Poltrona Frau Furniture
If an Italian soldier named Renzo Frau had never traveled to Great Britain and set eyes on a Chesterfield armchair, it is unlikely that legendary handcrafted furniture maker Poltrona Frau and its classic sofas, armchairs and vanities would exist today.
Upon completing his service in the Italian army during the early 1900s, the Sardinian-born Frau worked for faux leather manufacturing company Dermoide Patent in Turin. While at the firm, he was sent to England, where he became enamored with leather Chesterfield armchairs. Intrigued and inspired by their rolled arms and tall, imposing profile, Frau returned to Turin, where he started his own leather-upholstered furniture company, Poltrona Frau, in 1912. He began to import the sumptuous Edwardian seating for the high-end domestic market.
Frau made slight modifications to the English seat that he’d so admired, and among Poltrona Frau’s first successful designs was an iconic armchair in 1919 appropriately called the Chester. Believed to have been custom-made for Filiberto Ludovico of Savoy, Duke of Pistoia, the Chester reflected the era’s emerging Art Deco style. Frau’s chair was comfortable and functional, and he implemented the traditional upholstery technique capitonné, which refers to stuffing that is buttoned. The Chester featured a pouf and an arm that was possibly included to hold the Duke’s ashtray. The seat’s high-quality craftsmanship and integration of exquisite full-grain leather made it covetable among Italy’s elite.
When Renzo Frau died in 1926, Poltrona Frau was appointed furniture supplier to Italy’s royal family. The company furnished grand hotels, designed the interiors for Expo Turin 1928 and outfitted an Italian transatlantic ocean liner.
For more than a century, Poltrona Frau has collaborated with hundreds of leading architects and designers from around the world. It issued such iconic mid-century modern pieces as Gio Ponti’s Dezza armchair, the 1960s-era Dilly Dally vanity by Italian designer Luigi Massoni, stackable tubular steel Movie armchairs by Italian architect Mario Marenco and French architect Jean-Marie Massaud’s sleek, angular Kennedee office sofa.
Poltrona Frau has established showrooms all over the world and creates interiors for Italian automotive brands Maserati and Ferrari. The company is owned by Haworth and continues to introduce innovative, handmade home furnishings while occasionally gazing back into time — its Chester line, a modular seating system by Poltrona Frau CEO Nicola Coropulis and Roberto Lazzeroni, is a contemporary interpretation of the founder’s original Chesterfield-style seating.
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Creator: Poltrona Frau
1919 Armchair Bergere Model in Pelle SC 0 Polare Leather with Ashtray
By Renzo Frau, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The “1919” armchair, named after the year in which it was designed, is actually archived under the code “128”. It is thought that it was custom-designed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Vanity Fair XC Armchair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 120 Calypso Red
By Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The company’s most iconic product, the Vanity Fair armchair encapsulates all of the values of timeless elegance, quality materials and consummate craftsmanship that have made the Poltrona Frau brand a renowned name over the years. Officially called “model 904” but known, since 1984, as Vanity Fair, this seat has become one of the universal icons of Italian design.
The project, which first went into production in 1930, has been revamped by the Poltrona Frau Style & Design Centre on the basis of designs that Renzo Frau left his wife, Savina. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Vanity Fair armchair, the company asked designer Roberto Lazzeroni to revisit it and adjust its proportions to make it even more comfortable and welcoming.
The supporting structure of the Vanity Fair XC...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Polvere Grey
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Testa di Moro Dark Brown
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Vanity Fair XC Armchair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 136 Ginger Bread Yellow
By Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The company’s most iconic product, the Vanity Fair armchair encapsulates all of the values of timeless elegance, quality materials and consummate craftsmanship that have made the Poltrona Frau brand a renowned name over the years. Officially called “model 904” but known, since 1984, as Vanity Fair, this seat has become one of the universal icons of Italian design.
The project, which first went into production in 1930, has been revamped by the Poltrona Frau Style & Design Centre on the basis of designs that Renzo Frau left his wife, Savina. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Vanity Fair armchair, the company asked designer Roberto Lazzeroni to revisit it and adjust its proportions to make it even more comfortable and welcoming.
The supporting structure of the Vanity Fair XC...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Montera Chair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 51 Panna and Saddle Extra Cammello
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Montera chair designed by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau has a formal lightness that expresses the sensory charm of its materials: the raw cut p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Montera Chair Genuine Leather Pelle SC 53 Creta and Saddle Extra Testa di Moro
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Montera chair designed by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau has a formal lightness that expresses the sensory charm of its materials: the raw cut p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Talpa Taupe
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Montera Chair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 28 Seppia and Saddle Extra Cammello
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Montera chair designed by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau has a formal lightness that expresses the sensory charm of its materials: the raw cut p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Rips, Large Pot in Mouth-Blown Glass
By Poltrona Frau, Carina Seth Andersson
Located in New York, NY
A vase or a sculpture? Rips, by Carina Seth Andersson, fulfils both definitions: a vase for plants, flowers and branches whose strong formal and material presence also enables it to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Archibald Swivel Dining Chair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 29 Ardesia Dark Brown
By Jean-Marie Massaud, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Archibald swivel dining chair is sculpted, clean and contemporary, softened with a sartorial touch that is evident in every detail, like the sumptuous folds on the inside of the backrest upholstered in leather.
Or the understated armrest that resembles a shirt collar that has been left slightly open with a casualness that is both deliberate and undeniably elegant. Or the precious contrast stitching, which discreetly and skilfully underlines the curved line of the back and profiles.
The most recent addition to the Archibald collection, which ten years ago arrived on the scene as a contemporary take on the classic English tub chair, the new Archibald dining chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Montera Chair Genuine Leather Pelle SC 04 Latte and Saddle Extra Testa di Moro
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Montera chair designed by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau has a formal lightness that expresses the sensory charm of its materials: the raw cut p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Isadora Chair with arms Polvere Saddle Extra leather Grey
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Isadora chair is inspired by the grace of Isadora Duncan, pioneer of contemporary dance. Created by Roberto Lazzeroni, its original design is shaped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Montera Chair with Arms in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 28 Seppia Dark Grey
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The Montera chair with arms designed by Roberto Lazzeroni has a formal lightness that expresses the sensory charm of its materials: the raw cut processin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Rips, Small Pot in Mouth-Blown Glass
By Carina Seth Andersson, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
A vase or a sculpture? Rips, by Carina Seth Andersson, fulfils both definitions: a vase for plants, flowers and branches whose strong formal and material presence also enables it to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Aida Amrchair in Genuine Leather Soul Diana Red-Brown and Metal Base
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
Aida, armchair has a soft and graceful design that brings to mind the corolla of a flower. In fact, its armrests open and curve outwards like petals. When designing Aida, Roberto Laz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vanity Fair XC Armchair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 255 Belladonna Violet
By Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The company’s most iconic product, the Vanity Fair armchair encapsulates all of the values of timeless elegance, quality materials and consummate craftsmanship that have made the Poltrona Frau brand a renowned name over the years. Officially called “model 904” but known, since 1984, as Vanity Fair, this seat has become one of the universal icons of Italian design.
The project, which first went into production in 1930, has been revamped by the Poltrona Frau Style & Design Centre on the basis of designs that Renzo Frau left his wife, Savina. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Vanity Fair armchair, the company asked designer Roberto Lazzeroni to revisit it and adjust its proportions to make it even more comfortable and welcoming.
The supporting structure of the Vanity Fair XC...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vanity Fair XC Armchair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 32 Caolino Beige
By Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
The company’s most iconic product, the Vanity Fair armchair encapsulates all of the values of timeless elegance, quality materials and consummate craftsmanship that have made the Poltrona Frau brand a renowned name over the years. Officially called “model 904” but known, since 1984, as Vanity Fair, this seat has become one of the universal icons of Italian design.
The project, which first went into production in 1930, has been revamped by the Poltrona Frau Style & Design Centre on the basis of designs that Renzo Frau left his wife, Savina. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Vanity Fair armchair, the company asked designer Roberto Lazzeroni to revisit it and adjust its proportions to make it even more comfortable and welcoming.
The supporting structure of the Vanity Fair XC...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Aida Amrchair in Genuine Leather Pelle SC 176 Darsena and Saddle Extra Cammello
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
Aida, armchair has a soft and graceful design that brings to mind the corolla of a flower. In fact, its armrests open and curve outwards like petals. When designing Aida, Roberto Laz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Aida Swivel Amrchair in Genuine Leather Soul Whitney and Saddle Extra Cammello
By Roberto Lazzeroni, Poltrona Frau
Located in New York, NY
Aida, swivel armchair has a soft and graceful design that brings to mind the corolla of a flower. In fact, its armrests open and curve outwards like petals. When designing Aida, Robe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Chromed Steel and Smoked Glass Ouverture Coffee Table for Frau, 1980s
By Poltrona Frau
Located in IT
Italian chromed steel and smoked glass Ouverture coffee table for Frau, 1980s
Original Frau coffee table model Ouverture, Design Cerri for Frau. Steel and smoked glass.
Excellent...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Steel
Poltrona Frau Purple Leather Umbrella Stand
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Munich, DE
Very exclusive and elegant umbrella stand in purple leather and plastic inlay, made by Poltrona Frau in the 2000s, in perfect condition.
Category
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Viking by Frau Norway Club Chair Armchairs, 1970
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Rome, IT
Comfortable and welcoming, with a truly special design, this red armchair from the Viking series. Refinement and style characterize this armchair, a very charismatic fabric makes the...
Category
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Poltrona Frau Model Tabarin Leather Armchair Red Bordeaux
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Poltrona Frau Classic armchair model Tabarin is made of red Bordeaux
The feet is made of dark beech.
A classic timeless design from Italy of the 1930 era.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
Classical Poltrona Frau Leather Wingback Chair with Matching Ottoman
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This wonderfully crafted wingback chair by Poltrona Frau is a true design classic. The design language as well as the leatherworking show the excellent Italian manufacture in which t...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
French Pair of Christian Biecher Armchairs for Poltrona Frau, 1990s
By Christian Biecher, Poltrona Frau
Located in Paris, FR
20th-century vintage pair of armchairs designed by French architect Christian Biecher for an elite Parisian restaurant named le Korova in 1999. These were edited by Italian notable f...
Category
1990s French Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Albero bookcase by Gianfranco Frattini for Poltrona Frau 1955
By Gianfranco Frattini, Poltrona Frau
Located in Rovereta, SM
The 12-shelf Albero bookcase designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Poltrona Frau It has four vertical posts and two rack posts at either end, all made of solid ash. Shelves, , can b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gastone Rinaldi, "DU55a" Lounge Chair, Leather, Metal, Brass, Italy, 1990s
By Poltrona Frau, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in High Point, NC
A blue leather, brass and metal lounge chair, Model DU55a, designed by Gastone Rinaldi c. 1955 and produced by Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1990s.
Seat height 15.5”.
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Quadra" Bedside/Small Nesting Tables in Cognac Leather by Poltrona Frau, 1970s
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Welcome to the epitome of vintage elegance! Presenting the "Quadra" Bedside/Small Nesting Tables by Poltrona Frau, a true gem from the sophisticated era of the 1970s.
Crafted with t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Poltrona Frau Regina Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman 2 Sets Available
By Paolo Rizzatto, Poltrona Frau
Located in San Diego, CA
A contemporary interpretation of the classic bergère, Regina is a swivel armchair. Designed by Paolo Rizzatto, the fluid and aerodynamic Regina has an extremely generous and welcomin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Steel
Italian modern Green leather armchairs by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Green leather armchairs by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Faru, 1970s
Three-seater sofa fully padded and covered in dark green leather. The seat is made up of 3 padded cu...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Lullaby Due Turquoise Bed with Nightstand
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 'Lullaby Due' bed with nightstand, alcantara, lacquered wood, chrome-plated steel, brass, Italy, 1968.
A captivating desi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Steel, Brass
Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, ‘Lullaby Due’ Bed With Dilly Dally, Italy 1968
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Rare complete bedroom set model ‘Lullaby Due” containing the circular rotating bed, two nightstands and Dilly Dally vanity all in matching pink leather...
Category
1960s Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Leather and Wood Dining Chairs by Poltrona Frau. 'Louise'
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Set of Four Leather and Wood Dining Chairs by Poltrona Frau. 'Louise'
Color is an off-white to oatmeal. The structure is crafted with solid ash and beech wood with polyurethane foa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
1960s Munari for Poltrona Italian Lounge Chairs Gray Bouclé
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Italy guiseppe munari for Poltrona
Fabulous set Italian lounge chairs in gray bouclé
Classic curved deco design inspired by French Jean Michel Fr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Kyoto Solid Wood Square Coffee Table Natural Beech Finish
By Poltrona Frau, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in New York, NY
Understated and refined, the Kyoto table by architect and designer Gianfranco Frattini is the perfect blend of design vision and master craftsmanship.
I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Beech
Poltrona Frau Leather Sofa Hermes colour Model Twice by Pierluigi Cerri
By Poltrona Frau, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Italian architect Pierluigi Cerri design this Classic Sofa for Poltrona Frau.
This modell " Twice" comes in a stunning Hermes Orange semianiline leather.
A Classic design with grea...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Italian Design Living Room Set or Salon Suite by Poltrona Frau 1960
By Tito Agnoli, Poltrona Frau
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare Italian design luxury living room set by Poltona Frau includes:
1 large sofa
2 armchairs
made of original POPPY model leather design by ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather
Poltrona Frau Armchair Chair Model La Capanelle by Tito Angoli
By Tito Agnoli, Poltrona Frau
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Italian architect Tito Agnoli design this Classic armchair for Poltrona Frau.
This modell " Le Capanelle" comes in a creme beige semianiline leather.
A Classic design. It will fits...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Poltrona Frau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Poltrona Frau furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Poltrona Frau furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of animal skin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Poltrona Frau furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 82 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 88 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Poltrona Frau were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Artefatto Design Studio, Secolo, and Giorgetti S.p.A.. Prices for Poltrona Frau furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $180 and can go as high as $27,480, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,120.
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- What is Poltrona Frau leather?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Poltrona Frau is a furniture-maker in Turin Italy that has a special technique it uses to craft durable leather. Leather made by Poltrona Frau goes through a 21-step tanning process, which is much more than standard practice. The full-grain leather is dyed through so a scratch will not reveal a different hue underneath. Its estimated that 95% of the company's products are made by hand to ensure superior quality. Shop a collection of Poltrona Frau furniture from some of the worlds top sellers on 1stDibs.
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