Kiss and Ride, a NYFW SS25 guide

Fashion Month has officially kicked off, and once again, New York City is leading the charge to launch four weeks of Spring-Summer collections.

In Conversation with DJ Kaiser

Whether it’s Freddy’s K’s epic Berghain closing sets, Pablo Bozzi and Luigi de Venere’s colourful Italo disco, or Caterina Barbieri and Claudio PCR’s out-there electronics, Italian electronic musicians have sizable clout in Berlin’s club scene. One of the scene’s rising names is the Italian techno producer and DJ Kaiser.

Pasta/ Basta

Italian food has always been THE food of my heart. Bolognese, caprese, spaghetti, pizza, ravioli, tiramisù, lasagna, sorbetto, ossobuco, gelato, ragù,… the list of amazing Italian dishes is endless and just listing them makes my mouth water, a sentiment I think almost anyone who gives a d*mn about food agrees with

DREAMING / DESIRING

“Clothes have become the Trojan horse, bringing art into the most intimate and everyday dimensions of life.”

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KUBORAUM IN CONVERSATION WITH CANZONIERI

To delve deeper into Canzonieri musical vision and the creative process that drives them, we asked Kuboraum to share some insights about this fascinating electronic group.

“RARA AVIS”: A WUNDERKAMMER OF RARE BIRD-INSPIRED GARMENTS ON VIEW IN ROME

Fashion’s fascination with the avian realm takes center stage in “Rara Avis. Fashion in Flight at the Farnese Aviaries”, organized and promoted by the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum. We met Sofia Gnoli, the curator of the exhibition, who walked us through the immersive display of unique and eccentric haute couture bird-dresses and feathered accessories.

FROM GLITZ TO SYNTHS: THE EVOLUTION OF ITALIAN DISCO IN THE 70S, 80S AND BEYOND WITH DISCO SAVONI

The story of Italo disco is not as easy to pin down as its signature sound, with its synths and sequencers, its widely hailed Messrs. Moroder and Flagio, and its simple, unadulterated exuberance. For many, the phrase Italo screams 80s. Yet, before becoming the globally exported phenomenon many remember it as today, the roots lie in Italian disco. A sensuous, sentimental, lavish thing that dominated the mainstream pop culture of Italy, occupying prime time slots on RAI 1, the national broadcaster.

RUN FOR THE HILLS

It wrote January 2023, when the paths of Giammi and Ina collided, orchestrated by an introduction from Ina's vivacious roommate.

Gibellina Metaphysics

An abandoned gem of art and architecture in the middle of Sicily. Just waiting to be rediscovered.

ECHOES FROM THE OUTSKIRTS! KITTIN AND VENA IN CONVERSATION AT GOLDEN GOOSE HAUS

Sound isn’t just culture—it’s a force that shapes space, resistance, and community. VENA moves beyond passive entertainment, turning sonic interventions into acts of autonomy and transformation. At Golden Goose Haus, Federico Marcelletti & Diego Putto meet Kittin to explore escape—not just as flight, but as a creative necessity.

HEADS TOGETHER: THE ART BEHIND WEED & THE UNDERGROUND PRESS SYNDICATE

Author David Jacob Kramer gives us a look into the art in Heads Together, an art that speaks to a time when pot was smoked with optimism — as something potentially good for society and people, capable of activating profound transformation in the face of corrupt and powerful forces.

MARION BARUCH’S CUT-OUT FABRICS ON VIEW AT VIASATERNA, MILAN

Gallery VIASATERNA in Milan is currently showcasing a solo exhibition dedicated to the textile works of Marion Baruch, running until March 22nd . Protagonists of the exhibition are re-signified textile remnants that reside on the threshold between sculpture, installation, and ready-made.

“PARAVENTI”: BETWEEN DICHOTOMIES

Unveiling the profound ambiguity of an intriguing and ever-lasting object through “Paraventi: Folding Screens from the 17th to 21st Centuries”, curated by Nicholas Cullinan at Fondazione Prada in Milan.

Anyway, Hemingway

I was running late, so Angela went inside the house to wait for me. When she came in, I was in front of the mirror tying my tie.

ITALY IN SPACE

“Architects are among the few professional figures capable of translating policies and new ways of inhabiting the planet into ‘space.’ We are already in a paradigm shift, we just don’t know it yet.”