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Superonda

by Archizoom Associati
Designed in 1967 by the Florentine Radical group Archizoom, this was the first sofa without a conventional frame. It is composed of two waves made from a polyurethane block cut into two parts with an S—shaped incision, which can be interlocked and stacked to produce different configurations. The lightness and modular design permit a range of various uses: Superonda can be a sofa, a bed or a chaise longue. Like many of the pieces designed by the Archizoom group, it challenges bourgeois conventions, stimulating the creativity and fantasy of the user. The shiny leatherette cover in the basic colors of white, black and red accentuates the pop image.

 

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  • year1967
  • typologydynamic sofa
  • dimension240[l] x 36[w] x 100[h] cm
  • materials[structure] cut from a block of polyurethane
    [covering] shiny PVC coated fabric
  • colorswhite, red or black
  • weight34 kg
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Exhibitions

  • 1966Prototype Exhibited In Superarchitettura, Pistoia, Italy
  • 1967First Presented at the 7th Salone del Mobile, Milan
  • 1972Italy. The New Domestic Landscape, MoMa, New York
  • 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 + Altman Building, New York
  • 2004Radical Design, Casa Masaccio, San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
  • 2005Italian Beauty: 100 esemplari al top. Trasformazioni nel design moderno, Florence and Calenzano, Italy
  • 200650+2y Italian Design, Namoc, Beijing
  • 2007Superarchitettura: Archizoom e Superstudio, Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan | Speed: A Arte da Velocidade, Casa Fiat de Cultura, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Archizoom Associati 1966—1974, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, Lausanne | Italian Genius Now, Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi + White House, Singapore
  • 2008Design Parade, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France | Milano—Torino 1958—1968, Moderne Museet, Stockholm | Italian Genius Now, Korean Design Centre, Seoul + Italian Cultural Institute, Tokyo + Xue—Xue Centre, Taipei + Italian Cultural Institute, New Delhi
  • 2009Italian Genius Now, MACRO, Rome
  • 2010Biennale Internazionale del Design, Palazzo dei Capitani, Ascoli, Italy
  • 2011Le Fabbriche dei Sogni, Palazzo della Triennale, Milan
  • 2012Italian Genius Now, Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre, Brasil
  • 2013Radical Mind—Radical Design, MuSA, Pietrasanta, Italy
  • 2014Radical Tools, Base progetti per l’arte, Florence | A Misura di Libro, Ente Cassa Risparmio, Museo Marino Marini, Florence | Festival Cortona On The Move, IV Edition, Cortona, Italy | Andrea Branzi, pleased to meet you: 50 years of creation, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Bordeaux | Heretical Design, MARCA, Catanzaro, Italy
  • 2015Internazionali Tennis BNL, Foro Italico, Rome | Creativa Produzione: La Toscana e il design Italiano 1950–1990, Fondazione Ragghianti, Lucca, Italy | Festival Cortona On The Move, V Edition, Cortona, Italy | Hungry Eyes, Area 35, Milan
  • 2016Domestic Icons, Milan Design Week, Milan
  • 2017Waiting for the sun, Galleria SpazioA, Pistoia, Italy | Radical Utopias. Beyond Architecture: Florence 1966–1976, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
  • 2018Poltronova Superonda Special: Limited edition by Archizoom, Triennale Design Week, Milan | Utopie Radicali: Florence 1966–1976, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal | Joeuts à Jouer: Oggetti nella foresta, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Brussels | Home Futures, The Design Museum, London
  • 2019Museo del Design Italiano, Triennale, Milan
  • 2020Pistoia Novecento: Sguardi sull’arte del secondo dopoguerra, Palazzo de’ Rossi, Pistoia, Italy | Poltronova: La casa non domestica, Contemporary Cluster, Rome
  • 2022Design Italiano. La bellezza del quotidiano tra Italia e Argentina, Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Buenos Aires
  • 2023Ultrafavola. Poltronova beyond the mirror, Milano Design Week, Milano

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Elle Decor Italia - Material Home
16-21 April
Milano Design Week 2024
Palazzo Bovara, Corso Venezia 51, Milan
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A project by Elle Decor Italia @elledecoritalia 
Exhibition and interior design Elisa Ossino Studio @elisaossinostudio 
Lighting design Rossi Biachi Lighting Design @rossi_bianchi_lightingdesign
Exhibition design coordination netsuke studio @netsuke_studio 
Photo credit Serena Eller Vainicher @serenaeller @ellerstudio 
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Poltronova presents
Canton bench by Franco Raggi
Mies armchair/footrest by Archizoom Associati
Saratoga armchair by Lella & Massimo Vignelli
Superonda dynamic sofa by Archizoom Associati
Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr.
Vanitas mirror/photo holder by Superstudio 
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Poltronova renews its synergy with Elle Decor, once again crossing the threshold of Palazzo Bovara for the ‘Material Home’ exhibition curated by Elisa Ossino Studio.
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During the Milano Design Week 2024, Elle Decor Italia tackles the theme of material in a synthetic and sensory journey that leads the visitor room by room through abstract installations and spatial suggestions. 
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REFLECTIONS
A gallery of light and glass narrates the reflections and illusions of material. Light itself, an intangible material, gives three-dimensionality to surfaces and follows the sinuous line of the Superonda sofa, which invades the gallery’s path with multiple units, creating a “wave effect.”
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#poltronova #metislighting #milandesignweek2024 #milanodesignweek2024 #milan #design #mdw2024 #mdw24 #elledecoritalia #materialhome #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #archizoom #superonda #superondasofa
Elle Decor Italia - Material Home
16-21 April
Milano Design Week 2024
Palazzo Bovara, Corso Venezia 51, Milan
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A project by Elle Decor Italia @elledecoritalia 
Exhibition and interior design Elisa Ossino Studio @elisaossinostudio 
Lighting design Rossi Biachi Lighting Design @rossi_bianchi_lightingdesign
Exhibition design coordination netsuke studio @netsuke_studio 
Photo credit Serena Eller Vainicher @serenaeller @ellerstudio 
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Poltronova presents
Canton bench by Franco Raggi
Mies armchair/footrest by Archizoom Associati
Saratoga armchair by Lella & Massimo Vignelli
Superonda dynamic sofa by Archizoom Associati
Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr.
Vanitas mirror/photo holder by Superstudio 
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Poltronova renews its synergy with Elle Decor, once again crossing the threshold of Palazzo Bovara for the ‘Material Home’ exhibition curated by Elisa Ossino Studio.
.
During the Milano Design Week 2024, Elle Decor Italia tackles the theme of material in a synthetic and sensory journey that leads the visitor room by room through abstract installations and spatial suggestions. 
.
REFLECTIONS
A gallery of light and glass narrates the reflections and illusions of material. Light itself, an intangible material, gives three-dimensionality to surfaces and follows the sinuous line of the Superonda sofa, which invades the gallery’s path with multiple units, creating a “wave effect.”
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#poltronova #metislighting #milandesignweek2024 #milanodesignweek2024 #milan #design #mdw2024 #mdw24 #elledecoritalia #materialhome #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #archizoom #superonda #superondasofa
Elle Decor Italia - Material Home
16-21 April
Milano Design Week 2024
Palazzo Bovara, Corso Venezia 51, Milan
.
A project by Elle Decor Italia @elledecoritalia 
Exhibition and interior design Elisa Ossino Studio @elisaossinostudio 
Lighting design Rossi Biachi Lighting Design @rossi_bianchi_lightingdesign
Exhibition design coordination netsuke studio @netsuke_studio 
Photo credit Serena Eller Vainicher @serenaeller @ellerstudio 
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Poltronova presents
Canton bench by Franco Raggi
Mies armchair/footrest by Archizoom Associati
Saratoga armchair by Lella & Massimo Vignelli
Superonda dynamic sofa by Archizoom Associati
Ultrafragola mirror/lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr.
Vanitas mirror/photo holder by Superstudio 
.
Poltronova renews its synergy with Elle Decor, once again crossing the threshold of Palazzo Bovara for the ‘Material Home’ exhibition curated by Elisa Ossino Studio.
.
During the Milano Design Week 2024, Elle Decor Italia tackles the theme of material in a synthetic and sensory journey that leads the visitor room by room through abstract installations and spatial suggestions. 
.
REFLECTIONS
A gallery of light and glass narrates the reflections and illusions of material. Light itself, an intangible material, gives three-dimensionality to surfaces and follows the sinuous line of the Superonda sofa, which invades the gallery’s path with multiple units, creating a “wave effect.”
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#poltronova #metislighting #milandesignweek2024 #milanodesignweek2024 #milan #design #mdw2024 #mdw24 #elledecoritalia #materialhome #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #archizoom #superonda #superondasofa
🌊 Superonda
dynamic sofa by Archizoom Associati
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Designed in 1967 by the Florentine Radical group Archizoom, this was the first sofa without a conventional frame. It is composed of two waves made from a polyurethane block cut into two parts with an S—shaped incision, which can be interlocked and stacked to produce different configurations. The lightness and modular design permit a range of various uses: Superonda can be a sofa, a bed or a chaise longue. Like many of the pieces designed by the Archizoom group, it challenges bourgeois conventions, stimulating the creativity and fantasy of the user. The shiny leatherette cover in the basic colors of white, black and red accentuates the pop image.
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To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.