Joe
by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi
- year1970
- typologyarmchair
- dimension175[l] x 122[w] x 95[h] cm
- materials[structure] metal
[padding] preformed polyurethane foam
[covering] leather - colorswide range of colors
- weight54 kg
#joearmchair on Instagram
ITāS GIVING PLAY + PLEASURE.āØ(ON A DESIGN ICON) š¤
Not every design object asks you to sit properly.āØSome invite you to climb, play, disappear into them for a while.
Joe ā originally designed in 1970 by De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova ā transforms a baseball glove into an oversized domestic landscape: somewhere between soft sculpture, pop imagery and anti-bourgeois provocation.
Shown here in vintage leather upholstery.
Half furniture, half visual statement.āØ100% comfort.āØ0% possible to ignore.
šø Cover shot by Serena Eller Vainicher @serenaeller : Eller Studio @ellerstudio
Joe is a big comfortable chair in the form of a giant baseball glove, mounted on invisible wheels. Inspired by the poetics of Pop Art, the designers gave material form to their admiration for the legendary American baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Through a radical shift in scale, the glove becomes an inhabitable object, bringing a hyperreal image from the world of art into the domestic landscape.
For the fiftieth anniversary of Joe, Poltronova introduced Joe Ball: a leather pouf and footrest shaped like a baseball, designed by DāUrbino and Lomazzi in 2020. Conceived as the natural completion of the armchair, Joe Ball combines comfort, irony and sculptural presence.
Joe Ball pouf/footrest By DāUrbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 2020
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UNāPoltronova at MDW 2026
Inside De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi: Fantasticamente effervescenti at @casvamilano ā Centro di Alti Studi sulle Arti Visive, the work of one of the most significant Italian design groups is traced through a trajectory that moves beyond the object and redefines the experience of domestic space.
ā¾ļø De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi: Fantasticamente effervescentiāØš @casvamilano ā Centro di Alti Studi sulle Arti Visive, Via Isernia 5, MilanāØā³ on view until April
Curated by Maria Teresa FeraboliāØExhibition design: Andrea Gianni
On view:āØā
Joe ā De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi
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Joe Ball ā DāUrbino, Lomazzi
Fantasticamente effervescenti, curated by Maria Teresa Feraboli with exhibition design by Andrea Gianni, takes the public beyond the object, tracing a creative trajectory that has redefined spatial possibilities and transformed the way domestic environments are experienced.
Before forming as a group in 1966, the three designers initiated a sharp critique of traditional housing typologies, with a clear aim: to free the home from the rigidity of rooms and restore flexibility and freedom to interior spaces. From holiday houses such as Villa Panceri on the island of Elba, to the retirement home on Via Leone XIII in Milan, and on to pneumatic structures and the project of a residential hypercube for 1,500 people, their work moves between pragmatism and vision, in a continuous process of experimentation that also implies an awareness of environmental concerns.
Their informal, affordable, and transformable objects ā including the Joe armchair and the Joe Ball footstool ā became a manifesto of their commitment to redefining domestic space, allowing inhabitants to shape their environment with freedom, pleasure, and a sense of play.
#Poltronova #CASVA #JoeArmchair #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #MilanoDesignWeek2026
When play gets bigger ā literally.
ā¾ļø Joe Ball pouf/footrest by DāUrbino, Lomazzi
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Joe Ball by Poltronova is a leather pouf and footrest created for the fiftieth anniversary of Joe.
Its shape and stitching directly recall a classic baseball, conceived as a natural completion to the Joe armchair.
Inside, a concealed weight makes the pouf stable when used as a seat, preventing it from rolling.
Made in Italy, Joe Ball has a simple form that requires exceptional craftsmanship.
Produced using pre-formed expanded polyurethane, it involves highly accurate manual work to faithfully reproduce a leather baseball on a giant scale.
The leather cover is crafted like an haute couture garment, ensuring the highest quality.
Each piece is unique and available in a wide range of colors.
Three branded marks stamped into the leather guarantee authenticity: the name Joe, the Centro Studi Poltronova logo, and the Joe 50th anniversary mark.
In the video, the object shifts from game to furniture, from scale play to physical interaction, turning Joe Ball into an experience where body, movement, and Italian design collide.
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š§” Sink into iconic comfort.āØThe JOE armchair paired with the JOE pouf / footrest is where sculptural design meets everyday lounging.
Soft curves. Grounded presence. Effortless style.
āØDesigned to anchor a space while inviting you to stay a little longer.
This is modern comfort that looks as good as it feels.
āØš Would you style this set in a living room or a reading corner?
šø Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio
š” Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd
āļø Edit @gianlucagarupaionni
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#Poltronova
#joearmchair
#joeball āØ#ModernInteriorsāØ#DesignerFurnitureāØ#ContemporaryLiving
Joe: an icon that refuses to sit still š¤
āØJoe armchair (1970) + Joe Ball pouf/footrest (2020): same irreverent spirit, shared attitude, comfort made in Italy.āØWhat started as a radical gesture becomes a dialogue across time: playful, bodily, unmistakably pop.āØAfter more than 50 years, Joe is still challenging how we inhabit objects and space, with Joe Ball by its side.
Both upholstered in vintage leather.āØOther options available.
šø Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio āØš”Production by @emmabyvanck.dvd
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š§¢ Joe Armchair by De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi
ā¾ļø Joe Ball pouf/footrest by DāUrbino, Lomazzi
š XS, @isaloniofficial Milano April 8ā13 2025
šø @serenaeller : @ellerstudio
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Joe armchair Poltronova by De Pas DāUrbino Lomazzi, giant baseball glove chair, homage to Joe DiMaggio, radical Pop design, collectible Italian armchair, polyurethane foam armchair on wheels
Bold. Bright. Iconic.
Crafted from radical visions, these design pieces werenāt made to follow rules.
They wrote them.
ā š Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969
ā š Rumble sofa by Gianni Pettena, 1967āØā ā¾ļø Joe armchair by De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi, 1970
ā āļø Mitzi sofa by Hans Hollein, 1981
ā šļø Saratoga sofa by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, 1964
ā šUltrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970
šø Photo creditsĀ @serenaellerĀ @francesco_marano8 :Ā @ellerstudio
#Poltronova #JoeArmChairĀ #MiesArmchairĀ #DDLĀ #ArchizoomAssociatiĀ #DePasDUrbinoLomazziĀ #DesignĀ #FurnitureĀ #InteriorDesign #HansHollein #Vignelli #GianniPettena #RumbleSofa #Saratoga #MitziSofa
Not fully visible, nor entirely absent. āØThese objects arenāt simply on display: they hide, reveal, refract, disappear and reappear among textures and reflections.
Sensitive presencesāengaged in a dialogue with surfaces, imagination, and time.
You donāt look at them. They observe you.
1. Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970
2. Joe armchair by De Pas, DāUrbino, Lomazzi, 1970 and Joe Ball by DāUrbino, Lomazzi, 2020 in vintage leather
3. Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969
4. Passiflora table lamp by Superstudio, 1967
šø Photo creditsĀ @serenaellerĀ @francesco_marano8 :Ā @ellerstudio
#Poltronova #Ultrafragola #UltrafragolaMirror #EttoreSottsass #JoeArmchair #JoeChair #JoeBall #MiesArmchair #PassifloraLamp
#DDL #Superstudio #ArchizoomAssociati #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #Design #Furniture #InteriorDesign
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Under the creative direction of Donatello DāAngelo, Poltronova continues this exploration,
transforming the exhibition space into an undomestic landscapeāan 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, Poltronovaās iconic pieces are not mere displayed objects
but sensitive presences, elements that rewrite the concept of domestic space.
Come by ā see/experience our products and meet our team š
@isaloniofficial
Rho Fiera Milano
April 8th/13th
Hall 24 Booth D33
ā šø Photos by @serenaeller @ellerstudio
ā šØ Art direction @donutsinho / @_d_apostrophe
ā š” Exhibition setup @pietrograssi_ / @studio_grassi_design
#Poltronova #Ultrafragola #UltrafragolaMirror #JoeChair #JoeBall #Mies #MiesArmchair #SanremoLamp #MitziSofa #Saratoga #RumbleSofa #ArchizoomAssociati #GianniPettena #DDL #HansHollein #EttoreSottsass #EttoreSottsassjr #MilanoDesignWeek #SaloneDelMobile2025 #MDW2025 #DesignWeek2025 #SaloneDelMobile
Ettore Sottsass | Interior Design | Italian Design | Sofa | Salone del Mobile 2025 | Milan Design Week | Made In Italy | Centro Studi Poltronova
De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi
1966
Designed for Poltronova:
Joe, Joe Ball, Cessato Allarme, Tappeto Stella e Stellina
To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.
