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Fornasetti x Poltrona Frau
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Ultime Notizie
First up is the 1919 armchair,
a historic bergère style in
capitonné leather originally
designed by the company’s
founder Renzo Frau; featured
in the catalogue for over a
century, this classic embodies
the very essence of Poltrona
Frau's expertise.
Second is a legendary
product that evokes the
golden years of the decadent
Roaring Twenties, the era
of Prohibition, of Great
Gatsby parties and lengthy
intercontinental journeys on
luxurious transatlantic liners:
the Isidoro trunk-bar.
A playful trompe-l’œil, an
essential component of
Fornasetti’s visual poetry
which we now find in the
Pelle Frau® ColorSphere®
Impact Less upholstery of
the 1919 armchair and of the
Isidoro trunk.
The observer is invited
to visualise actively and
imaginatively: the leather
resembles paper and,
originally, this paper was
designed to be printed on a
fabric.
The message concealed in this
decoration, engraved on the
1919 tray and on the plaque
applied to the Isidoro trunk-
bar, is perfectly summed up
by Barnaba Fornasetti: “Don’t
dwell on the news, because
the news is fleeting.”
