\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tPalazzo Marino in Milan.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Tod\u2019s<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe Italian luxury group financed the revamp of all four external facades and those overlooking the internal courtyard, reworking over 80,730 square feet. The work started in 2024. <\/p>\n \n\tDuring the project, scaffolding reading \u201cTod\u2019s for Milan\u201d covered the building, featuring illustrations on the history of the palazzo until today \u2014 a sober visual intended to express how Della Valle\u2019s initiative was a giveback move to the city and country with no commercial return.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBeing able to contribute to renovate the city hall was a tangible sign of how we feel towards the city, which is grateful,\u201d he said, defining Milan as \u201cthe city that, from an entrepreneurial point of view, represents our second home.\u201d The executive also stressed the importance of \u201cseeing how fast we managed to do everything: this happens when there\u2019s a real common interest, with no speculations around it\u2026 This is an example of how public institutions and private companies can work.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tRenovation works of Palazzo Marino in Milan.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Tod\u2019s<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tDella Valle exhorted fellow entrepreneurs to follow the same path and get involved in similar projects \u201cwithout asking anything in return,\u201d in moves that he believes could further strengthen Italy\u2019s overall attractiveness and global appeal.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLet\u2019s consider what we can do, and I\u2019m not talking about only in arts,\u201d he said, pointing to efforts to help students in Milan with the cost of living as another example.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cToday, with the current economic situation and everything going on in the world, we, as entrepreneurs, have the obligation to focus also on things outside of our core business. We need to be good entrepreneurs, making money with companies and helping them operate, but we also need to take a step further, which is to monitor the local communities and territory and ensure that everything that\u2019s needed is done by us,\u201d he said. \u201cThis means being very fast, directly controlling what we do and achieving results that can change people\u2019s lives very quickly\u2026 We need to act fast, because there isn\u2019t much time, poverty is growing and we can\u2019t just stand by and [be indifferent].\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDiego Della Valle, Giuseppe Sala and Michele Brunello, founder of Dontstop Architettura.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Tod\u2019s<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tMilan Mayor\u00a0Giuseppe Sala\u00a0also wished that \u201cthis little, big project\u201d might be replicated.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re here today not just to explain what has been done, but to encourage others to follow Tod\u2019s lead,\u201d said Sala. \u201cIn this project there were at least three virtuous aspects,\u201d he said, citing Tod\u2019s sober and non-invasive sponsoring campaign; the fast turnaround of the renovation and the synergy between public and private parties, which is \u201can indisputable quality of Milan.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tHe said it was such a trait that propelled talks with the administration in Italy\u2019s Piedmont and Liguria regions to put them forward with Lombardy as hosts for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n \n\tPalazzo Marino\u2019s renovation also saw the involvement of Dontstop Architettura, the Andrea Borri Architetti studio and architect Paolo Pecorelli, whose firm has restored the facade of the storied luxury Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in the city, among other projects.<\/p>\n \n\tOriginally designed by Galeazzo Alessi, Palazzo Marino attracts around 5,000 visitors a year and hadn\u2019t been restored since the end of the \u201880s.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tRenovation works of Palazzo Marino in Milan.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Tod\u2019s<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe building stands opposite the landmark Teatro alla Scala. Della Valle has a well-established relationship with the theater as well, since Tod\u2019s is a founding member of the Teatro alla Scala Foundation and\u00a0in 2010 agreed to contribute to support the theater\u2019s productions for a year and help promote its values globally via a short promotional film called \u201cAn Italian Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAt the time, the project closely followed the announcement that Della Valle offered to finance the work needed to restore the Colosseum in Rome through a of 25 million euros.\u00a0This remains Della Valle\u2019s most public effort to support the country with a commitment that has lasted for more than a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOther initiatives of the group through the years include the support of Milan\u2019s contemporary art museum PAC as well as its\u00a0contribution to FAI, The National Trust for Italy, in its restoration of the hill that inspired the poem \u201cThe Infinite\u201d by Giacomo Leopardi in the early 1800s. In addition, it has implemented several social initiatives, including the education of children in need in the Barra district in Naples; support of Save the Children in its \u201cPunti Luce\u201d project, and a collaboration with the Patrignano community. The group also built a shoe manufacturing plant in Italy\u2019s\u00a0Arquata\u00a0del Tronto in 2017, a town hit\u00a0by a deadly earthquake a year earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MILAN \u2014\u00a0No more scaffolding. After 18 months of work, Milan\u2019s Palazzo Marino unveiled its face lift, courtesy of Tod\u2019s Group.\u00a0 In 2023, the fashion company pledged 2.5 million euros to fund the restoration of the 16th-century building that stands in central Piazza della Scala here and has housed the city hall and local administration operations since 1861. Tod\u2019s Group\u00a0chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle expressed his satisfaction at a press conference for the outcome and the renovation, which was completed on budget and on time. Palazzo Marino in Milan. Courtesy of Tod\u2019s The Italian luxury group financed the revamp of all four external facades and those overlooking the internal courtyard, reworking over 80,730 square feet. The work started in 2024. During the project, scaffolding reading \u201cTod\u2019s for Milan\u201d covered the building, featuring illustrations on the history of the palazzo until today \u2014 a sober visual intended to express how Della Valle\u2019s initiative was a giveback move to the city and country with no commercial return. \u201cBeing able to contribute to renovate the city hall was a tangible sign of how we feel towards the city, which is grateful,\u201d he said, defining Milan as \u201cthe city that, from an entrepreneurial point of view, represents our second home.\u201d The executive also stressed the importance of \u201cseeing how fast we managed to do everything: this happens when there\u2019s a real common interest, with no speculations around it\u2026 This is an example of how public institutions and private companies can work.\u201d Renovation works of Palazzo Marino in Milan. Courtesy of Tod\u2019s Della Valle exhorted fellow entrepreneurs to follow the same path and get involved in similar projects \u201cwithout asking anything in return,\u201d in moves that he believes could further strengthen Italy\u2019s overall attractiveness and global appeal. \u201cLet\u2019s consider what we can do, and I\u2019m not talking about only in arts,\u201d he said, pointing to efforts to help students in Milan with the cost of l…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14411"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Palazzo](\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tods-per-Palazzo-Marino-12.jpg?w=300\")
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