"Speaking in Italian-accented English, he softly gives instructions to his assistant who tweaks the display showing the channels of a multi-track mixing desk. As the first plates are cleared (risotto verde with citrus, polenta with squash blossoms), he brings up one fader, a pulsing kick drum echoing out into the warm night air."
"Over the course of the next 10 minutes he will painstakingly reconstruct I Feel Love - the electronic disco epic that he made for Donna Summer in 1977 under his stage name, Giorgio Moroder. The question, as he describes it, was always this: "How do I create something that has never been created?""
"For tonight's hosts, the Zegna family, it's a question that has increasingly come to shape their week here in Miami, their outlook, and their brand. Zegna's story begins in 1910, when Ermenegildo Zegna - great-grandfather of the current owners - founded a wool mill in Trivero."
During Art Basel Miami week, Zegna hosted a rooftop dinner in the Design District attended by 100 cultural leaders including artist JR, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Noah Horowitz. Giorgio Moroder, the legendary electronic music producer, performed a live reconstruction of "I Feel Love" created for Donna Summer in 1977. The event exemplified Zegna's approach to brand storytelling through artistic collaboration. Zegna's heritage traces to 1910 when Ermenegildo Zegna founded a wool mill in Trivero, Italy, establishing the brand's foundation in fabric production and craftsmanship. The company continues this legacy through contemporary cultural initiatives and the Villa Zegna concept.
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