Venice theme park proposed for abandoned landfill island
News: an island in the Venetian Lagoon used as a landfill site could be transformed into a huge theme park under controversial plans by Italian fairground designers Zamperla. More
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I Have a Lifestyle model-kit window installation by Fabio Novembre for Tommy Hilfiger
Our second story today featuring products presented like model kits is Italian designer Fabio Novembre's window installation for Tommy Hilfiger at La Rinascente department stores. More
The Teatrino of Palazzo Grassi by Tadao Ando
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has added an auditorium with a curving concrete interior to the Palazzo Grassi - a contemporary arts centre inside an eighteenth-century palace in Venice (+ slideshow). More
Giada Milan flagship store by Claudio Silvestrin
Monolithic limestone totems and cast bronze pedestals punctuate the interior of this Milanese fashion boutique by architect Claudio Silvestrin (+ slideshow). More
MuSe Museum by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
The MuSe Museum by Italian architect Renzo Piano has opened to the public in Trento, Italy, and features angled profiles that echo the shapes of the nearby Dolomites mountains (+ slideshow). More
Cube House by Plasma Studio
Since publishing a residential extension in Italy by architects Plasma Studio earlier this month, we've picked another faceted house from the studio's archives located in the same South Tyrollean village. More
House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo used roughly textured plaster to create lumpy brown surfaces across the upper walls and ceilings of this apartment in Rome (+ slideshow). More
Paramount Residence Alma by Plasma Studio
This slatted structure by architects Plasma Studio looks like it's crawling over an apartment building in the Italian Dolomites (+ slideshow). More
Messner Mountain Museum Corones by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid has revealed images of her addition to the Messner Mountain Museum, a string of buildings dotted through the Dolomites of northern Italy. More
Pierre Cardin cancels Venice skyscraper
News: public and government opposition has forced fashion tycoon Pierre Cardin to cancel plans for his futuristic Venice skyscraper. More
Restaurant Experience Banking by Crea International and DINN!
Italian bank ChiantiBanca has opened a string of new branches in Tuscany that are designed to look more like traditional local eateries than financial institutions. More
Driade to relaunch after financial rescue
News: leading Italian furniture brand Driade has been rescued from bankruptcy by a private finance company. More
Torre di Moravola by Christopher Chong
This twelfth century watchtower overlooking the Umbrian countryside was reconstructed into a holiday retreat by architect Christopher Chong (+ slideshow). More
28Posti Restaurant by Francesco Faccin
This little restaurant in Milan was designed by Italian architect Francesco Faccin and built by inmates from a local prison (+ slideshow). More
Cultural landscape path in the Lower Mincio by Archiplan
Italian design studio Archiplan has installed a series of Corten steel, wood and concrete rest areas and information points along the banks of a river in Italy to enhance views of the surrounding countryside (+ slideshow). More
New Salone del Mobile president to tackle issues that "damage Milan"
News: the new president of Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile has revealed plans to rebrand the fair, replace its "terrible" website and tackle hotel overpricing and transport chaos that are damaging its image (+ interview). More
Il Salotto boutique by Gosplan
Italian studio Gosplan inserted a perforated metal gate into a fifteenth century marble doorway as part of their renovation of this fashion boutique in Genoa. More
Green Box by Act_Romegialli
This glazed garden hideaway by Italian studio Act_Romegialli is disguised inside a dense thicket of bushy plants and blossoming wildflowers. More
Antinori Winery by Archea Associati
Huge terracotta wine vaults are concealed beneath a vineyard at this winery outside Florence by Italian firm Archea Associati (+ slideshow). More
Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas to redesign central railway area of Bari, Italy
News: Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas have won a competition to transform the central railway area of Bari, a city in southern Italy, with a proposal to build a three-kilometre-long elevated park over the track. More