Poltronova
Superonda Babele Decoded
In 2017 Poltronova pays tribute to Superonda –an anti–design iconic piece of furniture that fully preserves its outrageously playful nature– by calling on all members of the Radical team to design a new, celebrative outfit for the six Superonda limited edition: Pois by Cristina Morozzi per Massimo Morozzi / No–Stop by Gilberto Corretti / Spots by Paolo Deganello / Stripes by Andrea Branzi / Dressing by Dario Bartolini per Lucia Bartolini / Babele Decoded by Dario Bartolini.
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In the 1960s, in a region such as Tuscany which produced literally nothing in the field of design, Poltronova had all the best on its team: not just Ettore Sottsass, who was its art director, but Gae Aulenti, Paolo Portoghesi, Giovanni Michelucci, Angelo Mangiarotti, the Archizoom and Superstudio groups, De Pas-D’Urbino-Lomazzi; not just the mentors, but also the leading exponents of New Design who were then called radicals…
The Centro Studi Poltronova was created in 2005 for two reasons: to archive important documents associated with the original Poltronova Company, and also to make some of its more iconic furniture and lighting pieces available in the marketplace.
Dario Bartolini
Dario Bartolini, born in 1943, studied architecture in Florence, where he enrolled in 1963 alongside Lucia Morozzi, later his wife. In 1968 both joined Archizoom Associati, the Radical group behind the Superonda sofa, and Dario photographed many of its pieces. He also created jewellery, games, machines and sound installations that responded to light, specialised with Lucia in clothing design and from the 1990s followed a personal artistic path.
For the fiftieth anniversary of Superonda, Poltronova asked him to design two limited editions: Superonda Babele Decoded and Superonda Dressing, the latter for Lucia.
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