I-Italiya—Indawo yokuzalwa yeRenaissance

Uyilo lwaseNtaliyane luhlala ludume ngokugqithisileyo, ubugcisa kunye nobuhle, ngakumbi kwimimandla yefenitshala, imoto kunye nempahla. Uyilo lwesiTaliyane luyafana "noyilo olubalaseleyo".

Kutheni uyilo lwaseTaliyane lukhulu kangaka? Ukuphuhliswa kwaso nasiphi na isimbo soyilo esichaphazela ihlabathi sinenkqubo yalo yembali ngenyathelo. Uyilo lwaseTaliyane lunokuba newonga lanamhlanje, kodwa emva koko ziinyembezi ezithe cwaka zomzabalazo iminyaka emininzi.

Emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II, zonke iinkalo zobomi zifuna ukuvuselelwa. Ngokwakhiwa kwakhona kwe-Itali emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II, intwasahlobo yoyilo ifikile. IiMasters ziye zahluma, kwaye phantsi kweempembelelo zoyilo lwanamhlanje, nazo ziye zaphuma kwisitayela sabo kwaye zilandela umgaqo othi "practicality + ubuhle".

Olunye lolona yilo lumele kakhulu "sisitulo esikhanyayo" esiyilwe nguGioberti (owaziwa ngokuba nguGodfather we-Italian Design) ngo-1957.

Izitulo ezilukwe ngesandla, eziphefumlelwe zizitulo zaselwandle zemveli, zikhaphukhaphu kangangokuba iipowusta zibonisa inkwenkwana encinci isebenzisa iincam zeminwe ukuyidibanisa, nto leyo ngokungathandabuzekiyo iluphawu lwexesha kwimbali yoyilo.

Ifenitshala yaseTaliyane idume ngesakhono sayo sokuyila kwihlabathi liphela. Kwimarike yamazwe ngamazwe, ifenitshala yase-Italiyane ikwasisifaniswano sefashoni kunye nobunewunewu. IBuckingham Palace eBritani kunye neWhite House eUnited States inokubona umzobo wefenitshala yaseItali. Rhoqo ngonyaka kuMboniso weFenitshala yaMazwe ngaMazwe yaseMilan kunye neZixhobo zeKhaya, abaqulunqi abaphezulu kunye nabathengi abavela kwihlabathi liphela baya kuhambela ezonqulo.

Ifenitshala yaseTaliyane ikwindawo ebaluleke kakhulu ehlabathini, kungekuphela nje ngenxa yokuba inophawu olude lwenkcubeko yembali yoluntu kuyilo lwefanitshala, kodwa nangenxa yokuba ubukrelekrele baseTaliyane buphatha yonke ifenitshala njengomsebenzi wobugcisa ngokunzulu nangothando. Phakathi kweemveliso ezininzi zefenitshala yase-Italiya, i-NATUZI yenye yezona ntlobo zefanitshala eziphezulu kwihlabathi.

Kwiminyaka engamashumi amathandathu eyadlulayo, i-NATUZI, eyasungulwa ngo-1959 nguPasquale Natuzzi e-Apulia, ngoku yenye yezona mpawu zinempembelelo kwimarike yefenitshala yehlabathi. Kwiminyaka engama-60, i-NATUZI isoloko izimisele ukuhlangabezana nomgangatho wezidingo zobomi babantu kuluntu lwanamhlanje, kwaye idale enye indlela yokuphila yabantu phantsi kokunyanzeliswa kwe-aesthetics ehambelanayo.