Mies

by Archizoom Associati

The Mies armchair was born in 1969 from the idea of using a strip of para rubber or India rubber —strong, elastic materials— as a seat. The structure, a triangle in chrome—plated metal, brings out the purity of the silhouette. The headrest and footrest-lamp cushions are in ponyskin. The name emphasizes the similarity of the structure to the projects of Mies van der Rohe, as a tribute to the great master who died that same year. With its rigorous geometric design, the Mies armchair sums up the philosophy of Archizoom Associati, leading figures of the Italian Radical movement starting in the second half of the 1960s.

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year1969
typologyarmchair and footrest
dimension[armchair] 131[l] x 74[w] x 80[h] cm
[footrest] 105[l] x 20[w] x 36[h] cm
materials[frame] chrome—plated metal
[seat] silicone sheet that deforms in response to the weight of the body
[covering] ponyskin
colors[structure] metal
[seat] black
Natural rubber seat available upon request only. For more information, please contact us.
bulb3 x LED E14 3W [max] 3000K
weight[armchair] 18 kg
[footrest] 10 kg
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Exhibitions

1969First presented at the 9th Salone del Mobile, Milan
1970Modern Chairs 1918—1970, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
1972Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1991Mobili Italiani 1961-1991. Le varie età dei linguaggi, Triennale, Milan
20031945—2000 Il Design in Italia: 100 Oggetti della Collezione Permanente del Design Italiano, Triennale, Milan | The Beautiful Factory, Centro Cultural Justiça Federal, Rio de Janeiro | Altman Building, New York
2005Italian Beauty: 100 Esemplari Al Top: Trasformazioni Nel Design Moderno, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
2007Archizoom Associati 1966 — 1974, Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Lausanne | Il Modo Italiano, Mart Rovereto | Museè Des Beaux—Arts De Montreal, Montreal
2009Serie Fuoriserie, Museo della Triennale, Milan 2010 Biennale Internazionale del Design, Palazzo dei Capitani, Ascoli, Italy | Il Grande Gioco, Rotonda della Besana, Milan | Pop Design, Filatoio di Caraglio, Cuneo, Italy
2017Radical Utopias: Beyond architecture: Florence 1966–1976, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
2018Radical Utopias: Beyond architecture: Florence 1966–1976, CCA, Montreal | Joeuts à Jouer: Objects in the forest, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Brussels | Italiana: L’Italia vista dalla moda 1971—2001, Palazzo Reale, Milan
2019The Undomestic House: Architettura e abitare, Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea “Osvaldo Licini”, Ascoli Piceno | I–Made: Italian Manufacture Art & Design exhibition, Saatchi Gallery, London | Collezione permanente Museo del Design Italiano, Triennale, Milan
2020Poltronova: La casa non domestica, Contemporary Cluster, Rome
2022Turn on, Tune in, Drop by…, Milano Design Week, Elle Decor, Design Forever, Palazzo Bovara, Milan
2023Ultrafavola. Poltronova beyond the mirror, Milano Design Week, Milano

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Tension. Dimension. Subversion. Flexible when it needs to.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969, the Mies armchair transforms geometry into an active system. An elastic rubber seat suspended within a chromed triangular structure allows the body to interact with space, balance, and gravity. An icon of Italian Radical design. Available today.

📸 Cover Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio 💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd ✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

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Tension. Dimension. Subversion. Flexible when it needs to.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969, the Mies armchair transforms geometry into an active system. An elastic rubber seat suspended within a chromed triangular structure allows the body to interact with space, balance, and gravity. An icon of Italian Radical design. Available today.

📸 Cover Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio 💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd ✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

— #Poltronova #MiesArmchair #ArchizoomAssociati #ItalianDesign #FurnitureDesign

Tension. Interaction. Balance.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969. Available today.

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Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati is an iconic example of Italian Radical design and furniture design. Featuring a chromed metal structure and an elastic rubber seat, it challenges traditional ideas of comfort. Made in Italy.

📸 Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio
💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd
✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

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Tension. Interaction. Balance.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969. Available today.

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Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati is an iconic example of Italian Radical design and furniture design. Featuring a chromed metal structure and an elastic rubber seat, it challenges traditional ideas of comfort. Made in Italy.

📸 Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio
💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd
✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

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#Poltronova #MiesArmchair #ArchizoomAssociati #InteriorDesign #FurnitureDesign

Chromatic frame. Elastic tension.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969. Available today.

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Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati is an iconic example of Italian Radical design and furniture design. Featuring a chromed metal structure and an elastic rubber seat, it challenges traditional ideas of shape and comfort. Made in Italy.

📸 Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio
💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd
✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

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#Poltronova #MiesArmchair #ArchizoomAssociati #InteriorDesign #FurnitureDesign

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Chromatic frame. Elastic tension.

◿ Mies by Archizoom Associati

Designed in 1969. Available today.

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Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati is an iconic example of Italian Radical design and furniture design. Featuring a chromed metal structure and an elastic rubber seat, it challenges traditional ideas of shape and comfort. Made in Italy.

📸 Shot by @kaylaraquel.studio
💡 Shooting production @emmabyvanck.dvd
✍️ Edit @gianlucagarupaionni

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#Poltronova #MiesArmchair #ArchizoomAssociati #InteriorDesign #FurnitureDesign

📐 Mies armchair/footrest by Archizoom Associati

📍XS, @isaloniofficial Milano April 8–13 2025
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Mies armchair Poltronova, chrome-plated frame lounge chair, silicone sheet seating, 1970s Italian radical furniture, collectible chaise longue design

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📐 Mies armchair/footrest by Archizoom Associati

📍XS, @isaloniofficial Milano April 8–13 2025
📸 @serenaeller : @ellerstudio

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📐 Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969

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📐 Mies by Archizoom Associati for Poltronova

— Designed in 1969: a chrome-plated metal triangle, a rubber strip seat, and ponyskin cushions with essential lines.

— A subtle tribute to Mies van der Rohe, who passed away that same year.

💡 The footrest adds effortless comfort and light.

#Poltronova #ArchizoomAssociati #miesarmchair #miesvanderrohe #furnituredesign

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📐 Mies by Archizoom Associati for Poltronova

— Designed in 1969: a chrome-plated metal triangle, a rubber strip seat, and ponyskin cushions with essential lines.

— A subtle tribute to Mies van der Rohe, who passed away that same year.

💡 The footrest adds effortless comfort and light.

#Poltronova #ArchizoomAssociati #miesarmchair #miesvanderrohe #furnituredesign

Bold. Bright. Iconic.
Crafted from radical visions, these design pieces weren’t made to follow rules.
They wrote them.

— 📐 Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969
— 💭 Rumble sofa by Gianni Pettena, 1967 — ⚾️ Joe armchair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 1970
— ⭕️ Mitzi sofa by Hans Hollein, 1981
— 🛋️ Saratoga sofa by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, 1964
— 🍓Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970

📸 Photo credits @serenaeller @francesco_marano8 : @ellerstudio

#Poltronova #JoeArmChair #MiesArmchair #DDL #ArchizoomAssociati #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #Design #Furniture #InteriorDesign #HansHollein #Vignelli #GianniPettena #RumbleSofa #Saratoga #MitziSofa

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Bold. Bright. Iconic.
Crafted from radical visions, these design pieces weren’t made to follow rules.
They wrote them.

— 📐 Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969
— 💭 Rumble sofa by Gianni Pettena, 1967 — ⚾️ Joe armchair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 1970
— ⭕️ Mitzi sofa by Hans Hollein, 1981
— 🛋️ Saratoga sofa by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, 1964
— 🍓Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970

📸 Photo credits @serenaeller @francesco_marano8 : @ellerstudio

#Poltronova #JoeArmChair #MiesArmchair #DDL #ArchizoomAssociati #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #Design #Furniture #InteriorDesign #HansHollein #Vignelli #GianniPettena #RumbleSofa #Saratoga #MitziSofa

Not fully visible, nor entirely absent.  These objects aren’t simply on display: they hide, reveal, refract, disappear and reappear among textures and reflections.
Sensitive presences—engaged in a dialogue with surfaces, imagination, and time.

You don’t look at them. They observe you.

1. Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970
2. Joe armchair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 1970 and Joe Ball by D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 2020 in vintage leather
3. Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969
4. Passiflora table lamp by Superstudio, 1967

📸 Photo credits @serenaeller @francesco_marano8 : @ellerstudio

#Poltronova #Ultrafragola #UltrafragolaMirror #EttoreSottsass #JoeArmchair #JoeChair #JoeBall #MiesArmchair #PassifloraLamp
#DDL #Superstudio #ArchizoomAssociati #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #Design #Furniture #InteriorDesign

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$Not fully visible, nor entirely absent.  These objects aren’t simply on display: they hide, reveal, refract, disappear and reappear among textures and reflections. Sensitive presences—engaged in a dialogue with surfaces, imagination, and time. You don’t look at them. They observe you. 1. Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970 2. Joe armchair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 1970 and Joe Ball by D’Urbino, Lomazzi, 2020 in vintage leather 3. Mies armchair by Archizoom Associati, 1969 4. Passiflora table lamp by Superstudio, 1967 📸 Photo credits @serenaeller @francesco_marano8 : @ellerstudio #Poltronova #Ultrafragola #UltrafragolaMirror #EttoreSottsass #JoeArmchair #JoeChair #JoeBall #MiesArmchair #PassifloraLamp #DDL #Superstudio #ArchizoomAssociati #DePasDUrbinoLomazzi #Design #Furniture #InteriorDesign$

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Under the creative direction of Donatello D’Angelo, Poltronova continues this exploration,
transforming the exhibition space into an undomestic landscape—an 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, Poltronova’s iconic pieces are not mere displayed objects
but sensitive presences, elements that rewrite the concept of domestic space.

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@isaloniofficial
Rho Fiera Milano
April 8th/13th
Hall 24 Booth D33

— 📸 Photos by @serenaeller @ellerstudio
— 🎨 Art direction @donutsinho / @_d_apostrophe
— 💡 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

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