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Natuzzi partners with the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
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From April 13 to October 13, Osaka is expected to welcome over 30 million visitors and participants from more than 160 countries to the Expo 2025.
Natuzzi has been selected as one of the official partners of the Italy Pavilion.
The Italy Pavilion—designed by MCA, Mario Cucinella Architects—draws inspiration from the concept of the Renaissance Ideal City. Within this framework, Natuzzi showcases its signature Mediterranean lifestyle and hospitality, furnishing the space with collections such as Deep and Wave by Nika Zupanc, and the iconic Re-vive armchair.
“Expo Osaka marks a pivotal opportunity for us to share, on a global stage, the core values that define our DNA: art, beauty, craftsmanship, and quality. Through our participation, we aim to convey our vision of design that blends Mediterranean roots with innovation. With our international presence and over 65 years of history and expertise, we are well positioned to engage with diverse cultures,” Pasquale Natuzzi, Executive Chairman and Founder of the Natuzzi Group.
With a nearly four-decade presence in Japan, Natuzzi commitment to Expo 2025 Osaka is a testament of our respect for the Japanese culture, values and heritage.
Natuzzi currently operates 24 free-standing stores in the Rest of APAC region, comprising 16 Natuzzi Italia and 8 Natuzzi Editions stores.
Since the beginning of the year, the Natuzzi Group has strengthened its commercial, retail and finance organization to enhance performance across the region.
90 bespoke seats developed by the Natuzzi Style Center for the Theater within the Italy Pavilion.
The Italy Pavilion, designed by MCA—Mario Cucinella Architects, is inspired by the Renaissance Ideal City
Jurors in Karen Read’s second murder trial watched a test dummy repeatedly get struck by an SUV Friday as a crash reconstruction analyst testifying for the defense contradicted previous testimony about her vehicle and her boyfriend’s fatal injuries.
Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe and leaving him to die in the snow outside another officer’s home after a night of drinking in January 2022. She’s charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene outside Boston.
Her lawyers say O’Keefe, 46, was beaten inside the Canton home, bitten by a family dog and then left outside as part of a conspiracy by the police that included planting evidence against Read.
A mistrial was declared last year and so far, Read’s second trial has followed similar contours to the first.
The defense spent Friday morning questioning Daniel Wolfe of the accident reconstruction firm ARCCA. Wolfe initially was hired by the federal government as part of an investigation into how law enforcement handled O’Keefe’s death. He testified at Read’s first trial and has since been paid by the defense.
Wolfe described conducting numerous tests, including striking a dummy arm with a replica of Read’s SUV taillight at various speeds. He also had an SUV back into both an arm suspended in the air and a full-body dummy wearing clothing that matched what O’Keefe was wearing.
A prosecution expert has testified that O’Keefe’s injuries were consistent with having been struck by a vehicle. But Wolfe said based on every test he performed, the damage to Read’s taillight and O’Keefe’s clothing was inconsistent with striking an arm or body.
The taillight damage was, however, “generally consistent” with having a drinking glass thrown at it, said Wolfe, who tested that using a pressurized cannon to hurl a glass at a taillight at 15 mph (24 kph). That could suggest O’Keefe threw a glass at the SUV, though in his cross-examination, prosecutor Hank Brennan noted that pieces of the glass were found near O’Keefe’s body, some 7 feet from the road.
Brennan also pointed out that one of the test videos shown to the jury showed the dummy being struck and spun around without its legs, hips or torso coming into contact with vehicle. Wolfe testified earlier that pedestrian crashes typically cause “panel deformation” to the vehicle, but there was none in that test.
Wolfe acknowledged that the test dummy arm he used for some of the tests weighed more than 2 pounds (0.9 kilogram) less than O’Keefe’s arm likely weighed based on his height and weight. But he denied that it made a difference in his conclusions and noted that the actual weight of O’Keefe’s arm was not known.
Snowplow driver Brian Loughran, who was on his regular route during a storm early on Jan. 29, 2022, told the defense Wednesday that he “saw nothing” when he passed by the house several hours after O’Keefe was allegedly struck by Read’s vehicle around 12:30 a.m.
O’Keefe was found unresponsive outside Brian Albert’s home in Canton, Massachusetts, and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy found O’Keefe died of hypothermia and blunt force trauma.
Loughran said he passed by the house several times starting around 2:45 a.m. and could see several feet in front of him inside his trucks because of its strong lights.
On the second pass, Loughran said he did see a car parked in the road in front of the house. He said he knew Albert and his family and decided not to report the car for violating snowstorm parking restrictions as a courtesy for being a first responder.
Under cross-examination, prosecutors attempted to undermine Loughran’s memory, saying that the times he provided Wednesday contradict his initial testimony during the first trial. For example, prosecutor Hank Brennan pointed out that Loughran originally said he remembered the street where O’Keefe was found blocked off by first responders around 5:30 a.m. but on Wednesday, Loughran said it was closer to 6:15 a.m.
When Brennan asked if Loughran had a “foggy” memory, Loughran said he did not — only that he had made a mistake.
Brennan also asked if Loughran had been threatened by a confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” to help the defense’s case. Aidan Timothy Kearney, who was in the courtroom Wednesday, has advocated heavily in support of Read’s innocence. He has been charged with harassing, threatening and intimidating witnesses in the case.
Loughran said Kearney never threatened him, but the blogger did call him and did not disclose he was recording the conversation. The call was later posted online.
Images of a taillight assemby from a 2021 Lexus SUV are projected on a screen for jurors to view during Karen Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, June 6, 2025.(Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defense attorney Alan Jackson questions accident reconstruction specialist Dr. Daniel Wolfe while holding a 2021 Lexus SUV taillight assembly during Karen Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, June 6, 2025.(Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defendant Karen Read listens as accident reconstruction specialist Dr. Daniel Wolfe testifies during her murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court, Friday, June 6, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Kare Read, right talks with her parents William and Janet Read during a break in the court proceedings at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Judge Beverly Cannone listens to testimony by witness Brian Loughran a Canton DPW snow plow driver during Karen Read’s murder retrial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Blogger Aiden Kearney, right, and Canton community cable reporter Andria Galvin talk during a court sidebar while witness snowplow driver Brian Loughran speaks on the stand at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Canton DPW snowplow driver Brian Loughran on the witness stand during the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Defendant Karen Read sits with her defense team during her retrial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
During testimony by forensic pathologist Dr. Marie Russell, a chart of canine dental anatomy, is projected by the defense, during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday June 2, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
A photograph of John O’Keefe’s right arm is republished during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Forensic pathologist Dr. Marie Russell testifies about the type of injuries to the back of someone’s arm during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday June 2, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Karen Read watches the testimony of Boston Police officer Kelly Dever during her murder retrial in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Prosecutor Hank Brennan questions expert witness Matthew DiSogra, an accident reconstruction analyst, during Karen Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defense attorney Alan Jackson questions Boston Police officer Kelly Dever during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Jonathan Diamandis, a longtime friend of Michael Proctor, testifies for the defense during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Boston Police officer Kelly Dever, formerly with Canton Police, testifies during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Karen Read sits with her defense team, from left, Robert Alessi, Elizabeth Little, Alan Jackson, and David Yannetti during her murder retrial in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
William Read kisses his daughter, Karen Read, before the start of her murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defense attorneys Alan Jackson, left, and David Yannetti, right, confer before the start of Karen Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defense attorney Alan Jackson asks Judge Beverly Cannone to dismiss charges against defendant Karen Read during Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Accident reconstruction analyst Matthew DiSogra testifies during Karen Read’s murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defendant Karen Read speaks with her attorney Alan Jackson during her murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Friday, May 30, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Defendant Karen Read during her retrial in Norfolk Superior Court, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell, Pool)
Images of an accident reconstruction test by Dr. Judson Welcher which shows impact via paint transfer from an SUV similar to Karen Read’s to a human subject during the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday May 28, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Prosecutor Hank Brennan questions Dr. Judson Welcher on the witness stand during the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday May 28, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Dr. Judson Welcher, an accident reconstruction expert, speaks on the witness stand during the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday May 28, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Read lawyer Robert Alessi cross examines accident reconstruction expert Dr. Judson Welcher during the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday May 28, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, in 2022, during her murder trial at Norfolk Superior Court, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Matt Stone/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
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