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Califfo

by Ettore Sottsass jr.
The Califfo sofa, designed in 1962 by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, returns to production in 2025 after a long absence. Califfo is one and threefold: its supporting structure is a bench with a backrest and side sections made of wooden slats. It comes with soft, upholstered cushions for the seat, backrests, and armrests; it can serve as a living room sofa, a daybed for an unexpected guest, or a spot for an afternoon nap. More than just a sofa, it is a versatile piece, free from the mechanisms typical of commercial sofa beds, and it shows how Sottsass’s design effortlessly merges aesthetics and function with simplicity and elegance.
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  • year1964
  • typologysofa
  • dimension200[l] x 83[w] x 63[h] cm
  • materials[frame] solid ash wood with aniline finish
    [cushions] polyurethane foam
    [cover] regenerated cotton or chenille or cotton-linen blend
  • colors[frame] black, cinnabar red, ivory white, mud grey, plum pink, leaf green
    [cover] black, midnight blue, powder blue, aquamarine blue, new york grey, goldenrod yellow, apple green, old rose
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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)

Centro Studi Poltronova presents

XS
Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 24 | Booth D33 
📅 April 8–13 | 🕘 9.30 am – 6.30 pm

We look forward to seeing you there.

#Poltronova #EttoreSottsass #EttoreSottsassjr #ItalianDesign #MadeInItaly #MilanoDesignWeek #SaloneDelMobile2025 #MDW2025
#Fuorisalone2025 #DesignWeek2025 #SaloneDelMobile #CrazyHorse #CrazyHorseTable #CaliffoSofa #Califfo

Ettore Sottsass | Interior Design | Table | Sofa | Salone del Mobile 2025 | Milan Design Week

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ＸＳ = ＥＸＴＲＡ ＳＯＴＴＳＡＳＳ 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) Centro Studi Poltronova presents XS Salone Internazionale del Mobile Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 24 | Booth D33  📅 April 8–13 | 🕘 9.30 am – 6.30 pm We look forward to seeing you there. #Poltronova #EttoreSottsass #EttoreSottsassjr #ItalianDesign #MadeInItaly #MilanoDesignWeek #SaloneDelMobile2025 #MDW2025 #Fuorisalone2025 #DesignWeek2025 #SaloneDelMobile #CrazyHorse #CrazyHorseTable #CaliffoSofa #Califfo Ettore Sottsass | Interior Design | Table | Sofa | Salone del Mobile 2025 | Milan Design Week

Ettore Sottsass jr.

1917 — 2007

Designed for Poltronova:
Califfo, Crazy Horse, Ultrafragola, Asteroide, Barbarella, Superbox, Mobili grigi, Pranzo aromatico, Yantra, Nefertiti, Malatesta

To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.

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Crazy Horse

table, 1968

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Saratoga

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