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Italian talents awarded in Paris

The prize-giving ceremony of the 14th Sommet du Luxe et de la Création, organized by the Centre du Luxe et de la Création of Paris, with Fondazione Cologni as one of the jury members, was held on Monday, February 1, 2016. This year, four Italian “talents” were awarded: Maurizio Riva of the historic Riva 1920 company (in the Talent de l'Élegance category); Nicoletta Caraceni of the famous Ferdinando Caraceni tailor’s shop (Centre du Luxe / Fondazione Cologni pour l'Entreprise des Métiers d'Art award); Alberto Nespoli of Segno Italiano, as Empreinte de l'Année, and Alessandro Bastagli President of Lineapiù, as Talent du Management. For more information, click here.  

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