Panna cotta "Ancarani" with beer jelly

October 22, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Some days ago I had dinner in one of my favourite restaurants: "Trattoria Gallo Rosso" in Filottrano. The chef Andrea Tantucci delighted me and other guests with a super tasty pre-dessert: a "panna cotta" made with brown sugar and beer jelly. When I saw it, I immediately created a mental link with Daniele Ancarani's sandals plexy heel. So I asked Andrea for the recipe and tried to make it at home.

Recipe for 12 small glasses. For the panna cotta: 400ml of single cream, 100 g of brown sugar, 1.5 gelatin films, vanilla. For the beer jelly: 250 ml of beer, 50 g of white sugar, 2 gelatin films.

Prepare all the ingredients: single cream, gelatin films, brown sugar, vanilla, white sugar and beer.

Prepare the ingredients for panna cotta and soften the gelatin films in cold water.

Pour the single cream into a saucepan. Extract the seeds from the vanilla pod and add them to the single cream with the brown sugar. Warm and melt the sugar without boiling the single cream.

When the gelatin films are softened, squeeze them and gently melt them in the hot single cream. Mix with a wooden spoon until they are completely dissolved.

Fill the small glasses with the panna cotta and leave them to cool in the fridge for at least 5 hours.

Prepare the ingredients for the beer jelly. Soften the gelatin films in cold water. Pour the beer into a saucepan and add the sugar. Warm and melt the sugar without boiling the beer.

When the gelatin films are softened, squeeze them and gently melt them in the hot beer. Mix with a wooden spoon until they are completely dissolved. Take the small glasses from the fridge, fill them with the beer and put them in the fridge for at least 3 more hours.

While preparing this dessert I suggest that you listen to this cd: "Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest". It will give you the right concentration while creating your "panna cotta".

GABS STORE IN MILAN

October 20, 2017 Stefano Casarola

On September 19, the two monobrand stores – Gabs and Campomaggi – property of Campomaggi & Caterina Lucchi SPA company, have been inaugurated in Milan. The shopping space, consisting in two adjoining stores for a total of 100 sqm., is located at 1 Corso Como. For the Gabs brand, this is the first store in Milan, while for Campomaggi it is the second one, after the opening in Via della Spiga in 2016. Both two different concepts have been created by architect Pier Nicola Currà from Cesena.

Gabs was founded in 2000 by designer Franco Gabbrielli in Florence. The family tradition and experience within the leather goods industry dates back to the 70s. After many years, learning and developing bags in the traditional way, Franco decides to take on a challenge of a new major project: to work on “a new concept of bag” where the bag can be transformed, according to the consumer needs. The idea becomes a sensation from the very start, and the clients, attracted by the materials, colours, shapes and functionality, appreciate the new proposal with great enthusiasm.

Today Gabs is an unconventional brand synonym with colour, transformation and innovation. It proposes bags for all day long, lots of different models for all women's need. Each bag comes with an extra shoulder belt, and an extra nylon shopping bag.

All photos from gabs.it

Blossom Mania

October 17, 2017 Stefano Casarola

This winter we are being witness to the incredible explosion of a "blossom mania". Most of ready to wear collections are full of dresses with flowered patterns, testifying that a floral story is not exclusive to spring. Boots, pumps, sandals, sneakers and loafers are decorated with every kind of flowers. Printed on leather, on velvet or on other fabrics. Reminding us to an idea of orientalism or to the shoes of the eighteenth century.

Beau Coops x Romance Was Born. From modaoperandi.com

By Rebecca Minkoff. From shop.nordstrom.com

By Daniele Ancarani. From ancaranilescarpe.com

BALENCIAGA "The master of us all"

October 13, 2017 Stefano Casarola

The spanish couturier Cristòbal Balenciaga opened his first boutique in San Sebastian, Spain, in 1919, when he was 24 years old. In 1937, he moved to Paris where he operated the most exclusive and expensive atelier. To celebrate 100 years of the Maison, the Victoria and Albert Museum of London runs a retrospective exhibition of one of the most avant gard designers (till 18 February 2018). As Balenciaga said: “A couturier must be an architect for the design, a sculptor for the shape, a painter for the colour, a musician for the harmony and a philosopher for the temperance”. The exhibit includes more than 100 garments among which his iconic baby doll dress, envelope dress and cocoon coat, 20 hats, different sketches, photos and fabric samples.

Balenciaga is famous for his innovative silhouettes and dresses construction. He was revered by his contemporaries including Coco Chanel and Christian Dior who called him "the master of us all", and his style has inspired some of the world's most well know designers such as Givenchy, Courrege and modern day designers like Gareth Pugh and Simone Rocha. Today the new creative director of the Maison (which has become one of the luxury branches of François Pinault’s Kering group) is Demna Gvasalia.

Balenciaga said: “A couturier must be an architect for the design, a sculptor for the shape, a painter for the colour, a musician for the harmony and a philosopher for temperance”.

RACINE CARRE'E

October 11, 2017 Stefano Casarola

The Neapolitan designer Viviana Vignola has grown up amongst the smell of the finest leathers and the most exclusive materials in the family tannery. She leaves her career in law to follow her instinct and create shoes that merge the highest quality and the most sophisticated techniques. Fascinated by their structure, as beautiful as architectural, the young designer creates shoes that can meet the needs of today’s women: travelers and multitasking. In short, beautiful, but above all comfortable shoes.

That’s why, her brand Racine Carrée, proposes to its customers quality of materials, a sophisticated mix of creativity and elegance, attention to details and a perfect ergonomic line even in the most sensual and daring models. Creations that talk about women, about their dreams and transmit values like sensuality, courage and boldness.

All photos from: racinecarree.it

AFROPUNK

October 7, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Afropunk is a musical festival expressing Black pride and culture. Music sounds, many different styles, colors and beauty compose an explosive mix. The first Afropunk festival takes place in Brooklyn, New York, in 2005. Today, in addition to Commodore Barry Park at Fort Green, there are four new locations: Paris, London, Atlanta and Johannesburg. The name of the festival derives from the title of James Spooner's 2003 documentary, a story about punk minorities in the african-american world, of a black community fond of “white music”. The documentary is also the inspiration of the theme of each edition of the Festival: the rejection of any kind of discrimination in the name of art and music.

There are emerging designers coming from the African world and inspired by their origins.

THEBE MAGUGU is a contemporary South African fashion brand primarily operating within the field of women’s ready to wear. The collections mixes forward-thinking design with motifs from Africa's storied past.

All photos taken from www.facebook.com/pg/thebemagugu

I.AM.ISIGO is a fashion label based between Nigeria, Ghana and France that seeks to create a striking awareness of how African culture can be fused with an audacious yet minimal design aesthetic.

All photos taken from iamisigoonline.com

Velvet interiors. First session: pink.

October 5, 2017 Stefano Casarola

This winter too "velvet" is one of the main trends. Pink is the new colour besides blue, green and burgundy which were already presented last year. In the interior design as well as for fashion accessories, the pink color perfectly matches with gold and brass.

By Salvatore Ferragamo. From mytheresa.com

By Malone Souliers. From matchesfashion.com

By Salvatore Ferragamo. From matchesfashio.com

Velvet strikes again. First session.

October 3, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Velvet confirms to be one of the main trends for this winter season too. Let's start with some high heels sandals. If Jimmy Choo and Marco De Vincenzo models are more suitable for an evening occasion, YSL and Stella chunky heels proposals are wearable also during the day giving a more sophisticated touch to your outfit.

By Stella Mccartney. From matchesfashion.com

By Marco De Vincenzo. From lindelepalais.com

GRETCHEN ROEHRS - DRESSED IN FOOD

July 2, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Gretchen Roehrs is a fashion illustrator and a creative director working in San Francisco. She studied for fashion design and product development at Stephens College, in Columbia. Among the moltitude of artists on Istagram, she stands out with her sketches representing fashion feminine figures dressed with food. Few lines of ink and fresh garden produce, combined together and giving life to unique haute couture creations.

All the images taken from: www.gretchenroehrs.com

SANAYI 313

June 28, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Sanayi 313 is an uncoventional concept store in Istanbul. A former garage of an industrial zone has been trasformed into a large two-floor gallery, boutique, studio, restaurant, where it is possible to live a multisensorial experience.

Enis Karavil: creative director and co-founder.

The founders of this unique space are the Karavil brothers: Enis and Amir. They both study economics at Bentley University in Massachusetts. While Amir plays an important role in the family business of automotive and construction chemicals, Enis decides to follow his dream of becoming an interior designer and takes a degree at the Inchbald School of Design in London. Putting together their own expertise, they open this lifestyle store where different disciplines are combined: art, design and food.

Sanayi 313 Architects offers made to measure furniture, home accessories and includes a studio for designing residential or commercial spaces.

Serena Uziyel: brand director

Sanayi 313 Atelier is an expression of Serena Uziyel’s individual style and aesthetic. Serena has graduated at Parsons School of Design in New York and has studied shoemaking in Milan and Florence. Her fashion collections offer an exquisite range of artisanal shoes and bags made by expert craftsman who can take up to 36 hours to create a single piece.

Sanayi 313 Kitchen, run by chef Müge Ergül, serves breakfast and lunch while dinner times is reserved for private parties only. Every day the patisserie serves customers special recipes that are constantly updated, while the lunch offers a modern cuisine with an healthy menu.

Sanayi 313 blog site is written and edited by Sidni Karavil; it contains the most up to date news about the different disciplines of Architecture, Design and Kitchen.

All the photos are taken from: www.sanayi313.com.

Carmen Miranda: icon of tropicalism

June 24, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, better known as Carme Miranda, was born in Portugal, February 9, 1909. She was a Brazilian samba singer, a dancer, and a Broadway actress, popular from the 1930s to the 1950s and nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell". As a young woman, after moving to Brazil with her family, Miranda worked in a boutique of Rio de Janeiro, designing hats and often singing on the job. Before long she was discovered and got a singing job on a local radio station. That attempt proved successful and she went on singing on radio and in clubs. In1930, she had already become the most important interpreter of the increasingly popular samba genre. In 1940, she made her first Hollywood film. It was during this time that Miranda developed the costume with the distinctive fruit hat from the traditional headdress seen on black women fruit sellers. She became famous for this signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films, especially in The Gang’s All Here from 1943. Miranda made a total of fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953 and by 1945 was said to be the highest-paid woman in the US. Icon of the Fifties, the artist died aged 46 in 1955. Her costumes have been collected by her sister and are exhibited in the Carmen Miranda Museum in Rio de Janeiro.

Being tall only 1.52 cm, she was also encouraged to wear platforms, once famous, especially crafted for her by designers like Salvatore Ferragamo.

From styleandfashion.blogosfere.it. Salvatore Ferragamo sandal.

Miranda exotic and extravagant costumes became her trademark. She created a sort " Miranda brand" that has always influenced fashion, from 70s till today. For this spring summer, Charlotte Olympia, has created a collection called “Let’s go Banana” totally inspired by the tropicalism of the “chica chica boom chic” Carmen Miranda.

By Charlotte Olympia. From charlotteolympia.com

By Charlotte Olympia. From matchesfashion.com

BIRKENSTOCK SLEEPING SYSTEMS

June 22, 2017 Stefano Casarola

The footwear brand Birkenstock breaks the boundaries between fashion and interiors launching, at this year’s IMM Cologne furniture fair, six new sleeping systems.

The same principles adopted for creating shoes have been applied in making beds. The feel-good element of the German made sandals has been traslated into mattresses. Just as the Birkenstock footbed fits the natural form of the foot, these mattresses recognise and adapt to the natural contours of the body, ensuring a healthy, restful sleep; healthy stance and healthy position when laying down are complementary aspects of the same well-being philosophy.

To realize the project, the brand has collaborated with Germany's Ergonomie Institut München and has worked with the Austrian upholstered furniture manufacturer ADA. Several of the bases feature undulating beech wood slats in different shapes for various body types. Another bed base features elastic discs that are made of cork, like the brand's shoes, and set on springs to relieve pressure on the body.

Base made up of cork discs and set on springs to relieve pressure on the body. From dezeen.com

A wave-shaped base designed to support the contours of the body. From dezeen.com

BIRKENSTOCK is today one of the top five global footwear brands. The company’s historic roots can be traced as far back as 1774. Since the 1930s, Birkenstock has created orthopaedic footbeds by studying the anatomy of the foot and using natural materials and shape to stabilise it. BIRKENSTOCK became a global player by the late 1970s. Manufactured in Germany, the sandals are sold in 90 countries on all five continents. In addition to the legendary sandals, BIRKENSTOCK also has a growing range of closed-toe, children’s, and work shoes as well as specialist products for orthopedic retailers.

Hazelnut - A spicy summer

June 20, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Pantone has included Hazelnut in one of the top colours for 2017. From the most classic shades of beige and camel to sand and ocher. Hazelnut is a neutral and elegant colour, reminding us the warm wind of the desert and the aromas of raisin, cinammon, ginger and honey.

Daniele Ancarani, Lola Cruz and Chie Mihara are some of the brands we sell in our boutique Domizioli.

CASTANER SINCE 1927

June 14, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Castaner was founded un 1927 by two cousins: Luis Castaner and Tomas Serra. They immediately focused on quality creating one of the most iconic shoes: the espadrillas, a popular form of footwear with interlaced natural rope sole that has become a classic of everyone’s summer wardrobe. When family member Lorenzo Castaner and his wife took over the company in 1960, they decided to turn the espadrillas into a more sophisticated product closely associated with design and fashion. They adopted new styles and a multitude of colors and materials. Then in 1970, the chance meeting between Isabel Castaner and Yves Saint Laurent. Together they created the world’s first platform espadrille sandal called: the Campesina. And this was the beginning of collaborations with dozens of other major brands, including Hermes. Today, after 90 years, Castaner shoes, which are sold in over 50 countries around the world, remain authentic as they were in 1927: they continue to be wholly produced in Spain using the same hand-crafting techniques. And the soles are sewn with the same machine Luis Castaner and Serra designed in the 1920s.

From Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe to nowadays trendsetter models like Alex Chung or Jeanne Damas Castaner shoes have always been worn and appreciated by celebs. Flat or wedge, they remain a must have of summer fashion.

All the photos are taken from: castaner.com. Castaner is one of the brands proposed by Domizioli Boutique.

New Balance 530 Limited Edition

June 12, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Today, the Nineties appear to be quite on fashion again in the sneaker world. New Balance, following this trend, proposes one of his classic model dating back to 1990's: the 530 style. The new spring summer season color is white with some inserts in grey or dusty turquoise suede.

These running shoes are not only stylish, they are also remarkable from the point of view of comfort. This thanks to the hidden Encap cushioning technology and to a midsole made by a mix of various density materials which assure flexibility and stability. While the upper is realized with suede and mash making them transpiring and resistant.

These sneakers are perfect for leggings, skynny jeans and why not for a mini-dress.

New Banace is one of the brands proposed by Domizioli Boutique.

PRIMAVERA SOUND 2017

June 10, 2017 Stefano Casarola

Primavera Sound is one of Europe's biggest music festivals. It is held in Barcelona, at Parc Del Forum, and attracts lot of people coming from everywhere in Europe and not only. This thanks to his varied line-up which can satisfy different musical tastes, from rock to underground to house and techno. This year have played Arcade Fire, The XX, Aphex Twin, veteran rockers like The Slayer, the inimitabile Grace Jones whose concerts are always a big fantastic show, Bon Iver, Metronomy, and rappers like Run the Jewels. There were two huge stages for the biggest acts, four mid-sized stages where we have listened to Angel Olsen, Wild Beasts, Sleaford Mods and Black Angel, an area specialized in electronic music, and some other smaller stages providing a platform to more underground and indie names like Gold Class. There was even an indoor auditorium just outside the main festival grounds where we have enjoyed the evocative sounds of the Magnetic Fields. During this edition there have been also three unxpected concerts revealed only some minutes before their beginning: Arcade Fire on Thursday, Mogwai on Friday and Haim on Saturday.

Among the 55000 persons coming and watching the shows, the outfit were quite comfortable: long fluent dresses, mini dresses, cropped top with shorts, cropped pants. All weared with texan boots, ankle boots and sneakers. The main trend seen is probably that of the “athleisure”, a good mix between sport and fashion.

Hallo Sunshine

June 6, 2017 Stefano Casarola

The mirrored style is an undisputed trend for the SS17 season. In all the fashion shows, from Milan to Paris, light-reflecting textures have been presented. Also the surfaces of shoes and sandals are sprinkled with gold, silver, bronze and pink dust for a shiny and metallic effect.

By Salvatore Ferragamo. From matchesfashion.com

BY Sophia Webster. From niemanmarcus.com

By Ancient Greek Sandals. From coggles.com

By Giuseppe Zanotti. From luisaviaroma.com

The Vegetable Orchestra

May 27, 2017 Stefano Casarola

The Vegetable Orchestra is really something totally new which has impressed me. It performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables. The utilization of various ever refined vegetable instruments creates a musically and aesthetically unique sound universe. The Vegetable Orchestra was founded in 1998. Based in Vienna, it plays concerts in all over the world. There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra, it can fuse the most diverse music styles: contemporary music, beat-oriented House tracks, experimental Electronic, Free Jazz, Noise, Dub. The musical aim of the ensemble expands consistently,

The ensemble is a mix of people with different artistic backgrounds: musicians, visual artists, architects, designers, media artists, writers. A concert of the Vegetable Orchestra appeals to all the senses. And at the end of the concert the audience is offered fresh vegetable soup...really amazing!

All the photos taken from: vegetableorchestra.com

Palm and Tropical

May 25, 2017 Stefano Casarola

From their lands of origin and from the botanic gardens, to the world of interiors and accessories. Palms, banana leaves and tropical fruits now also born and bloom on wallpaper, fabrics and leather, for dreaming an exotic and fresh summer.

By Leostudiodesign. From leostudiodesign.com

"Pink: it was love at first sight"

May 23, 2017 Stefano Casarola

This spring summer season the pink colour must find a place in women’s wardorobe. It has been proposed in every shade. From bold and vibrant pink, which can have the same sensuality of red without being too aggressive and reminds us Barbie’s world, bubble gum and candies, to powder and softer pink, usually associated with tenderness and romanticism.

Then, when meeting the salmon nuance, the powder pink transforms itself in what the Pantone’s Spring Summer 2017 Color Report has called “Pale Dogwood”, a delicate and rifined colour with a drop of gold inside, very sophisticated, which transmits purity and innocence, perfect to mix with silver, platinum and ivory tones.

From madaboutinteriordesign.tumblr2.com. Pinterest

From clarenicolsonstylist.com. Pinterest.