Centro Studi Poltronova presents

XS

Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 24 | Booth D33

– Archizoom Associati
– De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi
– Hans Hollein
– Gianni Pettena
– Ettore Sottsass jr.
– Superstudio
– Lella and Massimo Vignelli

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What happens when the domestic landscape dissolves—what remains?

Poltronova returns to the Salone del Mobile with XS, an installation exploring the threshold between design and vision, between function and dematerialization. An opportunity to showcase its iconic collection alongside new releases.

From April 8 to 13, the Tuscan brand will be a key player at the fair with a setup revealed as an unstable, layered landscape where surfaces do not merely cover but—just as the radical avant-gardes of the ’60s and ’70s taught us—narrate and generate space.

XS is a container of many meanings. Primarily, it stands for ExtraSurface, where hypersensitive surfaces guide the design of the installation, establishing a dialogue between Poltronova’s products and the Supersurfaces of Superstudio, the Neutral Surfaces of Archizoom, and the magical ones of Ettore Sottsass.

Under the creative direction of Donatello D’Angelo, Poltronova continues this exploration, transforming the exhibition space into an undomestic landscape—an environment that rejects the functional order of the home to explore new perceptions of dwelling.

The display unfolds through reflective and fragmented planes, embossed panels that break up the light, curtains and drapes that create unstable depths. A matter in tension, in constant mutation. In this scenario, Poltronova’s iconic pieces are not mere displayed objects but sensitive presences, elements that rewrite the concept of domestic space.

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XS is also…

ExtraSoft
Gianni Pettena’s Rumble sofa gets a new soul: its modular structure is dressed in white panno casentino fabric, enhancing the play of deconstructed volumes in a dialogue between softness and architecture.

ExtraSymbolism
The Mitzi sofa, designed by Hans Hollein, makes its debut to the general public with its distinctive érable burlwood finish. An object that challenges the dichotomy between function and symbol.

ExtraSmooth
The Saratoga sofa, by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, gains new tactile details: its iconic cushions are now clad in soft nubuck leather, available in three shades.

ExtraSmall
Poltronova embraces the world of collectibles with its first series of realistic miniatures. Sofo, Rumble, Safari, and Superonda become (almost) pocket-sized in faithful 1:8 scale reproductions.

ExtraSottsass
More than fifty years later, two icons by Ettore Sottsass return to the Poltronova catalog: “After seventeen years, Ettore is still missed… so we thought, together with Studio Sottsass, of bringing back these two pieces: the Califfo sofa from 1964 and the Crazy Horse table from 1968. They’re simple and strong, as if they were designed yesterday.” (Roberta Meloni, Director of Centro Studi Poltronova, 2025)

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Alongside the novelties, the timeless classics:

• Ultrafragola, the luminous mirror by Ettore Sottsass jr.
• Mies, the seating by Archizoom Associati.
• Gherpe and Passiflora, the iconic lamps by Superstudio.
• Joe, the legendary armchair with the Joe Ball footrest, and Cessato Allarme, the coat rack—all by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi.