As a part of the broader Capella Hotel Group, Patina pioneers a contemporary perspective in hospitality, the place design just isn’t ornamental however directional – guiding how visitors expertise an area. At its two current properties, in Osaka and the Maldives, and a soon-to-open lodge in Tianjin, China, the model harnesses artwork, music and design to supply an inspirational stick with a deep connection to its environment.
Patina Osaka spiral staircase
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The model’s passions – artwork, music and design – drive the visitor expertise at its properties, as exemplified by its first city lodge, Patina Osaka, which opened in 2025. The lodge options site-specific artworks by main skills, whereas Japanese artist and Patina inventive associate Verdy is collaborating with the model on an unique merchandise line. Guests can benefit from the lodge’s signature restaurant, P72, that focuses on Japan’s 72 micro-seasons, backdropped by a site-specific 52m artwork set up constituted of reclaimed wooden. There’s additionally a Listening Room created by sound pioneer Devon Turnbull, that includes custom-built audio system. The structure of the 20-storey constructing itself is a collaboration between Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects and inside designers at Strickland, integrating components that nod to close by Osaka Castle – particularly copper (which options on the fort’s roof), and water motifs (impressed by the fort moat).
Patina Osaka Listening Room
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Guests can get pleasure from a signature restaurant that focuses on Japan’s 72 micro-seasons, backdropped by a site-specific 52m artwork set up constituted of reclaimed wooden. There’s additionally a Listening Room created by sound pioneer Devon Turnbull, that includes custom-built audio system. The structure of the 20-storey constructing itself is a collaboration between Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects and inside designers at Strickland, integrating components that nod to close by Osaka Castle – particularly copper (which options on the fort’s roof), and water motifs (impressed by the fort moat).
Signature P72 restaurant at Patina Osaka
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Patina’s human-centred design philosophy is clearly illustrated at its Fari Islands resort within the Maldives. Designed by Marcio Kogan of the award-winning Studio MK27 (and a former Wallpaper* visitor editor), architectural strains are saved low to respect the infinite horizons the island has to supply, whereas pure supplies similar to wooden, stone, linen, and rattan join with the native atmosphere.
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
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According to Patina, journey is a ‘perpetual journey’ of discovery, ‘shaped through creative and cultural immersion’. The model’s personal subsequent cease is in Tianjin, the place it is because of open a lodge this 12 months within the metropolis’s Italian Heritage District – a neighbourhood established in 1902 and designed by Italian architects, and at this time one of the vital full and preserved Italian-style architectural enclaves in Asia. More than a brand new vacation spot, Tianjin represents a compelling gateway to discovery: a metropolis that displays Patina’s spirit of transformation, creativity and neighborhood. Just half-hour from Beijing by prepare, but with its personal distinct character, it provides the culturally curious a deeper, extra nuanced perspective past China’s main cities. Within this setting, the district’s 17 heritage buildings develop into a pure canvas to spotlight China’s inventive artistry, notably Tianjin’s historical past that spans artwork, movie, design and music.
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With its current distinctive inns and extra locations coming quickly, Patina’s emphasis on connection – to self, place and like-minded folks – makes for a thought-about method that’s finely tuned to every location. The model has set its sights on a brand new era of culturally attuned travellers.
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