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I am a second generation Italian-American, raised in a lively & artistic household full of drama, great food & deep family connections. Many years later, when I first stepped onto Italian soil in Rome, I knew I was truly home. The smell of familiar cooking surrounded me, everyone looked like me or a relative, acted like me and had a similar style. If I was a wolf pup, I would have rolled around in that Italian dirt, home at last. The blood bond runs deep. The Little Bookroom publishers (of wonderful guidebooks like the City Secrets of Rome) have released a wonderful new book, Italianissimo, a quintessential guide to everything Italian. It profiles 50 Italian contributions to culture ranging from great ideas, to cuisine, fashion, cinema and much more. A beautiful edition & good read, even if you’re not Italian!
Everything is Okay is a site/design group that distributes “Activist Kits” as tools for people to create commentary in their environment. The central element is a roll of of police-style tape with the repeated phrase “everything is okay”, a sort of giant interactive caption. The kit also contains postcards, buttons, labels and stickers. “We set out to assemble a list of resources that would point people to positive action. Today, Everything is Okay exists as a kind of social design experiment in subversive positivism and provides everyday citizens with tools for social commentary. Up for a People’s Design Award, vote for this project at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards site. Truly love the whole concept and design behind this. (Thanks Christopher!)
I am a second generation Italian-American, raised in a lively & artistic household full of drama, great food & deep family connections. Many years later, when I first stepped onto Italian soil in Rome, I knew I was truly home. The smell of familiar cooking surrounded me, everyone looked like me or a relative, acted like me and had a similar style. If I was a wolf pup, I would have rolled around in that Italian dirt, home at last. The blood bond runs deep. The Little Bookroom publishers (of wonderful guidebooks like the City Secrets of Rome) have released a wonderful new book, Italianissimo, a quintessential guide to everything Italian. It profiles 50 Italian contributions to culture ranging from great ideas, to cuisine, fashion, cinema and much more. A beautiful edition & good read, even if you’re not Italian!
