Samuel Hernest
Ronin Milano reshaped a Milanese Liberty residence
From street-food informality to a private lounge, Ronin Milano layers gastronomy, music, karaoke and omakase across four floors, reflecting Tokyo echoes in the urban fabric of Chinatown
Belvedere and the making of cosmopolitan Mykonos
A 19th-century villa transformed into a “petite-grand hotel” where Cycladic architecture, international gastronomy, and curated sociability converge: a story within the larger story of Mykonos
Le Meurice: balancing discipline and playfulness—the spirit of french culture
Le Meurice proves that tradition isn’t a museum but an open worksite in perpetual revision—powered by contemporary art, refreshed design, and its backyard jewel, the Tuileries Garden.
A study in Cantonese gesture, labor, and spatial ethics
In Milan’s De Angeli district, Ba Restaurant maps a quiet Cantonese lineage—through untreated materials, slow kitchen rituals, and the deliberate absence of visual symbols of identity
Hôtel Balzac: design and architecture of intimacy in Paris
The renovation of Hôtel Balzac focuses on sustainability through the use of locally sourced materials, circular production methods, and a design prioritizing durability over appearance
Onde: A Mediterranean Enclave in Florence
Rinascimento and the Sea: Onde, the new restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, embodies the essence of the Mediterranean within a historic Florentine palace
How Wrestling Rituals and Creative Vision Shape Modern Senegal
Photographer Kévin Félicianne’s lens on urban Dakar: documenting the city’s transformation through teenagers’ eyes, as Senegalese wrestling grows from rural tradition to stadium spectacle
The echo of Noucentisme and the profile of a changing Barcelona
Noucentisme broke from Gaudí’s Modernist curves, seeking more structured forms – from a 1920s urban vision to a 2024 revival: how Grand Hotel Central on Via Laietana reflects Barcelona’s ongoing...
Navigating Istanbul’s Heritage from the Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus
Located in Besiktas and overlooking the Bosphorus, the Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus represents a fusion of Istanbul's millennia-old past and contemporary design inspired by Ottoman palaces
