Ultrafragola
by Ettore Sottsass jr.
«As for the lights that are coming out of “The grey furniture”, don’t tombs always have a trembling light to illuminate the blue of the spirits wandering in the valley of dust? Don’t submarines have a trembling green light in their belly? The lights anyway are supposed to come out from the fibreglass bodies, like the ever—glowing of the breast’s white skin, like the ever—glowing of the penis red head in pornographic nights, something of this kind: I mean something like the Japanese lights of the glow worm that are turning the nights into matter. Could anything be more ridiculous?»
[Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970]
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- year1970
- typologymirror/lamp
- dimension100[l] x 13[w] x 195[h] cm
- weight33 kg
- materialsvacuum—formed opaline PETG, mirror, LED lighting
- colors[frame] opaline white
[light] “Ultrafragola” light pink.
The brightness and the color might be perceived slightly different, depending on the light, the background and the surrounding environment. - n.b.The Ultrafragola mirror has been designed by Ettore Sottsass jr. in one colour only: light pink. The shape, the size and the complexity of the lighting system, the brightness and the colour might be perceived slightly different, depending on the light, the type of picture, or the background and the surrounding environment. Any different colours or shades of colour are not compliant with the original projects, they are not authentic. Poltronova is at your full disposal for any further information you may require.
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Exhibitions
- 1970Eurodomus 3, Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan
- 1971Domus Italian Design, Harrods, London
- 1991Mobili Italiani 1961-1991. Le varie età dei linguaggi, Triennale, Milan
- 1999Ettore Sottsass, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan
- 20031945–2000 Il Design In Italia: 100 Oggetti della Collezione Permanente del Design Italiano, Triennale di Milano, Milan / La Fabbrica Bella, Centro Cultural Justiça Federal, Rio de Janeiro / La Fabbrica Bella, Altman Building, New York
- 2004I Maestri: Design Italiano, Triennale di Milano travelling exhibition / Radical Design, Casa Masaccio, San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
- 2005Sottsass Progetti 1946—2005, MART, Museo di Arte Moderna di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy
- 2006Italy Made In Art: Now, Contemporary Arts and Industrial Design, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Shanghai / Ettore Sottsass Architect And Designer, LACMA, Los Angeles
- 2007Plexiglass: Werkstoff in Architektur und Design = material in architecture and design, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany / Ettore Sottsass: Vorrei Sapere Perché, Salone degli Incanti, Ex Pescheria, Trieste
- 2008Abitare il tempo, Verona Fiere, Verona, Italy
- 2010Biennale Internazionale del Design, Palazzo dei Capitani, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
- 2011Creative Junctions, National Museum of China, Beijing / Meet Design: An Italian Story, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome / Meet Design: An Italian Story, Palazzo Bertalazone, Turin / Le Fabbriche Dei Sogni, Triennale di Milano, Milan
- 2012Pop Art Design, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany / Pop Art Design, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
- 2013Pop Art Design, Moderna Museet, Stockholm / Pop Art Design, Barbican Art Gallery, London
- 2015Creativa Produzione: La Toscana e il design Italiano 1950–1990, Fondazione Ragghianti, Lucca, Italy / Firenze 4 ever, 11th edition, LuisaViaRoma, Florence / Pop Art Design, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway
- 2017Radical Utopias: Beyond architecture: Florence 1966—1976, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
- 2018Joeuts à Jouer: Oggetti nella foresta, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Brussels, Belgium / Italiana: L’Italia vista dalla moda 1971–2001, Palazzo Reale, Milan / Radical Utopias: Beyond architecture: Florence 1966–1976, CCA Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
- 2019Museo del Design Italiano, Triennale, Milan / I–Made: Italian Manufacture Art & Design exhibition, Saatchi Gallery, London / Porto Design Biennale, Palácio das Artes Fundação da Juventude, Porto
- 2020Poltronova. La casa non domestica, Contemporary Cluster, Rome
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The iconic Ultrafragola mirror by Ettore Sottsass jr. inside Ca’ Nichetto, the Venetian home of @lucanichetto
A sculptural presence where light becomes atmosphere, and design becomes part of daily life.
Because great design doesn’t decorate a space.
It defines it.
Ph. credit Max Rommel @max_rommel
Studio Nichetto®
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Designed in the early 1970s by Ettore Sottsass jr., Ultrafragola is one of the most recognizable mirrors in Italian design history. Known for its sculptural silhouette and integrated lighting, it blurs the line between mirror and lamp, object and atmosphere. More than a functional piece, Ultrafragola explores how light interacts with space, creating mood, rhythm, and presence. Today, it remains a reference point for collectors, designers, and interior architects seeking iconic lighting design that feels both expressive and timeless.
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📍 XS, @isaloniofficial April 8–13 2025
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Before smartphones. Before social media. ⚡️🍓 Ultrafragola was born. Today, this mirror/lamp is an icon. ✍️ Text & voice over by Cecilia Marzocchi @cclmrz 📖 Discover more in our Ultrafragola Monography, available on our store. 🔗 Link in bio. #Poltronova #Ultrafragola #DesignIcon #EttoreSottsass #Mirror #TikTokDesign #PinkWavyMirror #UltrafragolaMirror
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Our team is not behind the scenes.
It is the scene.
Every product we make carries their expertise, their care, their hands.
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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
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SALONE DEL MOBILE 2025:
ＸＳ ＝ ＥＸＴＲＡ ＳＵＲＦＡＣＥ
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
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Ettore Sottsass | Interior Design | Italian Design | Sofa | Salone del Mobile 2025 | Milan Design Week | Made In Italy | Centro Studi Poltronova
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Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Rho Fiera, Milan
Hall 24, Booth D33
April 8–13 / 9.30 am – 6.30 pm
XS is an exhibition presenting a selection of Poltronova’s iconic designs — like Ultrafragola by Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970 — alongside something unexpected. Are you ready?
🪞⚡️🍓 Ultrafragola mirror/lamp, with its sinuous profile that suggests long wavy hair, belongs to the “The Grey Furniture” series of complete bedroom and living room furnishings designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova and presented at the third edition of Eurodomus in 1970. With the exception of Ultrafragola, the models never got beyond the prototype phase.
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Poltronova | Ultrafragola Mirror Lamp | Ettore Sottsass | Interior Design | Salone del Mobile 2025
What happens when the domestic landscape dissolves—what remains?
Centro Studi Poltronova presents
XS
Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 24 | Booth D33
Milano Design Week 2025
April 7-13
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💖✨ Not just a shade, but a whole mood: from soft pastels to bold hues, enjoy our pink products and their timeless design. 💕🎀
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↓ In order of appearance:
💭 Rumble – playful sofa by Gianni Pettena
🪞 Ultrafragola – mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr.
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0️⃣2️⃣ T02 – coffee table by Superstudio
🟣🟠 Tappeto Sofo – rug design by Superstudio, made by @poltronova with @cc_tapis
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Poltronova | Design | Interior design | Ultrafragola | Home Design | Furniture | Pink | Mood
Ettore Sottsass jr.
1917 — 2007
Designed for Poltronova:
Ultrafragola, Asteroide, Barbarella, Superbox, Mobili grigi, Pranzo aromatico, Yantra, Nefertiti, Malatesta, Califfo, Crazy horse
To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.
