Art, architecture and travel in Italy
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Italy - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Italy.
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Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino combines sea views with elegant minimalism
Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino on the Amalfi coast is architect Giuliano Andrea Dell’Uva's latest project
By Laura May Todd Published
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Palazzo Tirso opens in Cagliari with interiors by Poltrona Frau and Studio Marco Piva
Palazzo Tirso – MGallery is a five-star hotel overlooking Cagliari’s Harbour
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Inside Volumnia gallery: design in a Renaissance church
Piacenza’s Volumnia Gallery is the brainchild of art dealer Enrica De Micheli, who created an art and design hub and restaurant in a Renaissance basilica
By Maria Cristina Didero Published
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Tuscany’s Castello del Nero opens with a renovation by Paola Navone
Castello del Nero opens as part of the Como Hotels and Resorts, with Paola Navone leading the renovation of the twelfth century property
By Maria Cristina Didero Published
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Stay at La Posta Vecchia Hotel, an Italian gem once home to Jean Paul Getty
La Posta Vecchia Hotel is a hidden gem 40 minutes outside Rome that comes with coastal views and a private museum
By Mary Cleary Published
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In memoriam: Paolo Portoghesi (1931 - 2023)
Postmodernist Italian architect Paolo Portoghesi has died; writer David Plaisant celebrates his life and legacy, recalling his visit to Calcata for a feature in the Wallpaper* April 2021 issue
By David Plaisant Published
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Discover the newest jewel on the Amalfi Coast
The Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel draws from traditional design codes
By Hannah Silver Published
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Il Capri Hotel merges the traditional and the modern
A neo-Gothic Venetian-style palazzo is the home of Capri’s newest hotel
By Hannah Silver Published
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: the ultimate guide
As the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 opens, we explore the offerings at the world’s famous celebration of building design
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Venice beyond La Biennale: the ultimate 21st century international village
We tour Venice with architect, researcher and curator Federica Sofia Zambeletti, who shows us around Italy’s precious lagoon city – just in time for the launch of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
By Federica Sofia Zambeletti Published
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Jonathan Anderson on his new store in Milan, an ode to the city’s design codes
For his second JW Anderson store – and first outside of London – Jonathan Anderson has set up shop in Milan with a space that pays homage to the city’s stylistic codes. Here, he tells Wallpaper* the story behind the opening
By Jack Moss Published
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India Mahdavi animates Villa Medici with a colourful and contemporary restyling
At Rome’s Villa Medici, India Mahdavi's intervention is the latest in a series of ‘re-enchantments’ of the 16th-century architecture and interiors
By Laura May Todd Published
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Villaggio Eni: a modernist gem in the Italian Dolomites
Designed by Eduardo Gellner in the 1950s, the Villaggio Eni holiday resort, in the Italian Dolomites, is being repurposed as a modernist refuge for artists and creatives
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Maria Porro on the Italian furniture brand’s Milan reveals and bright future
Forward-thinking, fourth-generation family member Maria Porro is leading the Italian furniture brand Porro towards a bright, innovative future
By Maria Cristina Didero Published
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Raffaele Salvoldi stacks hundreds of marble blocks for dazzling Milan installation
For a Milan Design Week 2023 installation, Italian artist Raffaele Salvoldi teams up with marble brand Salvatori to create architectural sculptures comprising hundreds of marble blocks
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Giorgetti Spiga – The Place opens in Milan’s fashion quarter
The new Giorgetti Spiga – The Place transforms a 17th-century palazzo in Milan, showcasing the furniture company's full offering over four floors
By Maria Cristina Didero Published
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Brianza’s Bonacina Museum explores the history of Italian rattan furniture
We visit Bonacina's Museo Galleria Giardino, showcasing the company's 134-year history with rattan furniture from its HQ in Brianza
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Giuseppe Arezzi’s multifunctional designs combine a modern approach with his Sicilian roots
From his native Sicily, designer Giuseppe Arezzi creates well-considered projects defined by his lively, subtle and witty approach to design
By Maria Cristina Didero Published
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Vipp Palazzo pop-up hotel opens inside Brescia’s historical Palazzo Monti
Scandi minimalism meets Baroque maximalism in Vipp Palazzo, a pop-up hotel by the Danish brand in the heart of Brescia
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Objects of Common Interest lights up rationalist Bergamo square
‘Lights On’ is a new site-specific installation by Objects of Common Interest in Bergamo, part of the city’s Italian Capital of Culture 2023 programme
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Laqua Vineyard resort is a tranquil Tuscan escape
Laqua Vineyard resort is a six-suite haven in the rolling hills of Tuscany, with a Michelin-starred restaurant and interiors by Italian studio Lamatilde
By Martha Elliott Published
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Last chance to see: At Triennale Milano, Francis Kéré and Ersilia Vaudo explore what we don’t know
The 23rd International Exhibition of Triennale Milano, ‘Unknown Unknowns: An Introduction to Mysteries’ brings together art, design, film and research to understand what we will need in the future (on view until 8 January 2023)
By Will Jennings Published
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The Fendi factory in Tuscany disappears into the landscape
The new Fendi Factory in Italy, set in the rolling hills of Tuscany, is the brainchild of Milan architecture studio Piuarch and the luxury brand
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside the dramatic Cava Arcari by David Chipperfield
Cava Arcari by David Chipperfield reimagines a series of caves outside Vicenza as a multifunctional event space
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Rinascente is reborn in Rome’s Piazza Fiume courtesy of design studio 2050+
Rinascente in Piazza Fiume, Rome gets a makeover by Milan-based interdisciplinary design agency 2050+
By David Plaisant Published
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This Sicilian villa brings contemporary architecture to the foot of Mount Etna
L House is a modern Sicilian villa in perfect sync with its surroundings, designed by London-based architecture practice Transit Studio
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Venice Biennale 2022 closing review: who, how and what on earth?
As the sun sets on the 59th Venice Art Biennale (until 27 November), we look back on an edition filled with resilience, female power and unsurprisingly, lots of surprises
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published