Italian interior design studios for hotels and spas
Four Italian practices, with hospitality projects and the interior scope behind them.
A hotel brief may cover guest rooms, arrival and dining areas, a spa, or a defined refurbishment within an existing property. A useful shortlist connects the spaces you want to commission with a studio’s relevant work.
This selection introduces four Italian practices through published hospitality projects. It gives owners, operators and project teams specific references to explore, including the designers’ contribution and their relationship with the building’s architecture.
The article is published by AD’ Design Studio and includes our own practice. The profiles appear alphabetically; their order does not indicate rank.
What informs the selection
We considered published hospitality work, identifiable projects and documented design roles. A recognised hotel name becomes useful evidence when the designer’s contribution is clear.
Read each reference through the spaces involved and the interior work described. For your property, establish how that work would connect with the architect, operator and specialist consultants already involved.
AD’ Design Studio — Spa and restaurant interiors
AD’ is an Italian studio working internationally on interior design, technical development, materials and bespoke details.
At Hotel Eden Spa in Rome, AD’ led the full Spa interior design from concept through handover. The commission brought together interior design, technical review, Italian sourcing and site coordination.
At reception, illuminated stone creates a focal point. Within the bespoke display, light follows the worked edge of ultra-clear glass onto the adjacent wall. Glass fabrication, lighting and installation were developed together. Rounded seating and framed reflections give the lounge a quieter setting before treatment.
For dining and bar work, KOI Restaurant in Bangkok provides a separate reference. Warm timber, a long counter and pendant lighting shape the main room. Booths, freestanding tables and private dining offer different seating settings; an illuminated bottle display gives the bar its character.
These cases offer two specific interiors to explore: Eden for the Spa appointment and KOI for restaurant design. The scope for your property is agreed around its spaces, design stages, bespoke development and the specialists involved.
Lissoni & Partners — hotel interiors within a wider architectural project
Lissoni & Partners combines architecture and several design disciplines, including a dedicated interior design department. Its interiors portfolio includes hotels and resorts alongside other building types.
Grand Park Hotel Rovinj in Croatia provides a hospitality reference with an explicit division of authorship: Lissoni is credited for interior design, with the building’s architecture by 3LHD.
Explore this case when considering a hotel interior commission within a larger architectural project. The credits identify the published role. For your appointment, ask which interior packages the studio would develop and how their relationship with the architecture and specialist input would be coordinated.
Spagnulo & Partners — hotel and Spa references
Spagnulo & Partners focuses on luxury residential and hospitality interiors in Italy and abroad. Its work connects interior architecture, materials, bespoke elements and detailed project development.
Baglioni London offers a published hotel reference. At Villa Gallici in Aix-en-Provence, the project describes a Spa and private wine room within the hotel’s expansion.
Together, these references give an owner hotel and Spa work to explore within one practice. Use the particular intervention to frame the discussion: the guest spaces involved, bespoke elements, interior packages and the contribution of other specialists.
Studio Urquiola — material and spatial research in hotel interiors
Studio Urquiola works across architecture, product design and related creative disciplines. Its architecture practice includes hotels, residences, retail and exhibitions, with attention to materials and the experience of a space.
Room Mate Giulia in Milan provides a named hotel interior reference. Explore it through the character of the rooms and the studio’s wider material research.
When approaching the practice, identify whether your brief concerns guest rooms, shared areas or a broader interior commission. Ask for relevant project evidence and a proposal that defines its design contribution to those spaces.
Compare the published hospitality scope
| Practice | References to explore | Contribution described |
|---|---|---|
| AD’ Design Studio | Hotel Eden Spa, Rome; KOI Restaurant, Bangkok | Full Spa interior design from concept through handover; separate restaurant interior design |
| Lissoni & Partners | Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, Croatia | Interior design; building architecture by 3LHD |
| Spagnulo & Partners | Baglioni London; Villa Gallici, Aix-en-Provence | Hotel reference; Spa and private wine room within a hotel expansion |
| Studio Urquiola | Room Mate Giulia, Milan | Hotel interiors within the architecture portfolio |
Approach the studios with a defined hospitality brief
Start with the property, its location and the project stage. Identify the spaces involved and explain whether you are developing a new property or refurbishing an existing one. Include the operator’s requirements and the architects or specialists already appointed.
Ask who would develop the interiors, which drawings and specifications would be included, and when the owner and operator would review the proposals. For a Spa, identify the specialist and equipment input the design needs to accommodate. Compare the appointments against the same rooms, packages and responsibilities.
Discuss your hospitality interior design project
If you are considering AD’, tell us where the property is, which spaces are involved and the stage reached. Explore our hospitality interiors and Spa Interior Design to see how the appointment can be defined around your brief.