OFF-ROAD Dakar & Design

Off-Road Dakar & Design, the event created and promoted by Genius People Magazine in collaboration with Henge and L’Ambiente was hosted by L'Ambiente in their stunning showroom in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The perfect occasion to celebrate the unconventional relationship between journalism, sport, and the excellence of design in an eclectic lab. The new DesertX was presented live at the event in collaboration with Ducati. Noteworthy was also the awaited intervention of Andrea Ferraresi, head of the style team at Ducati, who lead the creation of this new motorbike. Guests around the table: with the role of moderator, Paolo Ianieri, journalist and special correspondent of La Gazzetta dello Sport; Henge CEO Paolo Tormena; Edi Orioli, four-time winner of the Paris-Dakar; Franco Picco, winner of the Faraoni rally and 26-time partecipant of the Paris-Dakar; sport photographer and Nikon Brand Ambassador Gigi Soldano and finally Gianpietro Ghedina, mayor of Cortina d’Ampezzo. A team of chefs delighted the crowd with a variety of delicious tastings, guided by Graziano Prest and Fabio Pompani, who recently returned from their last experience at Casa Italia for the Tokyo 2022 Olympics, and Massimo Alverà, pastry chef and owner of the historical pastry shop “Alverà” in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The cherry on the cake was the worldwide preview of the Sisma Table by Massimo Castagna. Stay tuned for more details.