FABIO NOVEMBRE

A name like Meltin’Pot and the decision to open a showroom in New York in the dark ages of the Bush era leads me to re-examine American culture. The Star Spangled Dream has turned into an imperialist nightmare.
That flag, for many years considered a symbol of liberty, is nowadays regarded all too often with resentment. Restoring that ideal is a matter that concerns all of us.
America is a nation of people who share an attitude of liberality, it is a land of freedom. The name Meltin’Pot was borrowed from one of the great Kennedy utopias, and this is our US frame of reference. Deconstructing the flag to create a space is an attempt at reclaiming that ideal, it is a declaration of love.
Paraphrasing JFK: “we are all Americans”.