Marble furnishings, lagoon-coloured walls and arched doorways are among the features that Dorothée Meilichzon has incorporated in the interiors of this Venice hotel, which is meant to mirror its surroundings.
Occupying a renaissance-era palace, Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental is located in Venice's Dorsoduro neighbourhood. Set away from the city's main tourist hubbub, the area is populated with unpretentious bars, eateries and vintage boutiques.

This is the fifth time that French interior designer Meilichzon has worked with the Experimental hospitality group, having designed a selection of its hotels in Paris and London, as well as its Menorca location.

Like the preceding properties, Meilichzon wanted the interiors of the new Venice hotel to reflect its immediate surroundings. "We do a lot of research to create a different project each time, one that's deeply rooted in its environment," Meilichzon told Dezeen.

The 32 guest suites have therefore been completed in a mixture of warm and cool tones ? some surfaces are painted butter-yellow, blush-pink or deep red in a nod to the colour of the homes that line Dorsoduro's canal ways.
Other walls are a dark, navy hue or mossy green.
"The greens and blues come from the variant colours of the laguna, truly an inspiration as the colour of it evolves so much during the day and depending on the weather, it is quite fascinating," explained Meilichzon.

Several of the fixtures and furnishings ? like the doorframes, ...