Artemest at Palazzo Donizetti
House & Garden spotlighted L’Appartamento by Artemest inside Milan’s Palazzo Donizetti, where the 19th‑century palace is reimagined with Italian artisan pieces to create a heritage‑meets‑contemporary interior experience (houseandgarden.co.uk). The installation was flagged as one of Milan Design Week’s more elegant, immersive showcases blending craft and lifestyle displays (houseandgarden.co.uk).
Artemest is bringing the fourth edition of L’Appartamento back to Palazzo Donizetti in Milan for Design Week 2026, with five studios remaking the 19th-century residence room by room. (artemest.com) The show runs at Via Gaetano Donizetti 48 from April 21 to April 26, with a press preview on April 20 and public hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitors must pre-register, and Fuorisalone says last admission is 30 minutes before closing. (fuorisalone.it) Artemest says the 2026 edition is built around “Italian Grandeur,” and Fuorisalone says the route is framed as a modern Grand Tour through Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Palermo. The five invited firms are Charlap Hyman & Herrero, March and White Design, Rockwell Group, Sasha Adler Design, and Urjowan Alsharif Interiors. (artemest.com) (fuorisalone.it) The format is straightforward: each studio takes a distinct space and fills it with Italian-made furniture, lighting, and décor selected from Artemest’s artisan network. Artemest describes the result as a staged domestic interior rather than a trade-stand display. (artemest.com) That setting is part of the draw. Artemest describes Palazzo Donizetti as a 19th-century residence with frescoed rooms, soaring ceilings, and an elliptical staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade. (artemest.com) The project lands as Milan Design Week returns on April 21 to April 26 alongside the 64th Salone del Mobile furniture fair at Rho Fiera Milano. Galerie says the fair will host more than 1,900 exhibitors from 32 countries, which helps explain why off-site installations compete so hard for attention across the city. (galeriemagazine.com) Artemest has been using L’Appartamento to turn design week into a live showroom for Italian craft. Its 2025 edition at the same palazzo marked the brand’s 10th anniversary, and Artemest says the 2026 show is the fourth edition overall. (artemest.com 1) (artemest.com 2) The move to Palazzo Donizetti is recent. Interni reported that the building opened to the public for the first time during the 2025 edition, turning a usually private address into one of design week’s destination interiors. (internimagazine.com) House & Garden singled out this year’s installation as one of Milan Design Week 2026’s standout stops, pointing to the mix of historic architecture and contemporary Italian pieces inside the palazzo. That leaves Artemest with the same assignment as last year: get visitors through the door, then let the rooms do the selling. (houseandgarden.co.uk)
