Centro Studi Poltronova for

Triennale Milano

viale Alemagna 6, Milan
on view until 6 September

curated by: Francesca Picchi, with Marco Sammicheli and Studio Mut (Martin Kerschbaumer and Thomas Kronbichler)
exhibition design: Jasper Morrison Office for Design with David Saik
in collaboration with: Vignelli Center for Design Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

Lella and Massimo Vignelli. A Language of Clarity. Veduta dell’installazione. Triennale Milano 2026. Foto: Delfino Sisto Legnani, DSL Studio © Triennale Milano

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The exhibition Lella & Massimo Vignelli: A Language of Clarity traces the work of one of the most influential design duos of the twentieth century, highlighting the coherence and breadth of their approach, capable of spanning graphic design, product design, and architecture under the unifying principle of “Design is One”.

Within the exhibition, the Saratoga system plays a central role as a testament to the early stages of their collaboration with Poltronova.

Designed in 1964, Saratoga translates their idea of design into built form – a rigorous synthesis of geometry, function, and formal clarity – articulated through the assembly of essential volumes and an explicitly architectural structure.

Saratoga’s presence in the exhibition, however, extends beyond the product itself: it points to the broader contribution of Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli to the identity of the brand, which in those same years also encompassed the graphic design of Poltronova’s catalogues. A systemic, coherent, and radical body of work that helped define one of the earliest integrated expressions of design and communication within Italian design culture.