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AD: 38 products with a high "handmade" rate at auction on eBay – Italian Cuisine

AD Italy and eBay join forces for an initiative dedicated to the tradition of "know-how"

From 11 to 18 January 2021, on the ebay.it website 38 pieces of design from the largest companies in the Made in Italy will be auctioned on eBay. The funds raised will be allocated toIstituto Marangoni Milano Design.

From Gaetano Pesce to Tobia Scarpa, from Gio Ponti to Paolo Venini: 38 pieces signed by the protagonists of the history of design, donated by the largest Made in Italy companies and auctioned on eBay.it to make a contribution to those who want to pass on the Italian tradition of "know-how": the initiative is of the monthly AD, which entirely dedicated the November edition to "handmade", as the title of the cover edited by Martino Gamper, internationally renowned designer-craftsman, also author of the "architectural scarf" that accompanies the magazine in a precious limited edition.

The issue recounted the evolution of high craftsmanship in the technological age, and its points of intersection with the digital world. In addition to reviewing the most interesting artisan realities, he focused on products with a high rate of "Handmade" of the great design companies. Just like the 38 that, donated by the respective companies, will go to auction on eBay from 11 to 18 January: the proceeds will be used to finance a special workshop open to students and alumni of Istituto Marangoni Milano Design, who in 2021 will be able to present projects of sustainable craftsmanship and see the prototypes of greatest potential physically made.

This initiative is part of eBay's broader strategy to support Italian excellence and companies in our area. Always a partner of SMEs, eBay has in fact been at their side in this particularly challenging year, promoting online commerce as a tool that can complement, now more than ever, the physical dimension and offer new opportunities to local businesses.
In addition to training projects together with Confcommercio and the Chambers of Commerce, an eBay-Confcommercio project for Italian villages was recently launched, with the aim of bringing companies from small villages online, helping them to open up to a pool of over 183 millions of active buyers globally on eBay and make known the traditions that their territories cherish.

Vanity Fair returns to Ebay with the auction of 50 copies by the director Sorrentino – Italian Cuisine

After the success of the first auction dedicated to the number Italy, we are "Vanity Fair returns to Ebay with 50 special copies of the number directed by Paolo Sorrentino signed by the great director. The proceeds will be donated to the solidarity campaign promoted by the LAPS foundation in support of the Italian Red Cross committed to dealing with the COVID-19 emergency

After the success of the first auction dedicated to the number "Italy is us" with the cover created by Francesco Vezzoli, starting today, 50 numbered hardcover copies of the Vanity Fair issue directed by Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino will be auctioned on eBay.it. As for the previous auction, the proceeds will be donated to the solidarity campaign promoted by the LAPS Foundation in support of the Italian Red Cross committed to dealing with the covid-19 emergency through the distribution of vouchers to the most needy families.
In this new auction the Vanity Fair issue directed by Paolo Sorrentino will instead be the protagonist. In the hands of the director, the newspaper becomes a screenplay, a film that writes a stellar cast of actors, artists and personalities as writers. The project is inspired by La Grande Bellezza, the director's masterpiece awarded by the Academy Award in 2014, and is developed following an innovative multimedia operation, halfway between cinema and publishing. First of all the cover, a flock of pink flamingos photographed at night on the Spanish Steps in Rome by Alex Majoli with Paolo Sorrentino: an iconic and surreal vision that announces "Phase 4", a dreamlike but programmatic moment to think about the future after the lockdown and the first attempts to restart. Everyone is called to imagine their own Phase 4. For Sorrentino, this phase coincides with the myth of the Great Italian Beauty, treasure and opportunity, an ocean of excellence to look at and from which to draw any hypothesis of rebirth.
Through the online auction on 10 to 24 June, it will be possible to win one of the 50 copies of the special edition signed by Paolo Sorrentino *. A collector's number that sees the contribution of characters from fashion, music, art and the international star system: Alessandro Michele, Achille Lauro, Marina Abramović, Isabella Rossellini, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Willem Dafoe, Christoph Waltz, Jude Law, Wes Anderson, Jane Fonda, John Malkovich, Rachel Weisz and Woody Harrelson.
In addition, until June 17, 50 numbered hardcover copies of the Vanity Fair number dedicated to the Connections which saw the involvement of Jean René are also auctioned on https://www.ebay.it/b/Aste-VanityFair/bn_7117166950 , aka JR **. The photographer and street artist – among the most famous in the world for his works in metropolitan contexts – on the night of Sunday 3 May he created a new installation on a wall in a Paris neighborhood exclusively for the cover of the magazine. The work reworks one of the best known masterpieces in the history of art, the Creation of Adam, the most iconic fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Buonarroti. What was the figure of Adam in the original work, in the reinterpretation of JR has been replaced by a girl who is in front of God, both with their arms outstretched for a moment before touching each other. The image of JR's work has become the cover of the issue dedicated to connections.
eBay, one of the largest and most dynamic online marketplaces in the world, has decided to marry the project because it has always been committed to supporting the Italian community and supporting local SMEs. In the context of the Coronavirus emergency, the company's commitment has further intensified. eBay today supports several national realities engaged in the front line in the fight against Covid and is helping small and medium-sized enterprises to react to the crisis due to forced lockdown thanks to eCommerce.
In addition, eBay remains at the forefront in promoting charity actions, an element that has always been part of the company's DNA. There are many solidarity initiatives that the marketplace puts in place all over the world, with a view to social responsibility towards the community and the environment: in Italy personalities such as Sting, Fedez and Michelle Hunziker have collaborated with eBay, supporting projects for ONLUS and Foundations such as Legambiente, Emergency or AIRC. Through the eBay for Charity program, a real accelerator of good actions thanks to which the proceeds of auctions, items offered for charity or donations from numerous charities or celebrities are destined for those who need it most, from 2003 to today eBay has raised over a billion dollars.
The "Never give up" campaign was created by the Independent Ideas agency.

Vanity Fair is auctioning 100 special copies on eBay to support the Red Cross – Italian Cuisine

Vanity Fair is auctioning 100 special copies of the issue "L'Italia Siamo Noi" signed by Francesco Vezzoli on Ebay. The proceeds will go to the solidarity campaign promoted by the Laps Foundation in support of the Italian Red Cross committed to dealing with the Covid-19 emergency

Starting tomorrow, April 29, 100 hardcover numbered copies of the issue of Vanity Fair "We are Italy", signed by Francesco Vezzoli – one of the most famous Italian artists in the world – will be auctioned on eBay.it. The proceeds will be donated to the solidarity campaign promoted by LAPS Foundation in support of the Italian Red Cross committed to dealing with the covid-19 emergency through the distribution of vouchers to the most needy families.

The cover of the issue is a work created exclusively for Vanity Fair by the Brescia-born artist in homage to Lucio Fontana: a tricolor canvas with a cut that represents a wound but also a crack, a hope and the desire to recover.

“There are images so powerful that they leave their mark on the memory until they become the symbol of epochs and historical moments. The work on the cover of Vanity Fair created by Francesco Vezzoli is one of these: that gash, that glimmer tells everything. The emergency and hope. Pain and desire for rebirth. His strength will go beyond these months and will remind us of the history of this period forever, "he says Simone Marchetti, director of Vanity Fair Italia.

Through the online auction on https://www.ebay.it/b/Aste-VanityFair/bn_7117166950 from 29 April to 27 May it will be possible to win one of the 100 copies of the special edition *. A real manifesto in support of Italian companies, with visions of what it would take to overcome the crisis caused by the virus and questions on tomorrow's markets. A collector's number that wants to celebrate that Italian unity and creativity that has always allowed this country to make the best of the worst situations it has historically faced.

eBay, one of the largest and most dynamic online marketplaces in the world, has decided to marry the project because it has always been committed to supporting the Italian community and supporting local SMEs. In the context of the Coronavirus emergency, the company's commitment has further intensified. eBay today supports several national realities engaged in the front line in the fight against Covid and is helping small and medium-sized enterprises to react to the crisis due to forced lockdown thanks to eCommerce.

"In such a difficult moment, eCommerce becomes a fundamental opportunity for both consumers and Italian companies that are suffering from the economic consequences of the emergency. eBay in Italy represents a community of over 35,000 professional sellers and more than 5 million active buyers and our goal is to support it and see it grow through tangible actions "he says Sara Cendaroni, eBay Head of Sales and Trading in Italy. "We are very proud to participate in this initiative promoted by Vanity Fair that combines art and social commitment in the sign of solidarity and support for national entrepreneurship".

The "Never give up" campaign was created by the Independent Ideas agency.

* The 100 copies will be auctioned on eBay.it in 4 different lots over the duration of the initiative. The auction base for each copy will be € 200.