Dolce&Gabbana’s DG Resort returns to Hotel Cala di Volpe for summer 2026, turning it into a living extension of the luxury maison’s world. This time, the house brings its Maiolica Gialla print to the two terraces of the Atrium Bar, one of the most recognisable gathering places on the Costa Smeralda. Expect decorated cabanas, hand-painted vases and a pop-up store offering summer clothing and accessories.
Cala di Volpe is a clever stage for it. Opened in 1963 and designed by Jacques Couëlle, the hotel was conceived as part of the original Costa Smeralda dream, a place where architecture, landscape and international society came together around Sardinia’s wild north-eastern coastline. Marriott’s own history of the hotel mentions it as the first primary structure of the Costa Smeralda, built overlooking the bay of the same name, with Couëlle preferring to see himself as a “sculptor of houses” rather than a conventional architect.
Dolce&Gabbana has been refining this resort language for several summers. In 2024, DG Resort projects appeared across seven destinations, including St Tropez, Portofino, Marbella, Taormina, the Hamptons and Cala di Volpe itself, each dressed in a house print such as Carretto Siciliano, Verde Maiolica or Blu Mediterraneo. At Cala di Volpe, that earlier takeover used Carretto Siciliano; for 2026, Maiolica Gialla feels warmer, lighter and more directly tied to the heat of an Italian summer.
The Maiolica print has become one of Dolce&Gabbana’s most recognisable codes. Inspired by Sicilian ceramics, it carries the brand’s familiar conversation between craft, ornament and southern Italian memory. Dolce&Gabbana describes the Maiolica motif as a homage to Sicily’s historical heritage and Italian craftsmanship, and without a doubt, it has become among the house’s most iconic visual signatures.
At Cala di Volpe, the yellow version makes sense. Against the blue of the bay and the pale stone of the hotel, Maiolica Gialla brings in sun, citrus, ceramic glaze and a certain vintage glamour. It is not subtle, but Cala di Volpe was never about anonymity. It is about drama, lunch turning into dinner and the pleasure of being somewhere everyone remembers.
Author: Lina Ress
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