Best interior design studios in Italy: an editorial selection

A room can photograph beautifully and still answer a different brief from yours. Before comparing a palette, look at the relationship between rooms: where people gather, where they withdraw and what gives each setting its character. Then look at the work that makes that relationship possible.

In AD’s private residence design in Phnom Penh, the dining room opens towards the main salon. The published bar-wall drawings take that shared setting into the junctions between stone, metal and light. At Hotel Eden Spa, the reception detail does different work: illuminated stone and the worked edge of glass give arrival a focal point, while rounded seating and reflections establish a quieter relaxation area. One commission develops a home for different forms of gathering; the other connects arrival with the setting before treatment.

Use the same two scales when reading the other profiles: the arrangement of the interior, and the materials or built elements that give it substance. A strong reference should let you connect a visible choice with the use of the room. A striking object alone tells you less about the complete commission.

We selected practices with an Italian base, identifiable interior projects and published information about their contribution. AD’ publishes this selection and is included; the order is not a ranking. Italy describes the practices’ base, while each example identifies its own location and design role.

Project focus: private residences, hospitality and executive interiors worldwide.

AD’ develops complete interiors through spatial planning, materials, lighting, furniture and construction details. The appointment defines the drawings and specifications for each stage, and how AD’ coordinates with the appointed architects and specialists.

At Hotel Eden Spa in Rome, AD’ shaped the spa’s reception and relaxation areas, the new wellness room and the manicure and pedicure room, from concept through handover. The private villa in Phnom Penh shows interior architecture, material design and bespoke furniture. Sikder Haus in Dhaka housed the group headquarters alongside two private apartments. AD’s appointment brought together interiors, bespoke development, engineering and importation across executive and private settings.

Clients can commission a complete interior or an agreed role alongside an existing team. Our family office for interiors approach gives private clients and their representatives a continuing design relationship, with the role agreed for each appointment.

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Project focus: residences, retail and hospitality.

Dimorestudio brings architecture together with historical references, art and decoration.

Its residential portfolio includes Milano Indipendenza and Eaton Square in London. In Milano Indipendenza, co-founder Emiliano Salci’s own apartment, a furnished entrance corridor leads into interconnected living rooms. Aubergine walls and furniture from different periods give the shared rooms a layered character; the bedrooms use a quieter palette. Colour, furniture and the sequence of rooms give shared spaces and private rooms different characters.

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Project focus: homes, hotels and resorts, workplaces, and public or commercial spaces.

Lissoni & Partners has a dedicated interiors department within a multidisciplinary practice.

At Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, the lobby connects a two-storey restaurant with a terrace overlooking the city. Lissoni developed the guest rooms and public areas, including the seafront spaces linking the hotel to Rovinj. The building’s architecture is by 3LHD. This is a reference for an interior conceived across guest accommodation, shared spaces and its wider setting.

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Project focus: architecture and interiors, with residential projects in the published portfolio.

The residential portfolio includes Citylife apartment and Cornici Architettoniche, both in Milan. At Citylife, colour and ceiling frames distinguish dining and conversation settings, while built elements accommodate the family’s art. At Cornici Architettoniche, oak partitions and doors connect or separate the living, kitchen and entrance spaces. The entrance can become an enclosed home office. These homes show architectural elements changing how rooms are used, rather than decoration applied afterwards.

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Project focus: luxury residential and hospitality interiors in Italy and abroad.

At the Navigli apartment in Milan, daylight shaped the layout: bedrooms occupy the darker ground floor, while rooflights illuminate the living spaces above. The existing stone stair was retained.

At Villa Gallici in Aix-en-Provence, oak, natural stone and rounded forms connect a new Spa with a wine-tasting setting. One case reorganises a former warehouse for living; the other develops hospitality spaces in relation to an existing historic villa.

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Project focus: hotels, residences, retail and exhibitions, alongside product design.

At Room Mate Giulia in Milan, pink marble connects the lobby’s material palette with the Duomo, while terracotta bricks give a curved wall depth. Geometric patterns and graphic references carry the city into the interior. The guest rooms develop a more domestic character. This is a reference for a hospitality brief in which local identity should be felt through materials and room atmosphere.

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