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"Even as a young child, people used to tell
me that I had my head in the clouds.
So, I replicated the clouds from an old print in
my bedroom and used them as wallpaper and
decoration on various objects. The sun, with
its face and stylised rays, is one of the themes
my father interpreted obsessively, to the point
that it became a Fornasetti icon. When I sat
on the Vanity Fair armchair, I felt like I was on
a cloud and began to daydream. Then, as if
by magic, I met with Poltrona Frau and I was
fascinated by this company that manages to
combine manual craftsmanship with state-of-
the-art technology. It was a chance to revisit
my youth and return to the clouds, yet another
example of "practical madness".
— Barnaba Fornasetti
Art Director of Fornasetti
