Long before the art hotel became a hospitality category, Jumeirah Capri Palace — originally conceived in 1961 by Gianfranco Frattini, pupil of Gio Ponti — was quietly assembling one of the most significant collections of contemporary art in the Italian south, with works by Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giorgio De Chirico, Keith Haring, and Mimmo Paladino running alongside interiors by Patricia Urquiola and Giuliano Dell'Uva. The result is a property that has never needed to announce its design credentials because the design has simply always been there.
