Whether shaping exquisite Paris apartments or idyllic Tuscan villas, Alessandro Moriconi works through the instincts of a collector, guided by years spent sourcing antiques and singular furnishings for his interiors. That lived practice shapes the Italian-born designer’s new capsule collection with Palatino Hospitality, a suite of four objects conceived as pieces he might have encountered while “wandering through flea markets, galleries, and markets in search of items with presence, patina, and history,” he explains. “I approached this collection as if I was imagining pieces I might stumble upon unexpectedly—objects that already seem to carry a life of their own.” Custodia, a small box crafted from raw and lacquered walnut, is a container for personal keepsakes. Vitti, a metal lidded box crowned with a stone element, recalls the intimacy of a private boudoir. Fatale stands as a leather-clad vase whose cracked surface and vertical stance command attention. Increspo, a wavy mirrored tray, captures motion through distorted reflection. “The collection is less about referencing specific artworks or eras,” Moriconi says, “and more about recreating the emotional experience of collecting.” – By Ryan Waddoups
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Alessandro Moriconi’s Passion for Collecting Informs a Home Capsule
In this article, Architectural Digest editor Julia Harrison explores how Alessandro Moriconi approaches design as a form of collecting; creating pieces that feel as if they already have a past. Commissioned by Palatino Hospitality, Moriconi designed a quartet of bespoke objects for hotels and restaurants, imagined like finds pulled from a collector’s cabinet or a flea market. The series sits in a tactile zone between Brutalism and intimacy, where brushed silver, leather, walnut, and reddish marble do most of the storytelling. Each object is conceived to be lived with: valuing patina, materiality, and proportion over perfection. Named pieces include the Custodia box, Fatale vase, Increso tray, and the fluted Vitti capsule (a nod to Monica Vitti). In spaces that can often feel generic, Moriconi frames these objects as “characters” that carry mood, memory, and emotion…Small anchors of personality within hospitality interiors. – By Julia Harrison.
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Alessandro Moriconi knows objects carry memory and mood
Créateurs, de la mode au design
Alessandro Moriconi refreshes an 1980s seafront villa on the Côte d’Azur with a bright, California-meets-Mediterranean sensibility—fluid lines, warm materials, and interiors designed to stay in constant dialogue with the landscape. Large openings intensify the indoor outdoor relationship, often extending the same flooring to blur thresholds and let light become a primary “material.” Restored elements (including a vintage fireplace and coffered ceiling) are treated as anchors, reframed through custom pieces and a carefully edited selection of vintage and contemporary objects. The dining room features a bespoke ceramic bas-relief by Barbara Billaud that evokes the movement of waves, while textiles are used architecturally; most notably in the main suite, where ceiling-hung drapery creates a cocoon-like retreat. Throughout, Moriconi champions reuse and reinterpretation, letting iconic pieces and tactile finishes build a narrative of time, memory, and relaxed elegance. – By Olivia Fincato.
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Una villa sul mare in Costa Azzurra rilegge gli anni ’80 con charme hollywoodiano
Milk Decoration spotlights Alessandro Moriconi’s latest residential project: a villa reimagined in a warm, expressive language in the hills above Nice. Rather than leaning on the region’s expected Mediterranean clichés, Moriconi rewrites the narrative of an ordinary house through subtle “Saharan” references, vintage accents, and carefully judged nods to Riviera elegance. The result is an interior that feels both familiar and new, where atmosphere comes from materials, patina, and a restrained sense of storytelling. Milk frames the project as a bold reinvention that challenges local codes while opening up a fresh territory of inspiration: warmth without nostalgia, personality without excess. – By Sophie Bouchet.
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Alessandro Moriconi has returned to his Italian roots with the redesign of Belmond’s Castello di Casole in Tuscany, shaping an elegant new vision for the property’s suites and private villas amid the region’s cinematic hills. Set beside a 10th-century medieval castle once linked to the Visconti family, the hotel sits about an hour from Florence within a cypress-lined estate. In 2024, Belmond commissioned Moriconi to renovate 18 suites and fully design two new private villas in a contemporary interpretation of Tuscan living.
Conceived as warm, lived-in family homes, Villa Thesan and Villa Usil blend rustic local charm with refined modernity, developed alongside local artisans and grounded in classic architectural codes reimagined with restraint. Terracotta becomes a unifying thread—from floors to fireplace details—while exposed beams extend through the interiors toward shaded terraces. Many materials and handcrafted objects are sourced from nearby farmhouses and villas to give the spaces an authentic sense of place. Textiles feature floral and striped patterns, some custom-made by Dedar or Loro Piana, while furnishings are either sourced in Florentine antique shops and auctions or crafted from Tuscan stone.
Moriconi also refreshed the nine Etruria Suites, originally created in 2001 in a postmodern spirit by Alessandro Mendini, nestled in lush greenery between the main hotel and the villas. Here, he introduces a curated homage to Italian design, with vintage lighting, Mario Bellini’s Camaleonda seating, and rugs inspired by Gio Ponti. In the main building, a further set of suites is reimagined in the mood of a traditional home, balancing terracotta tones with soft sage greens; an assured transformation that signals more to come from the designer. – By Hélène Rocco
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Voici l’exceptionnel hôtel toscan signé Alessandro Moriconi
Interior designer Alessandro Moriconi took on a creative challenge at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market, assembling three complete mini “sets” using only pieces sourced on sit, particularly from the Paul Bert Serpette market. A regular visitor to the Puces several times a month, he translated his instinct for vintage finds into a concept titled “Your decor delivered in a box,” presented at the latest Maison&Objet. Each box proposed a distinct universe: a living room, an office, and a dining room; mixing eras and styles with a poetic, curated sensibility. The project highlights the narrative power of one-of-a-kind objects and the inspiration that can emerge from thoughtful flea-market hunting. – By Sophie Bouchet.
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Voici ce qu’un architecte d’intérieur achèterait aux Puces de Saint-Ouen
Une curiosité dans la ville
Dans le cabinet du Dr. Calmon
Ces italiens qui nous éblouissent
ELLE Decor Italia spotlights Doctor Antoni Calmon’s Clinic, designed in Paris by Alessandro Moriconi, as a medical space conceived with the familiarity of a private home. Moriconi’s challenge was to create serenity as a prelude to trust between patient and practitioner, moving away from the sterile codes of traditional clinics. Imagined as a theatrical set, the layout unfolds like an apartment-like “agora” for dialogue, where art and design are integrated into everyday rituals of care, rather than added as décor. Referencing a Milanese sensibility, the interior pairs terrazzo, walnut wall paneling, and Murano glass door hardware, celebrating craft and a sense of timelessness. Greco-Roman echoes meet contemporary pieces in a controlled contrast that feels surprisingly harmonious. From the elevator opening onto reception, warm materials, rounded volumes, and tactile textures guide the experience: an inviting waiting lounge, a calm and airy consultation office, and more discreet clinical zones kept intentionally secondary. The result is an environment that eases anxiety, sparks curiosity, and encourages conversation, well before the pivotal one-to-one moment. – By Alessia Musillo
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Fra eclettismi timeless e sculture greco-romane, un giovane designer toscano debutta con questo studio a Parigi
In this Architectural Digest feature, fashion casting director Piergiorgio Del Moro teams up with interior designer Alessandro Moriconi to reinvent his Paris pied-à-terre on Boulevard des Italiens as an “intimate gallery” that feels both cozy and sophisticated. The duplex is restored to its original proportions by removing a mezzanine and reinstating a dramatic 26-foot living-room ceiling, allowing daylight and boulevard views to shape the atmosphere. Art leads the design: the placement of photographs and artworks set the plan and sightlines, guiding circulation through a C-shaped sequence of kitchen, dining room, lounge, and library. Moriconi balances bourgeois Parisian heritage with a contemporary edge through a mix of collectible design (including Mario Bellini), ceramics, and contrasting textures and tones. Upstairs, the bedroom suite shifts into a more cinematic register, with red and green rooms inspired by Pedro Almodóvar, tempered by white surfaces to keep the mood luminous rather than heavy. The result is a highly personal interior shaped by ongoing collaboration, less a decorator’s signature than a refined portrait of its owner’s taste and collection. – By Nicolas Milon
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Step Inside a Paris Apartment That Balances Coziness and Sophistication
A Paris pied-à-terre by Alessandro Moriconi is conceived as a cross between a loft and a private gallery, where an important art collection doesn’t decorate the space but actively shapes it. The original 120 m², split over two levels, was reworked around a dramatic double-height living room (nearly eight meters), bringing architectural presence and light into the heart of the home. The interior blends 1970s–80s atmosphere with collectible design – most notably a Mario Bellini Camaleonda sofa, alongside carefully sourced furniture, ceramics, and objects from galleries, flea markets, and auctions. A custom library acts as a display wall for sculptures and books, while key artworks (including a painting by Raphaela Simon and a photograph by Candida Höfer) anchor the main room. Upstairs, the bedroom and study continue the narrative through bold color echoing a cinematic sensibility inspired by Pedro Almodóvar. Overall, the project balances openness and intimacy, using art, proportion, and curated pieces to create a home that feels both relaxed and highly composed. – By Massimo de Conti
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Un pied-à-terre con il soffitto a doppia altezza nel cuore di Parigi
