A truce can be many things and hold various definitions. It can refer to different movies, or different books. It can also be an agreeable argument or a necessary measure. Let’s remove any uncertainty of meaning and focus on my favorite Truce, the one between Mario Benedetti and his reader.

Mario Benedetti’s The Truce is a wonderful little novel which is in no part superfluous or deficient. It is a modest and flat story, but also deeply moving. It is simply one of those books you can read in a day because it seems familiar. Like a story from your neighbor, or some hidden diary in the attic. I applaud the simplicity of the narrative and the valuable lessons its dullest moments show to the reader. How exquisitely agonizing it is to love again without restraints. How incredibly meaningless and miserable everything is when you can’t find yourself in the world.

Mario Benedetti was a great...

The term manufactured no longer means ‘handmade’. Manufacturing has changed tremendously over the centuries. The change has been dramatic, yet also very subtle. What began as a simple necessity, became science – and sometimes, art.

In ancient times, craftsmen and artisans made everything (coaches, statues, paintings). Everything was one of a kind. Merchandise was made in houses or workshops, to satisfy the production of essential and non-essential articles. Most items were custom-made, which meant that every product had real authenticity from the manufacturer. This process was rather time-consuming, until this era ended in the mid 18th century, with the Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1850). The Industrial Revolution introduced machine-based manufacturing, with the invention of many engines and mechanisms, like steam power and the Spinning Jenny; the latter was, essentially, a large loom...

Photographer Sam Cosmai has been documenting fashion for several years -from his unique approach- in Milan, Italy. It’s fashion that doesn’t take place on the catwalk, but on the streets.

“I always go out with my camera. I always hope to be able to make known what I feel when I photograph. I hope my sweetness, my anger, my romance to Milan to be understood”. Sam Cosmai

Sam Cosmai is a well known street photographer, renowned for his images around the city, the suburbs, events, and fashion shows in Milan. His permanent presence, with his unfailing Nikon, made him as much of a character as his frequent subjects. He was born in Sardinia (Calasetta) June 18, 1957. He lives and works in Milan.

With his creative drive, Sam Cosmai -among others- conveys what he sees on the streets to a larger canvas and audience. When fashion and technology collide online, the effect they have is...