LoveITDetroit Automotive Night

The Consulate of Italy in Detroit hosted an automotive showcase at its LoveItDetroit installation on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the exhibition space at 1001 Woodward Ave. in downtown Detroit. The event, running concurrently with the Detroit Auto Show, featured Silvio Pietro Angori, CEO of Italian automotive design firm Pininfarina regarding key insights on automotive and industrial design convergences. He also addressed the creation of a user experience that merges the physical and digital worlds through aesthetics and technology. Also showcased were two notable Italian vehicles, a Ferrari Testarosa and a Ferrari GTO, from Cauley Ferrari in West Bloomfield. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria