Superonda Dressing modular sofa (special edition 2017_50pz) is designed by Dario Bartolini for Lucia Bartolini for Poltronova with frame obtained from cutted block of polyurethane and covered with shiny PVC coated fabric with yellow, blue, red and green trimmings on white.
Designed in 1966 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. In the historic Superarchitecture exhibition of ’66, the future Superonda sofa was thought of as prototype, the following year Poltronova put it in the catalog and never again ceased producing it. The two “waves” that compose it, the result of the cutting of a parallelepiped as well as making possible various positions and functions, represent a synthetic gesture in the production logics. The polyurethane used for Superonda contains no rigid internal structure. It is coated with a glossy PVC fabric spread onto the foam. For its fitieth anniversary, 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 Specials:
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. The six special editions were presented at the Milan Triennale on the occasion of the 2018 Design Week. On display in many temporary exhibition all over the world.
Starting price (VAT included): € 6.954,00