2702 Cultural icons

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Riva Motor boats
Armani dresses (or Valentino)
Nutella
renovated casali in the countryside.....

I have to copy a bit notaio but what can you do:

Riva boats
Cerruti, Armani
Lamborghini's Miura, Countach and Diablo
many females
MV Agusta motorbikes - the renewed production

I suppose I should add a few more some may not be design classics, but.....:
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[*]The Spacehopper; invented by Aquilino Cosani as a gymnastic device
[*]Jacuzzi; invented by an Italian American, Roy Jacuzzi
[*]The double winged lever corkscrew; created by the Italian designer, Dominick Rosati
[*]Liposuction(?!?); devised by Dr Giorgio Fischer
[*]Telephone (OK, technically radio communications); invented by Guglielmo Marconi
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.....oh, and I have to agree with panteric's suggestion ;)

old racing cars-particularly those by alfa romeo and bugatti,all the wonderful pasta shapes and last but not least many italian men!

Aprilia RSV Mille :D :D

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Dave

I admire Missoni designs. I've knitted several Missoni sweaters (from Vogue Knitting) over the years. The colors and designs are always creative and happy.

[url]http://www.missoni.com[/url]

[QUOTE=tuscanhills]I suppose I should add a few more some may not be design classics, but.....:
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[*]Telephone (OK, technically radio communications); invented by Guglielmo Marconi
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Although of course the Telephone IS an Italian invention....

[url]http://www.fauser.edu/students/cucchetti/meucci.htm[/url]

.....with the Borgias, Machiavelli & Berlo, maybe I should include political (er....) intrigue!

My favourites (oh but I had the figure still) are the Roberto Cavalli dresses
A super yacht from either Benetti or CRN - complete with helipad
Shoes from Prada
Gucci sunglasses (got those for my birthday last year)
A lamborghini in gunmetal grey - any model will do (but like the one at the viva italia show last year)
Pinko bag
La perla undies

and a photo of me on a lambretta dressed in the above (for our photo wall at home) unkindly nicknamed 'the wall of shame' due to the dodgy fashions and hairstyles
- we have to keep our visitors amused somehow!

My Dolce & Gabbana glasses (sunglasses to follow one day)... and Laurie's Versace ones... :cool:
Gelato
Smellies (D&G, Cerruti, Fendi...)
Murano crystal wine glasses
Pinocchio

cooking and the fork, otherwise the french would still be using their hands,
and their cooking would be even worse......

Agree totally - except for your noxious suggestion of Nutella!!
For anybody reading this thread who has been fortunate enough to avoid contact with Nutella, it is the Italian (though now owned by some multinational , I think!) equivalent of Chocolate Spread.

Uggh - I promise you will never find a pot of this poisonous tooth rot aboard a Riva, and if you eat it you'll never get into that Valentino creation!!

I fear that coming from the coutnry that gave the world Marmite & Camp Coffee (and Gazza), we're in no place to offer criticism!

How about the thermometer? And the ice cream cone?

Also (just to join in with the bikers) you have to include Ducati (although preferably one ridden by an Englishman winning the WSBK Championships!):)

Oh - surely you do not couple Marmite with Nutella? (Well, nor would I - disgusting combination), but in terms of a delicious internationally appreciated gourmet experience (aka Marmite), compared with a ghastly sludge named Nutella - oh dear me!!
Patum Peperium (sounds sufficiently Patrician, I think!) or Gentleman's Relish, now there is an appropriate UK speciality to present with pride to any Italian!!
Sorry - bit off thread here - we are looking for Italian achievements!!

FERRARI.....the ultimate icon...
and why didn't someone put this up b4.....me.

[QUOTE=tuscanhills]I've noticed that the BBC have started a [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/cultureshow/designquest/vote]Top 10 Great British Design[/url] vote. It's aim is quite simple & it got me thinking.....what's your favourite Italian design? If we can't come up with it, who can!

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[*]Vespa motor-cycle (maybe even the Ape!)
[*]Bialetti stove top pot
[*]Ferrari Dino or maybe just the Fiat 500
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....there must be more to lisfe than coffee & cars (how shallow am I?)!![/QUOTE]

just looked up the top 3 british designs......how strange that they are all to
do with travelling!

Well.........Ferraris are awfully pretty, and if Schumi is behind the wheel they are also awfully - what can I say - awesome - but have you ever tried to get into one wearing an evening dress?? (Probably, as Giovanni, you wouldn't have - but bear with me!!)
I'll take a Mazzer any day!!

As much as I love italian clothes, handbags and shoes, you cant beat the design of the Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati. they are the best in the world molto bella.:)

[QUOTE=FRANTIANI]As much as I love italian clothes, handbags and shoes, you cant beat the design of the Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati. they are the best in the world molto bella.:)[/QUOTE]

u forgot my alfa ! how could u. its the beauty and i soppose that makes me
a beast......:)

Yummm Nutella... was addicted to that stuff when I was young... and still occasionally can't resist... though I think the taste has changed a bit over the years.

Or maybe that's just my tastebuds changing... :rolleyes:

Marmite??? Run!!! :eek:

[QUOTE=giovanni]u forgot my alfa ! how could u. its the beauty and i soppose that makes me
a beast......:)[/QUOTE]
Gio you are a beast!!!! the Alfa is a beauty too especially the new one, I had a friend in italy who use to race them, He was Alfa mad how could I forget, naughty girl:rolleyes: