Poltronova is a company that has made history.
Founded by Sergio Cammilli in 1957 in Toscana, Poltronova was the first to include in its catalog both the mentors like Gae Aulenti, Giovanni Michelucci, Angelo Mangiarotti, Paolo Portoghesi…as well as the leading exponents of New Design, who were then called radicals, the young Archizoom and Superstudio groups, reflecting the multifaceted nature of Italian design.
In the early years of the company’s history a fundamental contribution was made by Ettore Sottsass, who became its art director in 1958, with Poltronova producing scores of his designs, from furniture to ceramics.
Poltronova participated in landmark exhibitions and events in the history of Italian design, such as “The New Domestic Landscape” at Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1972, and its collections include pieces that have become famous in the world of both Italian and international design, like “Joe” the glove-sofa designed by De Pas-D’Urbino-Lomazzi in the 1970s; the “Superonda” sofa and the “Mies” chair, celebrated designs by the Archizoom Associati group, the Passiflora lamp by Superstudio and the “Ultrafragola” mirror by Ettore Sottsass.
