Design Break 09 — The big wave
The shape of the future Superonda sofa was created for the historic 1966 exhibition Superarchitettura at Galleria Jolly 2 in Pistoia. The event was regarded as the founding moment of the so—called Radical Architecture movement, which was given its name by art
Design Break 08 — The story of a lamp, Christmas 1967. Dario Bartolini, Archizoom Associati
Before the Christmas holidays with my family, I gather together everything needed to build what I have in mind - a light source able to activate one of my creatures. The light source is a palm, that absurd, branchless tree which
Design Break 07 — Ettore Sottsass jr. interviewed by Francesca Balena Arista
From Ettore Sottsass. A private scrapbook. 1957—2007 How did your relationship with Poltronova begin? «As I think I’ve written somewhere, my story with Poltronova began in 1956—57. In 1956 I was in the United States and more or less unemployed both when I went
Design Break 06 — Taking pictures at Poltronova. Cristiano Toraldo di Francia
I was fourteen when I got my first Rondine Ferrania as a present, and started taking pictures with it. The from the negatives I would print them. I quickly realized I could make up for my weak writing skills with
Design Break 05 — Mirror, mirror on the wall…
We promise you that we will come back soon to make you dream. In the meantime we give you pleasant readings on our fabulous world. When not shamefaced and relegated to bare functionalism, the mirror is the most evocative of all household
Design Break 04 — Gilberto Corretti, Archizoom Associati: You can’t judge a book by its cover… or can you?
We promise you that we will come back soon to make you dream. In the meantime we give you pleasant readings on our fabulous world. Poltronova Backstage. Fortino Editions, 2016. Curated by Francesca Balena Arista www.fortinoeditions.com www.garmentory.com I had on my pale-green rubber rain boots when I
Design Break 03 — Andrea Branzi interview conducted by Francesca Balena Arista
We promise you that we will come back soon to make you dream. In the meantime we give you pleasant readings on our fabulous world. Dear Andrea, if I say Superonda, what comes to your mind? He smiles I think of the fact that
Design Break 02 — Adolfo Natalini, Superstudio: Remembering Poltronova
We promise you that we will come back soon to make you dream. In the meantime we give you pleasant readings on our fabulous world. On December 4, 1966 an exhibition called Superarchitettura was inaugurated in Pistoia at the Jolly 2 gallery. Previously,
Design Break 01 — Joe: Off the Scale
We promise you that we will come back soon to make you dream. In the meantime we give you pleasant readings on our fabulous world. In 1966 Jonathan De Pas (1932—1991), Donato D’Urbino (1935) and Paolo Lomazzi (1936) launched a partnership that
AD Spain
In the March 2020 issue of AD [Architectural Digest] Spain, a reportage entitled "Vila sagrada" comes out, edited by Itziar Narro with photographs by Belén Imaz. In the context of a 14th century Tuscan convent, a series of Poltronova objects