A new THECORE perspective on Milan through the hotels, rooftops and dining rooms that best express its current hospitality language — precise, layered and quietly bold.
Salone del Mobile.Milano’s U.S. roadshow signals more than promotion ahead of the 2026 fair. From Los Angeles to New York, it positions Salone at the intersection of collectible design, hospitality and contract in one of the world’s most strategic design markets.
A historic residence near Venice becomes Hotel Foscarini, a boutique hotel redefining European hospitality through domestic scale architecture and adaptive reuse.
A 1925 villa in Montebelluna becomes The Castelletto, a boutique hotel where heritage architecture and smart digital hospitality redefine European hotel design.
Ahead of Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, Riva 1920 reinforces a quieter vision of sustainable design, one rooted in solid wood, enduring craftsmanship and furniture made to carry time rather than outrun it.
THECORE receives “Best Sustainable Design Magazine 2025” from BUILD Magazine, reinforcing its mission as a collectible editorial record for sustainable architecture and design.
On a rural site in Burradoo, a 288 m² modular home by Modscape and Modbotics reimagines the pitched-roof manor house as a contemporary, low-impact residence, showing how off-site construction can deliver bespoke architecture rooted in context and landscape
An off-grid 40 m² farm stay on Australia’s Liverpool Plains, Gilay Estate reinterprets rural typologies with charred timber, warm interiors and fully self-sufficient systems.
Some cities are defined by their monuments. Milan is defined by where you check in. For this edition of THECORE – “Icons & Innovation in Hospitality” – we’ve mapped the city through the hotels and hospitality spaces that best express its character: precise, layered, quietly bold. At Crossing Manzoni, a few steps from Via Montenapoleone and La Scala, hospitality feels like being given the keys to a private apartment: intimate scale, mid-century references, and hosts who operate more like insiders than staff. Mandarin Oriental, Milan turns heritage architecture into an urban retreat, where crafted suites, courtyards and a calibrated spa offer a slower, more tactile Milan.
Eight voices, one through-line: light, gesture, and matter. This annual compendium gathers the artists and designers we published over the year to trace an intimate map of contemporary sensibilities. We open with the suspended clarity of Iraxe Arteta and close with the luminous density of alabaster in Francesco M. Messina—an arc that moves from silence to substance.
In this edition of THECORE — “Crafted by the Alps: Redefining Swiss Luxury Through Design and Sustainability” — we explore a nation that has elevated precision, restraint, and environmental respect into a new global language of luxury. This is not loud luxury; it is defined by light, by stillness, and by the rare clarity of unhurried time.
El diseño ya no se mide por lo que deslumbra, sino por lo que permanece. Esta edición especial, Premio Interceramic 2025, celebra a quienes convierten la estética en ética y la técnica en cultura; a quienes entienden el lujo como coherencia y el mate rial como responsabilidad.
Surface is not a finish—it is performance and atmosphere. This edition looks at how stone, concrete, plaster, timber, glass, and ceramic shape light, temperature, privacy, and experience across homes, hospitality, retail, and adaptive reuse.
Water frames our days. In the right space, it turns routine into ritual. Tranquil Escapes explores bathrooms as sanctuaries, calm, functional, and beautifully made where light, honest materials, and thoughtful planning elevate everyday life.
From Montreal to Florence, from the forests of Chile to the beaches of Australia, this edition of THECORE explores how kitchens have become the architectural and emotional soul of our homes.
Welcome to The Wave of Sustainable Design - a special edition of THECORE where we embark on a journey through the transformative landscapes of design, sustainability, and innovation.
There are designers who decorate space, and then there are those who define it. Piero Lissoni, with his studio’s multidisciplinary mastery, belongs to the latter. In a world increasingly overwhelmed by noise—visual, digital, emotional—his work continues to whisper with extraordinary clarity.
We are excited to celebrate Palomba Serafini Studio’s 30th anniversary in this special edition of THECORE. For three decades, Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba have redefined luxury design, blending innovation, sustainability, and timeless elegance in architecture, interiors, and product design.
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