Guidebook
Santa Caterina, Amalfi: The Evolution of Continuity, Senzafine
Senzafine marks the latest chapter in the evolution of Santa Caterina in Amalfi—shaping new experiences in space and cuisine while maintaining the hotel’s dialogue with place, heritage, and family continuity
Culture, Craft, and Design Inside the Medina
IZZA Marrakech, a boutique hotel where architecture, contemporary art, and cultural collaboration redefine sustainable hospitality in the heart of the Medina
Rooted in Mykonos: a family’s commitment to vernacular architecture and regenerative hospitality
The story of the Myconian Collection does not begin with a business plan or a brand identity—it begins with land, stone, and family. Redefining hospitality on an island too often...
Neue Galerie, New York. A window on German and Austrian Art Nouveau
In conversation with director Renée Price on the promotion and preservation of a foreign culture in the United States through art and crafts
The Bookworm Hanoi, Vietnam. A hotspot for literature at the heart of Ba Đình’s district
Since 2001 the bookstore has been interconnecting Hanoi’s community of readers by creating a space for dialogue, participation and literary exploration
Sant Ambroeus, Milan – new guise: New York City to Milan, back and forth
Historic café-restaurant Sant Ambroeus, Milan, reopened to public after having been acquired and renovated by Italian-American entrepreneurs Gherardo Garducci and Dimitri Pauli
Refugium Amoris — Reclaims the Fabric of the City
Restored without spectacle – Refugium Amoris, a Hideaway Apartment. Exposed beams, terrazzo floors, and structural honesty guide the renovation by Francesco Pugliese.
A home for art built from the ashes of a volcano: Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City
Inspired to Aztec temples, the museum hosts a permanent collection of pre-Columbian finds, temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and a botanical garden
Il Capri Hotel doesn’t scream: design, raw materials and the absence of interfaces
No televisions, no digital clocks blinking in the dark, no refrigerator whirring at night. Il Capri Hotel reclaims the island’s soul through a sustainable way of being that refuses performance
East Coast Makeover: BLESS’s Quiet Shift in Ibiza’s Hospitality Grammar
BLESS Hotel Ibiza reinterprets Cala Nova’s coastal landscape through monochrome contrasts, modular layouts and dense, curated vegetation
The LVMH’s foundation pays homage to Basquiat and Warhol collaborations in Paris
Under Foundation Louis Vuitton's spotlight: A collaboration between Basquiat and Warhol, two of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century
Building with the Land: Casa di Langa as a Circular-Economy Prototype
Everything recalls nature: the materials, the rough and imperfect textures, the pervasive presence of living greenery. From architecture to gastronomy, Casa di Langa is conceived as a unified, place-based system
Personal agency or consumerist culture: talking with Hyun Cho at Ramo Gallery, Lake Como
At the intersection of Swiss and Italian art market: research on the role of galleries in nowadays social media-influenced art world
Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles. Craft as a conveyor of progress
Aiming to bridge the gap between folk and modern, Craft Contemporary symbolizes the dynamism of craft. «We wanted to communicate to the public that craft can be a conveyor of...
Mona, Athens: slow living, industrial heritage and a view on the Acropolis
Entrepreneur Shai Antebi and Creative Director Eftihia Stefanidi conceived Mona as «a homage to the art of living». Furniture, textiles and design objects crafted from industrial waste materials, walls revealing...
Craft, culture, and conservation: inside Jumeirah Capri Palace
A conversation with Ermanno Zanini, about reviving Jumeirah Capri Palace through the lens of design, contemporary art, and local craft
Loft Art Gallery, Morocco: mapping intangible cultural heritage with Amina Agueznay
Once she came back to Morocco, Agueznay collaborated with government agencies to support artisans in their search for innovation and to help them commercialize their products
Stibbert, Florence. An inherited home that blurs the boundaries between romanticism and Japan
Frederick Stibbert was an illegitimate son and a millionaire who amassed a collection that was a forerunner of D'Annunzio. From Egypt to the Alhambra: Monica Becattini talks about his home-museum
Island Hospitality Moves Within Ibiza’s Layered Identity
Mediterranean roots and contemporary experimentation: a journey through Ibiza with Island Hospitality, exploring three places where hospitality engages with the land and local community
Magna Pars L’Hotel À Parfum, Milan. Italian raw materials by Ambra Martone
Each room is dedicated to one of sixty-eight different scents, chosen by an olfactory check-in, solely based on smell: Magna Pars is the first hotel à parfum in the world
Pietro Ruffo’s Celestial Rome: Re-mapping the Eternal City Through an Urban Sanctuary
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...
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.
‘NOw/here’, at Pirelli HangarBicocca: a retrospective of Gian Maria Tosatti’s work
From 23 February until 13 July 2023, Pirelli HangarBicocca is hosting ‘NOw/here’, a personal exhibition by Roman artist Gian Maria Tosatti which will follow several upcoming shows
Villa Cordevigo: a dialogue between earth, time, and taste
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...
Fotomuseum, Winterthur: reflecting on the vernacular practices of our digital era
Founded in 1993 by writer and journalist Urs Stahel, critic and publisher Walter Keller and philanthropist and collector George Reinhar, Fotomuseum Winterthur is located in a former factory
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam: an aristocratic start to modern art in Museumplein
The history begins in September 1895, when the local government bodies and private buyers coalesced their know-how and interest in the arts and founded the museum
The Hotel Breathing New Life into Furore, the Amalfi Coast’s Secret Hamlet
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...
Casa Cavia, Buenos Aires, under the creative direction of Guadalupe García Mosqueda
A restaurant, cocktail bar, Ampersandpublishing house, bookstore, and flower shop housed in a rationalist villa belonging to Argentina’ s heritage – under the creative direction of Guadalupe García Mosqueda
Torre & Friends: Circularity and Daring Spirit Atop Fondazione Prada
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
La Galerie Philia, Marseille: Resonances and dissonances chronicle the Héritages exhibition
Between the contemporary design and visual arts, the influence of the father of modern architecture in the exhibition Héritages for the Seventieth anniversary of 'La Cité Radieuse'
Brach Paris casts future heritage through circular design in the capital’s greening west
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
Discovering Ardèche – triumph of vegetation and biocosmetics since 1983
At the crossroads of Rhône-Alpes, Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, lies Melvita's headquarter – the brand celebrates its 40th anniversary with a partnership with the wwf to seal its commitment to the...
From Manufacturing to Sustainability: The Transformation of the Eco-Friendly COCO-MAT Lofts
Sustainable living in Cape Town: COCO-MAT Lofts were renovated by Lida and Luca Verbeeck in 2017 and has been self-sustaining since inception
From Residence to Riverside Hotel: The Architectural Evolution of Hotel Lungarno
From Picasso and Cocteau to Tuscan gastronomy, Hotel Lungarno integrates cultural heritage and local craftsmanship into the contemporary experience of hospitality
Terme di Saturnia: a natural legacy between wellness and sustainability in Tuscany
Within a landscape shaped by nature and Tuscan historical practices, Saturnia’s sulfur spring offers health benefits while supporting local economies and sustainable tourism
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
W Prague’s Art-Nouveau Shell and Modernist Core in Dialogue
At the former Grand Hotel Evropa, W Prague reinterprets Czech Art Nouveau through restored details, a new architectural volume, and a narrative of memory and transformation
Nicolas Schuybroek: Arte Povera as an antidote to the society of appearance
Arte Povera and Gesamtkunstwerk, American Minimal Art and Radical architecture – Nicolas Schuybroek's work for Aesop is an installation of soap bars supported by a removable and reusable MDF structure
Dover Street Market, London. A constant of chaos
The rent had risen by 200% – Rei Kawakubo left Dover Street, although it was the London street that had launched the concept store, accounting for 35% of its turnover.
The Dikan Center: Africa’s biggest photography library in Accra, Ghana
As Africa has always been narrated by outsiders, Ghanaian photographer Paul Ninson brings the continent’s visual history back home to start an inside narrative
Luigi Rovati Foundation Museum, Milan: a path from Etruscan to contemporary art
The Luigi Rovati Foundation Museum restored the interiors of the building, made by Filippo Perego in the Sixties according to the taste of the Milanese bourgeoisie: colors explosions, golden doors,...
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
Sakeya, Milan: a House of Sake with a fusion bistro inspired by Obanzai cuisine
Chef Masaki Inoguchi combines seasonal ingredients and the Obanzai culinary tradition with European flavors to accompany the sake tasting experience in the Japanese speakeasy
In Paris, the Gallery Perrotin hosts artist Bernar Venet and painter Susumu Kamijo
Parisian Gallery Perrotin and bookstore, with the same name, has locations in New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, displaying world class art and merchandise
Tappi rari, Locherber. Natural does not always mean good
Brigitte Bärlocher takes us through the history of the famiy and how natural does not always mean good: «What we do is find a balance between natural and chemical. We...
Contemporary Cluster, Rome: a fluid space where contemporaneity and tradition merge
The word ‘cluster’ means conceptually approaching and observing dynamics between apparently distant elements that generate circular energy. In conversation with Giacomo Guidi
