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- 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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XS is an exhibition presenting a selection of Poltronova’s iconic designs like:
— 🐚 Gherpe, table lamp by Superstudio 1968
— 🌴 Sanremo, floor lamp by Archizoom Associati 1968
— 📐 Mies, armchair and footrest by Archizoom Associati, 1969
+ alongside something unexpected. Are you ready?
XS
Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Rho Fiera, Milan
Hall 24, Booth D33
April 8–13 / 9.30 am – 6.30 pm
#Poltronova #Superstudio #Gherpe #GherpeLamp
#SanremoLamp #MiesArmchair #Mies #ArchizoomAssociati #RadicalDesign #PopDesign #Design #ItalianDesign #MadeInItaly #MilanoDesignWeek #MilanoDesignWeek2025 #Fuorisalone2025 #DesignWeek2025 #SaloneDelMobile #MDW2025 #MDW #SaloneDelMobile2025
Poltronova | Gherpe Lamp | Table Lamp | Superstudio | Sanremo Floor Lamp | Interior Design | Salone del Mobile 2025 | Radical Design | Mies armchair and footrest | Archizoom Associati

XS stands for EXTRA SHAPE
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 Mies by Archizoom Associati, 1969 — alongside something unexpected.
📐 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.
🔗 The prototype, which is the gift made by Paolo Deganello to Dario Bartolini and Lucia Morozzi for their wedding, was born from the idea of using the typical element of industrial conveyor belts as a seat. It is a strip of natural rubber that is grafted onto the trapezoidal steel frame, fixing itself to two cylindrical sticks. In contrast with the seat, the headrest is in pony leather. The armchair is listed in the catalog by the company along with a luminous footrest with the same steel and pony finishes.
🎵 Audio track by Tyops — @TyopsSounds on YouTube
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📐Mies
Armchair and footrest designed by Archizoom Associati
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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 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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💡 Art direction by @donutsinho / @_d_apostrophe_
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📷 Photo by @serenaeller / @ellerstudio
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#poltronova #archizoom #archizoomassociati #mieschair #miesarmchair #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #chair #armchairair

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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SOFT
Fabrics and upholstery take shape in surprising sculptural elements. In the bedroom space, the Ultrafragola and Vanitas mirrors, the Mies armchair, and the Canton bench mark the perimeter of the room, where geometries merge seamlessly to create a “smooth” effect.
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#poltronova #metislighting #milandesignweek2024 #milanodesignweek2024 #milan #design #mdw2024 #mdw24 #elledecoritalia #materialhome #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #sottsass #ettoresottsass #ultrafragola #miesarmchair #archizoom

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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SOFT
Fabrics and upholstery take shape in surprising sculptural elements. In the bedroom space, the Ultrafragola and Vanitas mirrors, the Mies armchair, and the Canton bench mark the perimeter of the room, where geometries merge seamlessly to create a “smooth” effect.
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#poltronova #metislighting #milandesignweek2024 #milanodesignweek2024 #milan #design #mdw2024 #mdw24 #elledecoritalia #materialhome #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #sottsass #ettoresottsass #ultrafragola #miesarmchair #archizoom

⭐️ Tappeto Stella & Stellina
Rug design by D’Urbino Lomazzi
Made by @poltronova with @cc_tapis
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The star symbol, often used in team sports to indicate victories in particular competitions, has always been a distinguishing feature of the Joe armchair designed by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi. First branded on leather, then embroidered in special editions in denim and faux fur, today it is the generating sign of the rugs dedicated to the iconic armchair. Stella and Stellina, in grey and navy blue hues, are a tribute to the historic uniform of the New York Yankees, just as the armchair for which the star was born is itself a tribute to a myth of American popular culture, the key player of the New York team, Joe DiMaggio.
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#poltronova #cctapis #durbinolomazzi #stellinarug #stellarug #stellinarug #furnituredesign #radicaldesign #popdesign #collectibledesign #design #interior #décor #cctapisrugs #nepal #handknotted #handmade #rugs #miesarmchair #mieschair #archizzom #archizzomassociati

🦄 ULTRAFAVOLA: Poltronova beyond the mirror
Milano Design Week 2023
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On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2023, Centro Studi Poltronova renews its synergy with Mosca Partners for Design Variations, this time crossing the threshold of the Palazzo del Circolo Filologico Milanese in the heart of the Brera Design District. From 17 to 23 April, the Tuscan company will take centre stage. In the large and evocative Liberty Hall, under the luminous eye of a suggestive skylight, in a maze of rooms suspended in space and time, iconic objects and unusual new proposals will be displayed as if they had jumped out of one of the over ten thousand volumes of the library of the city`s oldest cultural association that has its headquarters here. With ULTRAFAVOLA, inspired by its own “best seller”, the Ultrafragola mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass, the Centro Studi Poltronova, just like in Lewis Carroll`s novel Through the Looking Glass and what Alice Found There, invites you to go beyond reflective surfaces to discover the magical dimension of part of its fantastic product catalogue.
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💡 Art direction by @_d_apostrophe_
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👯 Rug by @poltronova | @cc_tapis
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📷 Photo by @serenaeller
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📆 2023 April 17–23
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📍@design_variations, @circolofilologicomilanese, via Clerici 10, Milan
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#poltronova #ultrafavola #archizoom #archizoomassociati #mies #mieschair #miesarmchair #stellastellina #stellastellinarug #ddl #studioddl #milandesignweek2023 #milanodesignweek2023 #milan #design #mdw2023 #designvariations2023 #circolofilologicomilanese #breradesigndistrict #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #autostrada #autostradarug #lapobinazzi

📐Mies
Armchair and footrest designed by Archizoom Associati
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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 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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💡 Art direction by @_d_apostrophe_
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📷 Photo by @pietrosavorelli_associati
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#poltronova #archizoom #archizoomassociati #mieschair #miesarmchair #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #chair #armchair

📐Mies
Armchair and footrest designed by Archizoom Associati
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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 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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💡 Art direction by @_d_apostrophe_
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📷 Photo by @pietrosavorelli_associati
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#poltronova #archizoom #archizoomassociati #mieschair #miesarmchair #radicaldesign #popdesign #design #italiandesign #madeinitaly #chair #armchair

Archizoom Associati
1966 — 1974
Designed for Poltronova:
Mies, Sanremo, Superonda, Safari, Tizio Caio Sempronio, Farfalla, Tappeto Farfalla, Tappeto Prato, Tappeto Cielo
To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.