L’Appartamento a Palazzo Donizetti

Biosofa was selected to take part in L’Appartamento during the 2026 edition of Milan Design Week 2026 with Artemest; a project that, more than an exhibition, defines a way of living with objects. Set inside Palazzo Donizetti, a 19th-century residence in Milan, the exhibition unfolds as a fully curated apartment. Each room is entrusted to an international design studio and brought to life through a dialogue with Italian artisans.

A space that changes the rhythm: There are moments during Design Week when everything begins to feel repetitive, but then Palazzo Donizetti interrupts that rhythm. The staircase slows movement. The light softens. The noise fades. Moving through the rooms, attention shifts back to proportion, material, and atmosphere. It is not a place designed to impress quickly, but to be experienced over time.

The Grand Salon by MAWD

Within this setting, Biosofa was selected to be part of the Grand Salon, designed by March and White Design. The room draws from classical Roman references, translated into a layered, contemporary composition. Deep reds, warm wood, bronze accents, and controlled light define a space that feels grounded, intimate, and quietly theatrical.

For this environment, Biosofa created two Rafaella three-seater sofas in red velvet, produced in our workshop on Lake Como.

The Rafaella’s clean geometry and generous proportions were conceived to support the room rather than dominate it. Upholstered in deep red velvet, the sofas absorb and reflect light with depth, contributing to the overall atmosphere of the space.

Beyond the surface

What defines a Biosofa piece goes beyond its visual presence.

Alongside a strong, contemporary design language, Biosofa builds each sofa entirely with natural materials, chosen for how they feel, perform, and age over time. Solid wood structures, jute supports, cotton layers, and 100% natural latex come together in a construction system developed to ensure comfort, durability, and long-term use.

This approach is not an addition to design, it is indeed part of it. A sofa that looks refined, but is also made to be lived in, maintained, and carried forward over time.

The experience

At the center of this project is not the object alone, but the experience of inhabiting a space.

In the Grand Salon, the Rafaella sofas do not seek attention. They hold it. They offer a place to sit, to pause, to remain — even briefly — within an environment defined by balance, material richness, and restraint.

During a week built on constant movement, that moment of stillness becomes part of the design itself.