As part of Milan Photo Week, a week of must-see exhibitions and events, Phifest will be held from June 8-10 at the Fabbrica del Vapore. This Contemporary Photography Festival has dedicated the venue to a group exhibition by international photographers around which a series of related activities will take place: workshops, talks, and meetings with the artists.
This year’s theme is color, and Tucano has participated by giving each member of the organization and its staff their very own folder from our “Colore” collection, created with our famous Second skin® neoprene. Tucano’s focus on participation in artistic and creative events in Milan, and many other Italian cities, is an expression of the attention the company always dedicates to every facet of culture.
It doesn’t take much to create a small and attractive project … two great brands, a meeting of minds, an ability to communicate with ease and an amazing city in common. The brands are Tucano and Octopus, the city is Milan, and the meeting of minds and the desire to communicate are the starting points in defining and implementing the project. Of course all this has generated an exclusive collection, prompting the well-known tentacles to passionately entwine around some equally well-known Tucano products, enhancing three iPhone covers, two Second Skins for 13″ and 15″ MacBooks, and last but not least – three small pouches and a fun tote bag. We’re excited to see what happens when they make their debut at the Rinascente stores in Milan’s Piazza Duomo and Rome’s Via del Tritone where the first products will be available in an exclusive preview offer on April 5. Of course you’ll be able to purchase the same products from both the Tucano and the Octopus Brand websites, as well as at Milan’s IUTER store, on Monday April 9. About the Octopus Brand Octopus is a concept brand founded in 2012 by premium streetwear label Iuter. “Octopus” was a groundbreaking graphic originally released in 2005 by renowned designer Giorgio Di Salvo for VNGRD, and in 2012 Iuter decided to resurrect this concept in a new brand based on the iconic octopus motif, only.
Tucano will be at the 2018 edition of Tokyo’s Bag Expo, with its new O.D.D.S. collection – the letters stand for Our Dreams Deserve Space – a unique and colorful selection of “raw-edged” neoprene backpacks, together with “Tucano Shake”, a collection created in collaboration with Atelier Mendini, designer of the prints that have “shaken up” Tucano.
Both lines are the result of new stylistic direction taken by Tucano, which is focused on the concept of “protection on the go”. Achieving this goal involves the introduction of elements that express the brand’s symbiotic relationship with fashion and design. Backpacks and bags in raw-edged neoprene, featuring elegant colors and sober, minimalist lines, reflect the desires and demands of diverse and dynamic women.
The “Tucano shake” collection, dedicated to first-class design, accessible to all and with an ironic touch, starts with the concept of Tucano in perfect Mendini style and broken down into pop geometric shapes.
Tucano’s stand, visibly colorful and in perfect harmony with the dynamism of the products on display, also features an interesting selection of bags, backpacks and travel accessories, which showcases the close relationship between the products and Italian design, created to incisively enter the sophisticated world of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Tucano is pleased to welcome new visitors and its established customers at Booth F2-6
This year Tucano has once again taken on the role of official supplier for WOBI Milan and WOBI Madrid, having provided the bags for the many participants attending this prestigious event focusing on management and innovation.
The central theme for this year was Humanification: “Let’s focus on people. Now and always”. A very important concept especially in an environment focused on the topics of business and investment. Artificial intelligence has made great strides and humanity is the animating force of companies. The World of Business Ideas has deepened this certainty, through the activities of researchers and analysts of the business community, and leaders of worldwide renown from the most disparate business sectors.
To name just a few: Nicholas Negroponte, co-founder of MIT Media Lab, Randi Zuckerberg, ex-marketing director of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, and Rachel Botsman, author of the best seller What’s Mine is Yours. The partnership between WOBI and Tucano has been consolidated in recent years not only through the excellent relationship of trust but also through the sharing vision and values.
The collaboration between Tucano and the Venice International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia is once again consolidated by participating in a project that is a global expression of art and culture. There is a longstanding affinity between Tucano and the Venice International Film Festival, expressed through products designed exclusively for the festival and “Made in Milano”. This year the Lungomare Marconi will once more be filled with tote bags in green, orange, and blue, which have been made for the event’s Industry Office. The opening film of the festival will be Downsizing by Alexander Payne, followed by a series of highly anticipated titles, including: Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney and written by the Coen brothers; The Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del Toro, and Koreeda Hirokazu’s The Third Murder. Paolo Virzì will be presenting his first American film The Leisure Seeker but he’s not the only Italian Director. Also on the schedule are: the musical Ammore e Malavita, by the Manetti Bros.; Andrea Pallaoro’s Hannah, with Charlotte Rampling in the starring role; and Sebastiano Riso, the director of Una Famiglia (A Family). Special films being shown outside of the competition include those by Amelio, Soldini, Patierno and Antonietta de Lillo. Among this year’s innovations we find the large space that is devoted to virtual reality with no less than 22 products created for the event. The jury, headed up by President Annette Bening, will be composed of 9 well-known cinema and culture personalities from several different countries. During the event it will be possible to purchase the official tote bag, produced by Tucano for the merchandising stores, in three different locations (in Cà Giustinian and Giardini and Arsenale areas), you can also buy a selection of Tucano products at Cà Giustinian in Venice.
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