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Le Zite (Sicilian for The Girlfriends) is  a series of illustrations on silk by Giulia Fiorista aka Lia Fiore.

On the 14th of September 2017, what would have been the designer and architect Ettore Sottsass’s 100th birthday, Lia started reading Ettore’s biography Scritto di notte (Written at night).  Fascinated by his life and love stories she started drawing his lovers, one after the other, while meeting them through the book.

Lina

Lying on a rock after school while watching the sunset through the fog in Trentino.

Fernanda

Who used to read out loud and play the piano at her family home in Turin.

Bobitza

Who used to cook pasta with a lot of sugar and toasted breadcrumbs.