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Francesca Moscheni

Craft

Life cycle

A master bike-maker from the 1980s and his skateboarding apprentice are ensuring the renowned Zullo name lives on for cycling aficionados, passing down the craft of custom frame-building in northern Italy.

  • Issue #66
  • 5 min read
Tiziano Zullo and Mattia Paganotti stand together at a workbench in their bicycle frame-building workshop in Verona.
Defence

Woolly Wonkas

From US military labs to Italian textile mills, wool pioneers are forging new fabrics that could change procurement for the world’s frontline forces. We investigate how a natural wonder came back into fashion.

  • Issue #63
  • 16 min read
Natick tests a combat uniform
Design

Legally briefed

Encounters with Italian law are frequently less than elegant, but one northern notary’s offices present a very civil partnership between clean modernity and solemn tradition.

  • Issue #15
  • 3 min read
Legally briefed

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