(June 13, 2016) Icons of Italian design are ready to conquer Lebanese hearts. The Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Marotti inaugurated in recent days, the exhibition “Icons of Italian Design” in the prestigious Villa Audi in the heart of Beirut. The exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut in collaboration with the Fondazione Art Sartirana Foundation, Semaan Gallery, and Audi Foundation, introduces an anthology of the most important design objects envisioned for home décor that combine beauty, comfort and functionality. It covers 90 years, from 1920 to date. The major Italian design brands are represented, namely: Fontana Arte, Artemida, Zanotta, Lodola, Kartell, Floss, Stoppino, Poggi, Castellani & Smith, Zompi, La Murrina. Iconic and globally renowned and admired objects are on display: chairs, armchairs, lamps, sofas, tables, constituting important pieces of the industrial and artistic history of the ‘Made in Italy’. (Red)
