Interni. September 2020
The iconic Ultrafragola Mirror by Ettore Sottsass features in the review ‘Le differenti anime del Design Italiano’ by Francesca Balena Arista.
Design Break 14 — Cristina Morozzi: Radical memories
Poltronova Backstage. Fortino Editions, 2016. Curated by Francesca Balena Arista www.fortinoeditions.com www.garmentory.com Continental, facing their home, and have some chicken broth, because Nanda had such a delicate stomach. I recall other heartier dinners with Sergio Cammilli on red gingham tablecloths at the Osteria del contadino
Poltronova at Contemporary Cluster in Rome
The Contemporary Cluster will be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of two cult Poltronova items: the Ultrafragola mirror by Ettore Sottsass jr. and the Joe armchair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi. From September 24 to October 23, the whole Poltronova collection will be hosted in the evocative spaces
Design Break 13 — Ultrafragola and the Mobili Grigi series
The Ultrafragola mirror is the only piece in Ettore Sottsass’s Mobili Grigi series that was actually produced. All the others were made only in limited numbers. The words used by Sottsass to describe this series, with their «rounded and
MD Journal
In the September issue of the trade magazine MD Journal, Elisabetta Trincherini wrote an article about Poltronova entitled "Design Centro Studi Poltronova per il Design—Dall’Archivio storico alle riedizioni. Il design come crescita culturale”. The article provide an interesting eye on
Design Break 12 — Dario Bartolini, Archizoom Associati: Photos at Poltronova in Agliana
Poltronova Backstage. Fortino Editions, 2016. Curated by Francesca Balena Arista www.fortinoeditions.com www.garmentory.com 1967: In order to reach Agliana we traveled by car from Prato, heading for the outskirts of the textile factories, a trip that soon became familiar to us. There’d be at least two
Design Break 11 — D’Urbino and Lomazzi interview conducted by Francesca Balena Arista
Let’s start from the beginning: how did Joe and your connection to Poltronova come about? Did the idea come from Sergio Cammilli, director of the company, or was this a project on which you were already working? Paolo Lomazzi → «Joe
Design Break 10 — A SMALL AND DIFFERENT ENTREPRENEUR, Paolo Deganello
Poltronova Backstage. Fortino Editions, 2016. Curated by Francesca Balena Arista www.fortinoeditions.com www.garmentory.com In 1957, Sergio Cammilli rented a small workshop with three or four upholsterers, in Agliana, a small town outside Pistoia near Quarrata. Since the early 1950s it had been an important production area
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