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The Italian Hospitality, designed by Giulio Cappellini

The Italian Hospitality, designed by Giulio Cappellini

The Italian Hospitality, designed by Giulio Cappellini

The Italian Hospitality is an immersive installation designed by Giulio Cappellini, showcasing a refined mix of Italian craftsmanship and contemporary design.

Location: The Luxury Edit, Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) returns to Clerkenwell Design Week with an expanded showcase celebrating the strength and evolution of Italian design. Since first participating in 2022, its presence has grown from promoting surface materials through the Ceramics of Italy initiative to a broader platform encompassing furniture and interior design, supporting around 40 companies exploring opportunities in the UK market.

This year, in partnership with Interni, the presentation introduces The Italian Hospitality, a curated installation conceived by architect Giulio Cappellini, Design Ambassador for Italian Design Day 2026. The project reflects Italy’s distinctive ability to combine industrial production with artisanal craftsmanship, offering a cohesive vision of contemporary living rooted in quality and innovation.

As described by Cappellini, the installation “represents a lounge furnished with Italian-made pieces, where industrial products coexist with handcrafted items, showcasing the expertise and quality of Italian production. The space is designed in shades of green combined with neutral tones and refined materials – an environment to admire and experience.”

Through this installation, the showcase highlights the enduring appeal of Italian manufacturing, where style, elegance and technical expertise come together in response to the evolving demands of the global design landscape.

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  • ANTIQUE MIRROR

    Stand: H3b
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Antique Mirror is a company which, for over fifty years, has been dedicated to the research and production of special products in ...
  • ARTELINEA spa

    Stand: ARTELINEA
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Artelinea was funded in 1962 as glassware company and handicraft workshop of glass and crystal processing. Today Artelinea is a le ...
  • BAUCE BRUNO & C. srl

    Stand: H3a
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    BAUCE BRUNO & C. srl, has been a specialist in the stone district since 1995, offering solutions in marble, granite, and natural s ...
  • CAINO DESIGN

    Stand: CAINO DESIGN
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Caino Design is an Italian brand elevating interiors through luxury stainless-steel decorative panels. Since 2011, it has collabor ...
  • DOMOS DESIGN

    Stand: H3c
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    DOMOS is an Italian company specialized in the processing of natural stone for architecture and design. Based in Verona, at the he ...
  • FORNACE BRIONI

    Stand: H3f
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    For four generations, Fornace Brioni has been transforming clay into interior architecture, elevating traditional handmade cotto i ...
  • Italian Trade Agency

    Stand: ITA
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    ITA is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of forei ...
  • OliveLab Lighting

    Stand: H3e
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    OliveLab is a company founded in 2017 in Turin, Italy, with the aim of creating a new generation of lighting products. We believe ...
  • RELAX DESIGN

    Stand: RELAX
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Relax Design® is a company that has made wellness its mission. For over 20 years, Relax Design® has been producing and supplying b ...
  • SICILIA INTARSI

    Stand: SICILIA INTARSI
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Inlayers since 1930, we like to experiment and collaborate with designers and artists
  • Siru

    Stand: SIRU
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Siru was born in Venice from an idea by Rudy Marinotto: to unite the art of Murano glass with metallic cage structures, creating a ...
  • SITIA

    Stand: H3g
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Sitia is a brand founded in 2002. It is specialized in the creation of seats for contract spaces with a focus on “made in Italy” q ...
  • TAILORMADE STOCCO

    Stand: H3d
    Italian Collection
    Haberdashers' Hall, 18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Since 1969, Stocco has been a beacon of Made in Italy excellence, blending five decades of tradition with Industry 4.0 innovation. ...
  • TUBES

    Stand: TUBES
    The Italian Hospitality
    18 W Smithfield, EC1A 9HX
    Tubes stands for with design, innovation, and Made in Italy excellence in the heating sector. A pioneering company, it was founded ...

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