Superstudio

Superstudio on Kasa-Store

Superstudio was one of the most revolutionary design and architecture collectives on the Italian scene in the 1960s and 1970s.

Founded in Florence in 1966 by Adolfo Natalini and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia , along with other architects and designers , the group has marked the history of design with its critical and utopian vision, which has influenced generations of creatives around the world. Superstudio 's style combines aesthetic research, experimentation, and provocation: each project is a manifesto against standardization and a reflection on the relationship between man, space, and objects. Superstudio's most famous works On Kasa-Store you can find furnishings and accessories inspired by the collective's iconic creations, including:

Bazaar Sofa (1968)

A seat with a fluid and modular design, a symbol of design freedom.

Notebook (1969)

A collection of tables, consoles, and desks with a black and white grid geometric structure, still beloved by design enthusiasts today.

Architectural Histograms

Furnishings that become pure and geometric elements, transformed into timeless icons.

Superwave (1967)

Convertible sofa designed with Poltronova , composed of two polyurethane waves that can become a seat , chaise longue or bed , a perfect example of playful functionality.

Why choose Superstudio Design

Visionary: furnishings that are also conceptual works of art. Versatile: modular and transformable solutions that adapt to contemporary lifestyles.

Iconic: pieces featured in the world's most important design museums, from MoMA to the Centre Pompidou . With Superstudio , furnishing means choosing not just a piece of furniture , but a piece of radical Italian design history that still fascinates and inspires today.

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Superstudio

A point of reference for all designers

Superstudio, born and founded in Florence in 1966 at the Faculty of Architecture, initially composed of Adolfo Natalini and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, who were joined by Roberto Magris in 1967, Piero Frassinelli in 1968, Alessandro Magris in 1970 and Alessandro Poli from 1970 to 1972.

Superstudio's activity

It began with participation in the Superarchitettura 1966 exhibition organized together with Archizoom. From that experience, thanks to the meeting with Poltronova, the Passiflora lamp and the Sofo sofa were born. Invention design and escape design “Domus” 475, 1969, Histograms of architecture 1969 and Continuous monument were published between 1968 and 1969. Also in 1969 the group participated in the Graz Biennial with the theme Architecture and Freedom. Between 1971 and 1973, Superstudio produced theoretical works, films and utopian projects such as Five stories of Superstudio and Supersurface presented in 1972 at the MoMA in New York during the Italy The New Domestic Landscape exhibition. In 1973 he was among the founding members of Global Tools chaired by Ettore Sottsass jr. In 1978, before the dissolution of the group, he participated in the Topology and Morphogenesis exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Some recent tributes to the group include: Superstudio 50, exhibition curated by Gabriele Mastrigli, MAXXI in Rome; Superstudio Migrazioni, CIVA Brussels 2020.