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"30 years in a glass,"



proclaimed the winner of the National Design
"30 years in a glass."




E 'MATTEO CRISIS, student of Design of Politecnico di Milano, with the "MILLEQUATTROCENTOTRENTASEI", inspired by the glass dome by Brunelleschi, whose design will be incorporated into IVV catalog industry Vetraria Valdarnese

November 28, 2010 - EX3 Centre for Contemporary Art, Florence

Saturday, November 27, in the spaces EX3, the new Centre for Contemporary Art in Florence, FLORENCE CONVIVIUM celebrated with a large evening calls, the 30 years of experience in the field of gastronomy and hospitality on that occasion was declared the winner of the National Design Competition "30 years in a glass,"

The competition has seen as winner Mat CRISIS, a student of the Polytechnic of Milan under the project entitled "Millequattrocentotrentasei. We read in giudiizio expressed by the Jury of Quality "The project is inspired by the harmony of Brunelleschi's Dome, which draws the ribs and the architectural perfection. Apply the idea of \u200b\u200bthe glass, they become clear and strong identification signs. "

Satisfaction by CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, but also to IVV and EX3. The participation of students of Design of the most important national institutions in this initiative has been varied and dynamic are the numbers to confirm this: 80 entries, 37 projects and five finalists came from schools and faculties of Italy's most prestigious jury analyzed by the exceptional quality. All projects had in common a remarkable creativity as well as a very versatile design, despite the technical limitations under the ban, imposed by the more sophisticated production techniques working glass. In addition, projects have arrived sent a strong signal showing dynamism and energy that is circulating in the younger members of society, this is an important omen for the future of the glass industry of excellence.

"30 years in a glass" is an initiative designed to celebrate in a unique and stimulating the first 30 years of Convivium Firenze, Florence-based company a leader in catering excellence in Italy, through the establishment of a competition for designers - members and / or qualified in the best Italian institutions - seeking to create 1 glass of that story and interpret values \u200b\u200band craftsmanship excellence expressed by the two partners of the project, Convivium Firenze and IVV. In this context

Convivium Firenze, in collaboration with IVV - Industria Vetraria Valdarnese and EX3 Centre for Contemporary Art, has launched successfully, a special "challenge" to talk about the art of receiving, with a careful look at contemporary and the world of creativity that increasingly accompanies the work of the best catering.

The competition included two facets of the project: a custom glass CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, to be produced which will be used exclusively in the best opportunities and banqueting an 'other version, for the general public and included in the catalog of the collections IVV. The winning project involves the construction of a first prototype by the end of December 2010.

The realization of the object respond to some specific technical parameters, defined in the contract, including the fact that the glass must be made crystal glass bio colorless, transparent and printed format. Creativity is expressed in the form and / or view or texture, but also in the choice of the name, so as to better characterize and stress the idea of \u200b\u200b"unique". Basal

use the object in question, working multifunctionality of the glass, its adaptability to different products (water, wine, soft drinks ...) and the activity of a caterer. One of the input: the coherence with the history of IVV and CONVIVIUM FLORENCE, or reflect the Florentine tradition (think the old model of the glass bar or tavern ..) but also objects used in medieval and linked to the activities of Corporations of the Arts Minor.

Admission was reserved for members designers and / or graduated from the following institutions:
ISIA, Florence, IED, Domus Academy; IUAV, Venice, Politecnico, Milan, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence.



Design Studio and organization
Blacks Torrigiani
www.torrigiani.com
eventi@torrigiani.com


Nicoletta Curradi

Alice In Wonderland Monologe

declared the winner under the tree ... Adopt a line of Farm Sant'Appiano




Sant'Appiano The Farm offers the opportunity for Christmas to produce its own wine in the heart of Chianti.


A bottle of wine for Christmas is a gift always appreciated. Even more if under the tree is not just the bottle but the entire manufacturing process that generated it.
This unique gift idea this year is being proposed by the Farm Sant'Appiano one of the oldest farmhouses in Tuscany, producing Chianti DOCG, which gave away a few months ago the project "Adopt a row in Chianti", whereby the wine lovers can finally produce a wine of its own only 100 €.
friends, wives, husbands and families in general, and lovers of the vine and its fruit will be able to paint more of the red Christmas 2010 of their loved ones join the "Club Santappiano" through which the member in addition to being able to enjoy special discounts price of the accommodation of the farm, will participate in "practice" of the vineyard and the winery, learn "hands on" the art of making good wine than to receive regular newsletters on the main activities and news on the progress of the plant adopted. Once you have chosen the row to be taken, the members will be informed on the typical business operations such as pruning between January and February, the spollonatura in May, the sfemminellatura and shearing in June-July, the thinning in August, the harvest in September, the racking and tasting during aging, but also learn how to recognize the vines, which treatments to use against major pests of the vine, and eventually receive personalized fifteen bottles of Chianti.

Instead of the usual gift Sant'Appiano Farm offers a passionate and exciting gift to give a single package all the treasures of one of the most beautiful and evocative of the world, its different seasons in which it is born and grows the grapes, the techniques by which man is shaped in a unique product because the label does not recite the name of a company, but to those who have just made a new vigneron.




To receive information on how to "adopt" just call the sales manager at Pierre Bertini +39.335.335073 or contact the company by e-mail: info@santappiano.it

Farm Sant'Appiano
Address: Street Sant'Appiano, 11 50021 Barberino Val d'Elsa
FI
Tel +39 055 8075541 - Fax +39 055 8066242 - info@santappiano.it
www.santappiano.it

Nicoletta Curradi

Ravenriley Holding A Sign

Project POGAS Casalbuono - Authentic Villages of Italy

Project POGAS Casalbuono
Authentic Villages of Italy

Youth Villages

"Youth Villages is a project BAI winner of the Association of the notice referred to "actions to young people" as per the Decree of the Head of Mission Structure called "Department of Youth No. 6 / 2009 of 03/06/2009.

For our Authentic Villages is indispensable to encourage young people to remain in the territory by helping them to take responsibility and participate actively in public life and civil and sharing between generations and between cultures, without necessarily having to abandon the place of origin. What are the reasons why a young man to remain in the village, what and under what conditions a young person is willing to do to contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of that village, as the knowledge and resources of the values \u200b\u200bthat bind people to the village and that they interact with the outside is able to strengthen the sense of collective identity of the past and now? The Youth Villages project aims to address these questions by increasing the cultural competence of young people, promoting their creativity and their ability to deal locally and across the board by integrating its initiatives with those already present in the villages for young people.
The 12 participating communities and co-financiers of the project are: Barry (AQ), Casalbuono (SA), Cortemilia (CN), Fara San Martino (CH), Galtellì (NU), Giffoni Sei Casali (SA) Levice (CN), Melissa (KR), Melpignano (LE), Sauris (UD), Sutrio (UD), Tresigallo (FE).
Laboratories identity are organized by local associations and cooperatives in cooperation with public administration and coordination with the National Association. The activities have as their main themes: local identity as a value, knowledge of places and geographical mobility for growth as human and cultural dialogue between cultures, and is aimed at boys aged between 15 and 21 years.
The young participants will carry out activities, works, and creative productions that will be presented circuited during and at the end of the project.

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Community Service Letter For Alpha's

Casalbuono beans, love for quality.

beans Casalbuono

is a traditional product of High Quality, subject to the protection and enhancement project that has seen players a group of local farmers guardians, supported by the University of Basilicata, the Institute of Horticulture CRA Pontecagnano , by the Town Council, the Community Montana Vallo di Diano ", the Province of Salerno.

this project which sought to recover the one hand local ecotypes of this unique product unmatched by organoleptic characteristics, thereby protecting biodiversity, and the other to enhance the production through the certification process.

The recovery of local seeds, for decades kept and selected annually, the implementation of field trials have allowed to characterize the product and multiply it by the definition of production rules, the choice of brand and drafting of the Regulation to use it, were the main stages of an exciting and fascinating journey, though not easy.

Today the name "beans Casalbuono" is limited to local landraces of beans that meet the conditions and requirements specified in the product approved by DGC N ° 54 of 28/05/2010 and distinguished by Collective Mark filed with the Chamber of Commerce of Salerno No. SA2010C000029.

The regulations, certify and maintain the quality of the product, the production area (Land at altitudes above 600 m above sea level, cool, deep and fertile with good water retention capacity, bounded by the river Heat, ranging from the location "in the town of Dry Valley Casaletto Spartan, the entire administrative area of City of Casalbuono, until you reach "Pigpen Bridge" along the margins of the river in the town of Montesano on Marcellana), the exclusive use of local landraces cultivated according to the ancient and traditional farming techniques, the absence of herbicides, product selection by hand, nature conservation, perhaps with the traditional bay leaf, placing the center of attention at a glance the quality and authenticity through a conventional production and sustainable, environmentally responsible and a symbol of the local rural culture.