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• Ercole Spada
  ...t notable designs were made in the 1960s, for the [[Zagato]] design studio house, where Spada was chief stylist. During this period some of the most notable ...MX-3]], which aimed to capture the magic of the [[Alfa Romeo Giulia GTZ]] design, according to its creators. Shortly before leaving Zagato, Spada designed o
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• Villa Malaparte
  '''Casa Malaparte''' (also '''Villa Malaparte''') is a house on Punta Massullo, on the eastern side of the [[Capri|Isle of Capri]], [[It ...o Libera]] for [[Curzio Malaparte]]. Malaparte actually rejected Libera's design and built the home himself with the help of local stonemasons.
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• De Rosa Carbon King XL
  ..."integral" seat pillar and the "muscular" sections of its segments, which house the cables inside. It takes on the role of absolute on-road protagonist, ba
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• Haute couture
  ...to refer to French fashion; at other times it refers to any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients. * the [[fashion house]]s or [[fashion designer]]s that create exclusive and often trend-setting [
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• Alfa Romeo 24hp
  The ALFA 24 HP is the first car built from the house, produced from 1910 to 1920. Towards the end of 1909, when the design was complete, Alexandre Darracq decided to sell the factory to a group of f
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• Lancia Zagato
  ...andards. The Fulvia Zagato 1.6 is famous for both its unusually beautiful design and European Rally championship history. Only 800 handbuilt Zagato 1.6 cou ...ia]]''' cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house '''[[Zagato]]'''. These include the 1953–60 [[Lancia Appia]] Zagato V4 a
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• Imperia motorcycle
  ...far more advanced than the engines of the time. It has a neat and compact design, characterized by the cylinder slightly inclined forward and four-speed Bur After World War II, Tortelli improved the design and also a used a King SaSa drive model for the [[camshaft]] which was driv
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• Maserati 5000GT
  ...]] / [[Spyder]] design program under the leadership of Ferrari-Maserati in-house designer Frank Stephenson. This decision ultimately delayed the project by ...hich was recently awarded with the prestigious “red dot: best of the best” design award.
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• Alfa Romeo BAT
  ...[[Alfa Romeo]] began a joint collaboration project with the Italian design house; [[Bertone]]. Of the successful project came three cars: the BAT 5 in [[195 ..." All the cars featured large rear fenders and curved fins, truly a unique design. They were built upon the [[Alfa Romeo 1900]] chassis. Each year between 19
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• Ca' d'Oro
  ...of the older [[palazzo]]s, it has always been known as Ca' d'Oro (''golden house'') due to the [[gilt]] and [[polychrome]] external decorations which once a ...alcony is another enclosed balcony or loggia of a similar yet even lighter design. To describe the style of the palazzo simply:- it is a cross between a [[me
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• Giorgio Armani
  |Significant design || ...o Armani''' (born [[11 July]], [[1934]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[fashion design]]er, particularly noted for his menswear. He formed his company, [[Armani]]
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• Maserati Barchetta
  ...ti 450S|450S]], that was designed by "Synthesis Design", an Italian design house. *[http://www.synthesisdesign.it/automotive_design.htm Synthesis Design page]
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• Palladian architecture
  ...e mathematical ratios like 3:4 and 4:5, and the different rooms within the house were interrelated by these ratios. Earlier architects had used these formul ...however, in no way intended to be part of the main house, and it is in the design and use of these wings that Palladio's followers have most altered his orig
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• Ala d'Oro
  ...op very similar to an airplane cockpit (see picture). The design was an in-house work. The car still exist in the hands of an Italian collector.
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• Prada
  '''Prada, SpA''' is an Italian fashion company (also known as a "label" or "house") with retail outlets worldwide. ...rada took on large debts to take on the financially floundering Rome-based house of [[Fendi]] in the early 1990s. Prada shared shares in Fendi with the [[LV
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• La Fenice
  '''Teatro La Fenice''' ("the [[phoenix]]") is an [[opera]] house in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, ...the Veniers. As a result, the theatre company decided to build a new opera house of its own on the Campo San Fantin.
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• Luigi Colani
  ...n design circles, but also to the general public. He has received numerous design awards. ;1954: Receives the [[Golden Rose]] international prize for creation and design, in [[Geneva]], Switzerland, for special [[Fiat]] bodywork; he is the origi
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• Autodromo
  ...MMs by equipping them with an in house designed body. Responsible for the design was [[Aurelio Lampredi]], who is much better known for his engine designs.
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