Monthly Archives: March 2020

In yesterday's post we mentioned how Coronavirus has prompted some factories working for the fashion industry in Italy (mainly manufacturing clothes and textiles) to reconvert their production and start making face masks. Most surgical masks come from China usually, so … Continue reading →

Did you know that, if the world ever manages to beat Coronavirus and you survive, you will still be able to find in shops (the physical and digital ones that will manage to pull through this pandemic) those "Made in … Continue reading →

Coronavirus made us realise that our health – something that too often we give for granted – is a gift we should all take care of and preserve. In Venice there is a church, Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary … Continue reading →

Coronavirus has had a terrible impact in the North of Italy: among the regions that suffered a high death rate there is Veneto. Without its tourists, Venice, a town that has barely managed to recover from last year's heavy rain … Continue reading →

Today it is the Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, established with Law n. 4761 of 17th March 1861. As a follow-up to yesterday's post about the current situation in Italy with Coronavirus, it seems appropriate to post something uplifting, … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have been incredibly difficult for Italy: the country has got the largest number of Coronavirus cases (over 23,000 at the time of writing this post, with Lombardy being the worst hit region) outside of China, the … Continue reading →

To celebrate the release of the book Personas 111 – The Art of Wig Making 2017-2020 by Japanese hair artist, head prop designer and wig maker Tomihiro Kono (河野富広) out today on Konomad Editions, I'm publishing here an extended version … Continue reading →

Personas 111 – The Art of Wig Making 2017-2020, the new book by Tomihiro Kono (河野富広) will be out tomorrow on Konomad Editions. Three years ago the Japanese hair artist and head prop designer and wig maker started thinking about … Continue reading →

There has always been a symbolical dichotomy between blonde and dark hair: for centuries painters and writers considered the former as a sign of angelical beauty, while the latter usually pointed at wickedness and ugliness. In medieval literature blonde hair … Continue reading →

Dark days are upon us as the Coronavirus crisis that started in China is spreading all over the world. Face masks have become a key accessory, even though they don't guarantee the wearer will not get sick. Still, face masks … Continue reading →