Opinions

"Who in the world manages to keep themselves upright, while overwhelmed by fear? This was asked by Athena in the Eumenides of Aeschylus, when she founded the Areopagus, the ancient Athenian court reserved for the most serious crimes.

We receive and gladly publish the considerations of the newly elected President of Giflex, Alberto Palaveri (CEO of Sacchital) about the new “criteria informing the activity of packaging waste management” reported in the DL of last September 3.

“Ferrari Challenger" by Sun Chemical, or rather, if you don't race you don't win: as a person and as a company. Notes of a very enjoyable and instructive day, even without having won. Stefano Lavorini

Know yourself and be aware of your limits: this is one of the classical interpretations of the maxim that, it is said, was inscribed on the temple of Apollo in Delphi.

Stefano Lavorini

Pippo Altomare was born in Nicosia on April 8, 1958, and currently lives in Sicily (Sperlinga).

No Papeete Beach, no Billionaire... For many of us humans, this summer has been very different from diving into more or less exclusive and risky social events, from the spasmodic search for pleasure.
Stefano Lavorini

Joseph Zicchinella, born in 1975 in Somma Lombardo VA, studied at the Liceo Artistico and the Academy of Fine Arts in Catanzaro, his hometown.

Bound for Glory is the title of a novel by Woody Guthrie published in 1943, from which a film directed by Hal Ashby was based in 1976.
Stefano Lavorini

Up to now, within the world we knew, we have felt reasonably strong and secure as individuals and as a collective... Yet it only took an extraordinary event to bring us back to the past, to the recollection and personal experience of ancestral fears.
Stefano Lavorini

Packaging Design in Times of Crisis. Systemic Approach and Ethical Implications of the Project, Amid Environmental Impact and Social Change

A chemical engineer who graduated in Vienna, Michele Redaelli (Lecco, 1985) perfected his studies also graduating in Business & Administration at the Cass Business School in London. Giordano Redaelli (Bosisio Parini, Lecco, 1956) trained in Milan at the Scuola Grafica Salesiana and the Scuola Superiore dArte del Castello Sforzesco, where he graduated in advertising graphics and visual arts.

Once upon a time there was sustainability... and there will be once again in the "new" world after Covid-19. Rather, although the epidemic phase is still far from over, environmental issues in general and the circular economy will remain at the centre of government and industry agendas, exacerbated by consumers' growing emergency discomfort in the face of an increasingly uncertain future. Stefano…

Packmedia International carries on and redoubles its efforts to convey a message of hope and optimism even when positive signs might appear few and far between.

Unusual and full of uncertainties, the times we are all experiencing, and with us our families, our friends, our companies. And yet, we already need to look ahead, perhaps with a baggage of convictions and awarenesses different from the time "before".

Born 1956 in Milan, but with roots in the Marca Trevigiana, Maurizio Gabbana is self-taught. Passion has pushed him to a tireless photographic research, to realize his visions with artistic shots and to the darkroom.

Champoluc, 5-6 febbraio 2020. Unusual, engaging, exciting - in perfect "Sun Chemical style" -  the "Ice Driving School", wished for by the ink multinational and organized by the Toyota Driving Academy on the Champoluc Driving Park (AO) track. By Stefano Lavorini

We receive and gladly publish the open letter of an entrepreneur in our sector who, at the time of the Corona virus, reflects on the importance of "teaming up" in companies, but above all takes the opportunity to reaffirm the reasons, all positive, of packaging. A fine example of resilience, or of that «ability to cope with traumatic events in a positive way, to positively reorganize one's life…

Pino Pingitore, born in 1953 in Spezzano della Sila (Cosenza), lives and works in Catanzaro.

After talking about sustainability "in my own way" in the last two editorials of 2019, I received a letter from a young graduate scholar of the subject, bitter-sweet in her sincerity, which I propose to the attention of our readers.
Given the complexity of the topic, I find it important to open an unprejudiced discussion in the magazine, with the aim of adding elements of clarity and reflection…

Born in Verona in 1962, Valter Borsato started painting around the age of 15: following his instincts and being self-taught, he mostly painted landscapes and figurative works.