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A deep red upholstered armchair with a tall rounded back, curved padded arms, a separate seat cushion and short dark feet, shown at an angle.

Poltrona Frau: Furniture and Craft

From its Turin origins in 1912 to furniture, transport and public interiors.

Explore Poltrona Frau’s history, early commissions, transport interiors and later designs.

An origin in Turin

Renzo Frau founded the company in Turin in 1912. Renzo Frau was of Sardinian origin; the company began in Turin.1,2,3

A chair and a royal commission

The Duke of Pistoia commissioned model 128 in 1919. Poltrona Frau later became a supplier to the Royal Family, another milestone in the company’s early history.1,2,4

Furniture beyond the home

Poltrona Frau’s company timeline associates furnishings for Rex and Conte Grande with its 1930 milestone. Its three business units are Residential Living, Custom Interiors and In Motion. Custom Interiors covers public-space projects; In Motion focuses on transport interiors.1,2,3

The essentials

Founded
1912, Tolentino
Headquarters
Tolentino, Italy
Official site
poltronafrau.com

Look closer

Burgundy Archibald chair on slender metal feet beside a rounded Vanity Fair armchair.
Archibald’s exposed metal base contrasts with Vanity Fair’s enclosed upholstered body.
Sources and citations (6)
  1. About
  2. Sustainability Report 2024
  3. Chi siamo
  4. Poltrona Frau Museum
  5. Vanity Fair | Poltrona
  6. Archibald | Poltrona, Jean-Marie Massaud

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