Italy

Diners can shop from their table at The Manzoni, a new Milan restaurant by Tom Dixon that doubles as a furniture showroom and the designer’s European headquarters. The opening of The Manzoni follows Tom Dixon’s move last year from west London to the Coal Office in King’s Cross, where the brand’s main offices are situated, along with a

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A former nunnery in Milan’s city centre is now home to The Sister Hotel, which creatives Samuele Savio, David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung have completed with eclectic interiors. Occupying a 16th-century building that once served as a convent, The Sister Hotel has been decadently dressed with a mix of old and new furnishings

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As a busy Milan design week draws to a close, Dezeen has selected eight Italian hotels that event-goers can head to for a moment of calm, including a minimalist retreat with views of the Dolomite mountains and a 15th-century holiday apartment with original fresco walls. Hotel Hubertus, Bolzano, South Tyrol, by NOA A glass-bottomed pool

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This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you’re visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here’s a travel guide to the city’s best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. Cafe: Caffè Fernanda A 17th-century painting is aptly the focal point of this

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