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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

Romeo Roma — Zaha Hadid’s material tensions within a Sixteenth-century palazzo
From original frescoes to lava stone, oak, and Krion, Romeo Roma reworks historic surfaces through formal restraint, calibrated materials, and site-specific architectural choices Romeo Roma: a monument with many lives from Gaddi to Hadid Before Romeo Roma became a boutique hotel, it was a palimpsest of Roman history, aristocratic ambition, and ecclesiastical function. Located on […]

Solsequium, the sun’s own flower: Ffern Summer 25
A fragrance house rewriting the codes of perfumery, where scarcity is the new abundance and a summer sunset an eternal dream

Diptyque Re-lights the Neon of the Orphéon
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

Athens’ Hyper Hypo and the unfinished business of independent publishing
In a city where economic crises have erased much of its printed culture, Hyper Hypo works without a business plan, without trend reports, and without the safety of predictable sales

Aedicola Lambrate, reclaiming Milano: a micro-publisher to help the city
Aedicola is an independent newsstand and micro-publisher fostering print culture, civic engagement, and community life in a rapidly transforming Milan The newsstand as a space of cultural resistance in the face of gentrification and real estate pressure GDM: Where did the idea for the newsstand project come from, and what past experiences led you to […]

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 reduced to hedonism and spectacle

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 antiquity, the Anthropocene, and today’s cosmopolitan pulse

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