The New London Showroom Opens Its Doors

The Past Meets The Future

It’s the oldest street in London but at the same time it’s the heart of the city’s innovation economy, located next to the celebrated “Silicon Roundabout”, the technology cluster of high-tech companies. In Old Street, inside a network of historic and renovated warehouse-style buildings, Marcolin celebrated the opening of its new showroom, together with a hundred guests including customers, influencers, celebrities and journalists who attended the event to admire the new elegant and flexible space designed by Milan-based firm Navone Associati in accordance with the Longarone-based company’s Corporate Identity.

Opening of New Showroom in London

A Strategic Place

«After the recent openings in Paris and New York, we are proud to open the doors of our new UK headquarters», said Stephan Hinkerode, Head of Northern EMEA at Marcolin. «This showroom in particular will play a strategic role in further strengthening our sales presence in the UK market, offering a special place to keep in touch and work together with our customers operating in other EU markets, such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Nordics».

Opening of New Showroom in London

International Scope

At the opening ceremony, guests had the opportunity to discover Marcolin’s excellent craftsmanship firsthand, thanks to the presence of a „creative room“ dedicated to design and prototyping where they enjoyed a unique immersive experience. With this new opening, Marcolin Group confirms its international scope, supported by a global network of 15 subsidiaries worldwide, in Europe (Benelux, DACH, France, Italy, Nordics, Portugal, Spain, UK), the Americas (US, Brazil, Mexico), Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore) and Australia (Sydney), 1 joint venture (UAE) and over 150 international distribution partners.

Opening New Showroom in London

Marcolin takes a stand against economic violence against women

Follow the Money

There is a type of violence that is little talked about, perhaps because it is less visible and difficult to decipher: economic violence. Yet, it is a real abuse, where controlling the partner’s financial resources is a means of exercising power within a relationship. And it often results in physical violence: men may become violent if they feel threatened by their female partners‘ increased economic independence. This type of violence can be detected only by „following the money,“ that is, reconstructing how family finances are managed: who earns a salary? Who controls the bank account? Who makes decisions about purchases or investments?

 


Campaign against violence against women

A Priceless Indicator

Among the tools used for assessing it, four American researchers have developed SEA-12 (Scale of Economic Abuse, 2008), a scale consisting of a series of questions whose answers allow them to measure the level of economic violence in a relationship with regard to: economic control, economic exploitation, and employment sabotage (preventing a partner from working is also a form of economic violence). Is it a more common issue in developing countries? Not really, if we think (Global Thinking Foundation data , 2023) that in Italy more than 31 percent of women are financially dependent on their partner or another family member; only 58 percent have a personal bank account; 13 percent have only one jointly held with their partner or another family member, while 4.8 percent do not even have one.

 


Campaign against violence against women

Ways Out

To combat the cultural, social and psychological reasons behind this phenomenon, there is no shortage of solutions: from the introduction of financial education in schools to equal opportunity policies in the world of work (according to the JobPricing Observatory report, there is a gender pay gap on gross annual pay of around 9.6%). And on this ground Marcolin has been at the forefront for a long time: in fact, this year it obtained the Certification on Gender Equality issued by the Accredia-accredited certification bodies operating on the basis of the UNI/PdR 125 guidelines. An award that demonstrates Marcolin’s commitment to promoting an inclusive and equitable corporate culture. And the right path to continue down.


Campaign against violence against women

The new Custom Fit Fall ’24 Collection

The Ultimate Comfort, Tailored to You

Every face is unique, and finding the ideal pair of glasses means being able to make precise adjustments. This is especially true for those with smaller faces, who often struggle to find frames that fit properly. The ic! berlin design team is constantly innovating to offer more comfort and a secure fit—and the Custom Fit Collection is the result. Specifically engineered for smaller face shapes, this collection features innovations like wider nosepads, versatile adjustable nosepad arms, and a flatter frame front angle, all designed to offer maximum customization for an unparalleled fit.

ic!berlin new Collection

So delicate, so robust

The Custom Fit Fall ’24 Collection brings together elegance and durability with ic! berlin’s signature cold-rolled stainless steel from Germany. Thanks to years of expertise with this material, ic! berlin has been able to refine its designs even further, reimagining classic shapes like the cat-eye and panto. The result is a collection of sleek, delicate frames that may look familiar at first glance, but reveal subtle, unexpected details upon closer inspection. For ic! berlin, timeless design means crafting eyewear that captivates with a fascinating aesthetic—one that continues to inspire, season after season.

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Berlin: the city of change

The campaign for the new Custom Fit Fall ’24 Collection is set in the iconic Potsdamer Platz – a place that mirrors Berlin’s dynamic transformation like no other. Once a vibrant nightlife hub, it fell into disrepair during the era of the Berlin Wall. After reunification, skyscrapers rose from the dust, transforming Potsdamer Platz into a hotspot for international visitors. An unimaginable change. But that’s Berlin. The model for the campaign is Steffi, a Vietnamese medical student at Aachen University who regularly visits Berlin to spend time with her relatives. She shares her unique perspective on the city: “For me, Berlin is simply the creative center of Germany. I live here temporarily, but the city offers so many contrasts… It’s kind of crazy: I can be in nature, enjoy my favorite sport, sailing, and also meet my model and influencer friends from all over the world.”

ic!berlin New collection

Michela D’Angelo

1. In a scenario of new debuts, confirmations and revolutionary collections, what are the most significant trends for SS25? If you had to choose an iconic fall-winter look, who would step onto your personal podium?

I’m not sure it makes much sense today to talk about trends associated with fashion shows. With so many pre- and main collections, basically any trend is reinterpreted cyclically, at least this has been the case over the past ten years, with the offer being so broad. I’d rather focus on what I’ve seen that has impressed me the most during this season at times characterized by understated shows, with the brilliant exception of Pieter Mülier for Alaia, Vaccarello for Saint Laurent and Blazy for Bottega Veneta. Dramatic dresses created with great taste and awareness, in line with the brands’ respective heritages but not stranded in the burden of the glorious past of one’s predecessors. Anthony Vaccarello’s SS show for Saint Laurent was all about Yves (who has always been my greatest love) and the collection was split in two: men’s (let’s call it daily) tailoring first, and extremely luxurious, colorful and decorative evening attire secondly. Well, on the top step of my podium I would place a shirt-and-tie suit from this impeccable collection, Bottega’s culottes and a look with sweatpants by Alaia, a new take on Halston’s 1970s shirts.

Visions of Michela D'Angelo

2. From model to stylist to working for a cult magazine like MUSE. Your looks reveal many different worlds, from fashion to art and music, which basically form your background. What are the pillars on which your styling vision is built? Who is the most fascinating person you’ve worked for as a stylist?

I’d say there are three ever-present key aspects: attention, pragmatism, culture. My career in the fashion industry has evolved from modeling to working as a fashion editor to digital communications; I believe I’m a curious person, I find inspiration everywhere and anytime, I’m obsessed with images, with artists’ visual language, art is the major starting point for my research and music has always played a key role. For example, I love working with Francesco Bianconi from Baustelle, a person that I think highly of and with whom I share many references, we love the same musicians, like Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Gainsbourg and so on.

Visions of Michela D'Angelo

3. From co-star to guest star, eyewear today is no longer just an “accessory”: what’s your relationship with the world of eyewear? How do you choose a pair of glasses to add an extra edge to a look?

This question comes at a time when I’m absolutely obsessed with eyewear, especially optical frames that I’d like to wear more often. I’d like to try a pilot metal shape, I love frames with dark lenses, and black is always my favorite option. Never leave the house without a pair of black sunglasses.

Visions of Michela D'Angelo

Time to Read

Glamorous Atmospheres

It is not a bad idea for this fall to immerse yourself in the carefree, holiday atmosphere of a fast-living cosmopolitan group of young, gorgeous and glamorous expatriates. All this set against the backdrops of Parisian cafés and the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona (the celebrated bull-running festival through the city streets) during the summer of 1926. Popular cafés, expensive hotels, funny jokes, love, jealousy, beautiful clothes and… a colossal amount of drinking. These are the ingredients of The Sun Also Rises, the first novel written by Ernest Hemingway at 27 years of age after marrying his second wife.

„All this set against the backdrops of Parisian cafés and the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona“.
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Minimalist Sobriety

Insignificant gestures, apparently trivial everyday details that, instead, conceal a precious graceful core, the only thing that can wipe out fear and evil. With its 17 short stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, published in 1981, has turned Raymond Carver into a cult author and a timeless icon of an understated style who can unveil the underlying nuances based on which relationships are often built without using unnecessary words. A book that continues to shine bright with its minimalist, essential and clean style.

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Nomad Spirit

“The story of a family is more like a map than a novel, and an autobiography is the summation of all the geologic ages you’ve passed through”. Claudia Durastanti tells the story of her life, split between Basilicata and Brooklyn, Rome and London, from her childhood to her future, in a book that is as hard to define (it’s not an autobiography, but it’s not a novel) as the lives of those who are destined to always feel like foreigners. And nomads.

“The story of a family is more like a map than a novel, and an autobiography is the summation of all the geologic ages you’ve passed through”.
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