I’ve known Antonella for going on twenty years. She’s a forward thinking, determined individual originally from Puglia now living in Mantova who’s taking on the traditions of her country with the demands of a global industry on her own terms. I caught up with her when she was in New York recently over breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien and afterwards we walked the few blocks to her showroom. As she talked, she delivered so many insights into “cracking America” that I realized I had no choice but to build an interview around it. You can read it here…