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onnarita Magazine is now one year old! Even this team of little “witches” that invested their hearts and souls in keeping it well and alive has a hard time realizing it. It truly feels like we have won the challenge of creating an online magazine that is nearly add-free and filled only with original ideas, all fully realized. We have tens of thousands of readers following us from all over the world. From now on we feel ready to change in order to improve. If you are reading this article, that means you have decided to make this little jewel of a magazine “your own”. It is not made of paper yet, but thanks to your support we’re getting closer and closer to it. Those who already know our work will find the magazine enriched with more tutorials that, differently from our previous issues, are absolutely exhaustive and require no additional hyperlink to our website. This improvement delayed the issue date but also made the magazine useful in addition to pretty. This number’s focus is on the Fall season. We played with blackboard-effect paint to make this year’s Halloween truly special and, upon request of our fans, we found new ideas to play with Masking Tape. You will then discover more about our tastes with our personal takes on the classic apple cake, which our closest collaborators at Donnarita Magazine have each cooked in a different way to celebrate the magazine’s birthday. To continue, in our travel section you will find a prestigious name of the Italian journalism that reports the true soul of the Venice of luxury, the same chosen by our beloved Clooney for his wedding. Last but not least, our classic mix of romantic and contemporary ideas, all linked by their beautiful simplicity. Because our motto is and will always be: “have fun”.
HAVE FUN!
summary fall 2014
Donnarita magazine
Editor in chief Maria Rita Macchiavelli macchiavelli@donnarita.it Art director Alessandra Dani adani@donnarita.it Newsroom Celeste Vimercati celeste@donnarita.it Simona Gallarate simona@donnarita.it Grafic design Silvia Moro silvia@donnarita.it Web Designer Marco Novello marcon@donnarita.it Contact manager Adalgisa Rossi info@donnarita.it ADVERTISING adv@donnarita.it
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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
CONTEMPORAry soul
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HOME DECOR 50’S OR 60’S ?
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BLACK FALL
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MY KITSCH WUNDERKAMMER WORLD PLASTIC
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JOYS OF CLOTH
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WASHI HOME TAPE
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WEB IDEAS WHAT ARE THESS WASHI TAPES? ARTIST CRAFTWOMEN ELENA FIORE
ROMANTIC SOUL
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COUNTRY SOUL
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WORDS OF LEAVES
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HOME DECOR SWING STYLE
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LITTLE GRAND IDEAS SUCCULENT GOURDS
GLUTTONOUS SOUL
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WHAT KIND OF APPLE ARE YOU?
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GOURMET STOP “CARMIGNANO’S FIGS”
TRAVELLING SOUL
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R PLACES IN BED WITH TIEPOLO
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R GOURMET ATMOSPHERE CHIARAVALLE HOTEL
BABY SOUL
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THE NEW MONSTERS
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COCCOLO, HIS FIRST BOOK
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LITTLE GRAND IDEAS YUMMY MICE!
contributors accomplices acolytes connivers sharers followers adepts supporters...
RAFFAELLA CASTAGNA Author of children’s books #books #travel OSCAR FREMANTLE Traveler #touring #rome
FRANCESCA CONTINI ORSETTI Photographer #swing #yoga FRANCESCA LUNA ROCCHINI Designer & Stylist #spouse #couch
MARZIA MALLI Photographer #flowers #pink
VITTORIO CINTOLESI Doctor #travel #mushrooms
IVANA BARCELLESI Artist #papier maché #deandré
Memorabilia Gold Collection
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home decor
50’s or 60’s? A simple salvaged piece comes to life thanks to a paper napkin. How to make it yourself? Turn the page to find out Concept and styling by Maria Rita Macchiavelli Shopping service by Alessandra Dani Photos by Marzia Malli
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1 2 4 3 1. Sir Armchair by Arflex, straight from the historical archive, a classic from the 50’s. www.arflex.it 2. Sunburst clock by Vitra. Designed by George Nelson in 1949, it mirrorrs the American style of those years. www.vitra.com 3. Radio.cubo bluetooth version. The timeless design of Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso revisited by Brionvega with a technological spin. www.brionvega.it
ma k th e st e yle !
4. AJ Lamp in one out of the five new colors chosen by Louis Poulsen to the celebrate fifty years of the company. Design by Arne Jacobsen. www.louispoulsen.com 5. Multi Stem Pillow, 100% cotton with one of the classic prints by Orla Kiely. www.orlakiely.com 6. LĂśvbacken coffee table in wood-fiber with poplar veneer. This is the new Ikea retro style www.ikea.com
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home decor step by step
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old hanger 4 White primer 4 PVA glue 4 Marimekko paper napkins 4 Flat brushes 4 Box cutter
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Wash the hanger and dry it well before painting it with a coat of primer. Let the color dry for 2-3 hours.
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Peel off the unprinted layers of the napkin.
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Dilute the glue with water (half and half) and mix well. As an alternative, you can use a decoupage glue. Spread a thin coat of glue on the primed surface and place the napkin over it.
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Carefully help the napkin adhere with a dry brush. Let it dry. Trim the extra paper with the cutter. If you want to make the object washable, all you need to do is spread another coat of glue over the paper and let it dry.
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WHAT YOU NEED
MENSWEAR CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES COLLECTION
www.punkmonsieur.com
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BLACK FALL Fall dresses in black with the blackboard-effect decor Concept, production and styling by Maria Rita Macchiavelli Photos by Francesca Contini Orsetti
Country Sponge painted metal. A classic that’s back in vogue. Servizio Maria Rita Macchiavelli Foto Marzia Malli
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soul
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What kind of apple are you? Six different recipes for a classic that is cooked in every house: apple cake
Article and styling by Maria Rita Macchiavelli Photos by Francesca Contini Orsetti Recipes by Raffaella Castagna, Francesca Contini Orsetti, Alessandra Dani, Maria Rita Macchiavelli, Silvia Moro, Celeste Vimercati
Celeste’s Cinnamon Rolls
Celeste Vimercati Foodblogger
“I was torn between proposing my classic strudel or the cinnamon rolls. I love them both, but eventually I went for the rolls to please my Greg, who loves them. I know, I am an incurable romantic...”
NEW Articl and creations by Raffaella Castagna Photos by Francesca Contini Orsetti
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MONSTER The last-minute Halloween masks can be made with bread’s paperbags and with the recycled plastic containers
ON THIS PAGE THE GHOST MASK MADE WITH A WHITE PAPER BAG. THE HOLES FOR THE EYES ARE SIMPLY COVERED WITH A RED GELATIN SHEET. ON THE LEFT PAGE THE MASK MANUFACTURED FROM A CARVED PLASTIC CONTAINER. THE TINY GUM SNAKES ARE HOLD IN PLACE BY METAL WIRE PASSED THROUGH SMALL HOLES MADE IN THE PLASTIC WITH THE TIP OF SCISSORS.
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