training system 'Bodycode'
Gyrotonics master Pino Carbone studied ballet from the time he was an infant. He danced professionally throughout the world, in places like Hong Kong, Finland, and New York City. He was born into a family of dancers; his uncle of the …
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An Interview with Giannozzo Pucci
Pioneer of the national movement for organic agriculture in Italy, founder member of ASCI
Nephew of Emilio Pucci, the famed fashion designer, Giannozzo Pucci is a leading advocate and founding member of the environmental and anti-nuclear movement in Italy. Essayist of Florentine culture and architecture, with a Ph.D. in political science, he created the Fierucola, …
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Thursday, May 23, 2013