From the hand-engraved zodiac constellations in the lobby to the twenty-metre expanse of azulejos on the roof, Pietro Ruffo transforms art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio into a narrative that weaves together antiquity, the Anthropocene, and today’s cosmopolitan pulse

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.

Villa Cordevigo: a dialogue between earth, time, and tasteAmid the vineyards of Northern Italy, a former patrician villa combines agriculture, architecture, and gastronomy to explore new forms of responsible land use and guest experience

Furore Grand Hotel offers a renewed sense of belonging in an Amalfi Coast village long hidden from view — a minimalist design of white and light embraces local craftsmanship and cuisine rooted in the region

On the ground floor of Palazzo Arnolfini stands Michelin-starred Giglio Restaurant. Lampoon in conversation with the three chefs Benedetto Rullo, Lorenzo Stefanini, Stefano Terigi

From industrial bones to Bauhaus-meets-Surrealist alchemy, Philippe Starck turns the concrete shell at 1–7 rue Jean-Richepin into a political statement of circular design, complete with rooftop vegetables

More than half a century later, Diptyque has returned to that ember-lit cradle of its creativity, transforming memories of sax riffs and swirling cigarette ribbons into a limited-edition collection that puts the club’s name, Orphéon, in lights once again

Floraïku’s latest eau de parfum traces the arc of a gong strike, echoing the mindful swell and release of afternoon tea rituals—each moment sweetened by the allure of traditional dorayaki

Byredo expands its olfactory language with Blanche Absolu, a fragrance that explores the tension between softness and structure through intensified florals, musk, and texture

From Picasso and Cocteau to Tuscan gastronomy, Hotel Lungarno integrates cultural heritage and local craftsmanship into the contemporary experience of hospitality