'Serenade' sofa by Tito Agnoli for Poltrona Frau

Designer: Tito Agnoli

Tito Agnoli was born in Lima, Peru, in 1931 into an Italian family. He returns to Italy after the war. Painter by training (he studied with Sironi), in 1949 he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture, where he graduated in 1959 and will be assistant to Gio Ponti and Cardo De Carli. Already in the early 1950s, however, he undertook an intense professional activity in the field of design. He designs, among others, for Arflex, Cinova, Lema, Matteo Grassi, Molteni, Montina, Oluce, Pierantonio Bonacina, Poltrona Frau, Schiffini, Ycami. Reported several times at the Compasso d'Oro, in 1986 he won the gold medal at the Neocon in Chicago. Some of his pieces are kept in the permanent collection of the MoMA in New York. He died in Milan in February 2012.

Production: Poltrona Frau

1912: Renzo Frau registers the trademark at the Turin Chamber of Commerce. 1919: Poltrona Frau "128". Today in the catalogue with the name 1919. 1926: Poltrona Frau appointed supplier of the "Real Casa". 1926: Manifesto of the Eternal Father designed by Golia (Eugenio Colmo). 1929: Poltrona Frau "118". Today in the catalogue with the name Fumoir. 1930: Poltrona Frau "904". Today in the catalogue with the name Vanity Fair. 1934: Poltrona "Lyra". Like the 1916 armchair, but with a rounded backrest in the Deco style. 1939: Poltrona Frau "900A". Today in the catalogue with the name Tabarin. 1945-60: Frau New Line, the success of the 900 series continues and new shapes are introduced. 1962: Poltrona Frau is acquired by Nazareno Gabrielli and managed by Franco Moschini, current President. 1965: Dezza designed by Giò Ponti, wins first prize at the Tecnhotel in Genoa. 1968: Lullaby the round bed by Luigi Massoni: Frau quality, research and transgression. 1970: Smoking designed by Sergio Mazza and Giuliana Gramigna. 1976: Petronio, designed by Tito Agnoli, author for Poltrona Frau of Poppy, Prelude, I Rondò and Aurora. 1982: Ouverture, designed by Pierluigi Cerri. 1983: Interlude, designed by Marco Zanuso. 1984: Antropovarius designed by Ferdinand A. Porsche: design, ergonomics and carbon fiber. 1984: Poltrona Frau creates the leather interiors of the Thema 8:32 with a Ferrari engine. Frau Car is born. 1984: Sala Frau in Spoleto. Poltrona Frau furnishes the first theater and begins its Contract activity. 1987: I Madrigali 4 by Fabio Lenci and Giovanna Talocci is the canopy bed goes to the world expo in Brisbane. 1989: Intervista, designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for the studios of TG2 RAI (Italian Radio and Television) 1990: The entire Frau to Franco Moschini: with a Leverage by out operation, he liquidates the partners. 1992: Hydra, designed by Luca Scacchetti 1996: Monsieur Pol, designed by Avant Travaux furnishes the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 1996: West Coast, designed by Richard Meier & Partners for the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. 1997: Lola, by Pierluigi Cerri is selected for the ADI Compasso d'Oro. 1997: Nuwelle, designed by Ferdinand A. Porsche. 1998: Artù, designed by Michele De Lucchi. 1998: Wing, a table and a chair made entirely of carbon fiber. 1998: Touch, designed by Jean Nouvel. 1998: Ferrari Interiors. After Lancia, BMW, Nissan and Mercedes, the first production Ferrari is saddled. 1999: Titano, by Pierluigi Cerri. The titanium table wins the Compasso d'Oro ADI. 2001: Pierluigi Cerri designs Quadra, a modular seating system destined to become a bestseller. 2001: Poltrona Frau acquires Gebrueder Thonet Vienna. 2002: Poltrona Frau furnishes the "Parco della Musica" in Rome by Renzo Piano BW. 2002: After Alitalia and VIP fittings of private jets and helicopters, the JAL Top Class seats are born. 2003: New strategic development industrial plan. Luca di Montezemolo's Charme fund enters with a 30% stake. 2003: Frank O. Ghery designs the seat for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for Poltrona Frau. 2004: Poltrona Frau acquires Cappellini, the company that represents the avant-garde of design. 2005: Poltrona Frau acquires Cassina S.p.A.: the company that is a symbol of international design returns to Italy. 2005: Milan, Rome and Naples are the first 3 Poltrona Frau flagship stores, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud. 2005: Along with Cassina, Alias and Nemo also enter the Poltrona Frau Group. 2006: Poltrona Frau S.p.A., with all the companies of the Group, is listed in the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange. 2006: April, a new successful model is born: Kennedee designed by Jean-Marie Massaud 2006: Poltrona Frau presents Oceano, the wardrobe trunk designed by Andrée Putman, at the Salone del Mobile. 2007: Jockey and Alone win the "Good Design" 2007 award. 2007: Poltrona Frau wins the Targa d'Oro 2007 award for the Ritratti di Armando Testa advertising campaign. 2007: The Palazzo delle Esposizioni, furnished with products from the companies of the Poltrona Frau group, is inaugurated in Rome. 2008: The Poltrona Frau Group Design Centre, where all the brands of the group are exhibited, is inaugurated in Abu Dhabi 2008: Poltrona Frau furnishes the new Opera House in Oslo. 2009: Poltrona Frau on display at BMW Welt in Munich. 2009: Milano Design Village is born. The event registers over 50,000 visits. -

Time: 1980s

1980s

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