They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese.

That was the idea behind glam clubs like Seven and The New Eve. You could eat and dance to live music. To enter you had to descend a grand staircase.

I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business.

But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those also who conferred on men particular benefits, are entitled to their respective worship.

Italy is a divided country without a center.

There are days when I'm completely depressed and able to do only one drawing

The exchange by e-mail is more intimate than conversation - you allow yourself to say things you otherwise wouldn't.