Founded by Sergio Cammilli in 1957, Poltronova was the first Italian group to include in its collection Gae Aulenti, Giovanni Michelucci, Angelo Mangiarotti, and Paolo Portoghesi, as well as the leading exponents of New Design, the young Archizoom and Superstudio. In 1958 Ettore Sottsass Jr became its art director with Poltronova producing scores of his designs, from furniture to ceramics. One of the company's true classics is the Joe chair, a giant glove designed by architects De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi in 1971.
