Some projects are born from a sudden intuition; others evolve slowly, taking form over time. Such is the story of the collaboration between Stefano Gallizioli and NEUTRA unveiled at Milan Design Week 2025: a graceful convergence of upholstered furnishings and seating, where sculpture meets function, and materiality.
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Sao Miguel sofa, Monochrome Affinity exhibition by Migliore+Servetto.
It all began with a sofa — a bespoke piece designed by Gallizioli for the entrance of Emanuele Chicco Busnelli's offices, the soul behind the company. More than just a seat, it was conceived as a grounded presence: sculptural, solid, and quietly inviting, anchoring the space with understated gravity.
Over time, that initial gesture blossomed into Sao Miguel — a modular constellation of upholstered forms, where soft, fluid lines invite both repose and reflection. Around the central sofa, poufs and surfaces drift like gentle satellites, echoing the scattered terrain of an archipelago. Here, the sofa is no longer just an object — it becomes an inhabitable landscape, a geography of comfort and form.
Around the central sofa, poufs and surfaces drift like gentle satellites, echoing the scattered terrain of an archipelago. Here, the sofa is no longer just an object — it becomes an inhabitable landscape, a geography of comfort and form.
Alongside Sao Miguel, a second vision emerges — one born entirely anew for NEUTRA: Ordos. Where the former speaks in soft, organic curves, Ordos finds its voice in architecture — in the quiet strength of form and volume. Inspired by the boundless Mongolian desert from which it takes its name, it evokes a horizon where earth and sky dissolve in a seamless breath of sand and stillness.
This vision unfolds in a system of upholstered elements defined by clarity and restraint — a suspended platform composed of distinct, modular forms.
Expansive horizontal planes, deep generous seating, and low, continuous backrests echo the vastness of open plains and shifting dunes. The result is not merely furniture, but a place of stillness — a spatial poem that invites pause and contemplation.
Stone and textile — in fabric or leather — converse in tactile harmony with the landscape that inspired them, grounding the composition in a sense of elemental calm and spatial clarity.
Artemisia, armchair, Monochrome Affinity exhibition by Migliore+Servetto © Carolina Gherri
The story finds its quiet crescendo in Artemisia — a duet of lightweight seats, defined by a graphic silhouette that seamlessly unites seat and backrest in a single, fluid gesture. Named after the legendary commander Artemisia — the lone woman to lead Xerxes' fleet — the collection speaks in the language of contrasts: softness and strength held in perfect accord.
Its embracing contours, wrapped in the tactile richness of shaved sheepskin and goat fur, invite stillness and surrender, while the solid wooden frame anchors the form with quiet resolve. Artemisia is not merely a seat, but a companion to the spaces it inhabits — a timeless expression of elegance and intent, equally at home in the intimacy of a residence or the refinement of a hospitality setting.
'Working with NEUTRA means designing with depth, it is a freedom grounded in trust — knowing that each choice will be met with care, with sensitivity. It is a dialogue of listening, a process that flows naturally, like a garment tailored to measure', says Stefano Gallizioli.
For Stefano Gallizioli and NEUTRA, design is a return to essence: crafting forms that stand the test of time, weaving meaningful connections between materials, and creating space for that rare, silent balance — where beauty is not imposed, but simply revealed. A harmony that makes objects not only timeless, but deeply, intuitively right.
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