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May 12, 2022 By Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall

Dante-Finance-Cryptocurrency-homepage

Dante Finance is a Tomb finance fork project launched in 2022. As they explain on their site and in their blog on Medium, they plan to release NFTs based on Dante’s Inferno.

Their site features artwork by Matteo Berton (see the related post on Dante Today here).

Categories: Consumer Goods, Digital Media
Tagged with: 2022, Cryptocurrency, Eden, Finance, Inferno, NFTs, Purgatory

Dante Birthday Cake by DeLuxe Bakery (and friends)

February 8, 2022 By Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall

Custom birthday cake made by Heather Frost Hughes (Head Pastry Chef and General Manager, DeLuxe Bakery) and Mary Simmons of Iowa City.

Contributed by Daniel Christian

Categories: Consumer Goods, Dining & Leisure
Tagged with: 2022, Basketball, Birthday, Cake, Dante Portraits, Desserts, Iowa, Iowa City, Pastries

St. Agrestis Liqueurs: Inferno and Paradiso

January 9, 2022 By Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall

“There’s a Brooklyn-based distillery called St. Agrestis that’s been around since 2014. They made their name with an amaro, but have since delved into other spirits. Notably for our purposes, they have a Campari-like bitter called ‘Inferno’ that’s pretty good and an aperitivo called ‘Paradiso.’ They also make bottled Negronis and Spritz using Inferno and Paradiso, respectively.

“Interestingly, the label design hints at a Dantean topography. Inferno and the Negroni both have labels that evoke layers or concentric circles. Paradiso and the Spritz both have a geometric pattern that uses triangles (Trinity?). The batched Negroni also comes in a 1.75L Franzia-style box with a spout (’20 Negronis in every box!’) and the canned spritz comes in a triangular 10-pack case.”   –Contributor Alex Cuadrado

Learn more about St. Agrestis’s products here.

Contributed by Alex Cuadrado (Ph.D., Columbia University)

Categories: Consumer Goods, Dining & Leisure
Tagged with: 2014, Alcohol, Brooklyn, Cocktails, Liqueur, New York, New York City, United States

“Dante” Gray Leather Power Recliner

December 31, 2021 By Sephora Affa, FSU '24

dark-gray-recliner-with-short-blocky-features

“Escape the worries of the day with the Dante recliner. Modern and eye-catching, this recliner blends excellent design with family-friendly appeal. Kick back and recline in style with this unique recliner.”    —City Furniture

Categories: Consumer Goods
Tagged with: 2021, Contemporary Furniture, Furniture, Leather

Gentlebrand Wine Features Illustrations of The Divine Comedy

December 31, 2021 By Sephora Affa, FSU '24

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“Gentlebrand will mark the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death with a special edition wine range, called Curtai, which features illustrations on the packaging to take consumers on ‘a journey to discover The Divine Comedy.'”

“Curtai will include three different wines to symbolize the three realms visited in Dante’s infamous work – Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise – and acknowledge the number’s frequent presence in the author’s verses. The wines themselves are intended as a journey through the traditional tastes of wines local to the Friuli region in north-eastern Italy; the name Curtis is reportedly linked to the Friulian dialect.” [. . .]    —Packaging Europe, December 2, 2021

Categories: Consumer Goods, Dining & Leisure
Tagged with: 2021, 700th anniversary, Friuli, Illustrations, Journeys, Lucifer, Symbolism, Wines

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