Poltrona Frau Turner Bookcase
TURNER BOOKCASE
TURNER BOOKCASE
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini
Turner is a freestanding revolving bookcase, 123 cm high and 65 cm wide.
It consists of an internal metal supporting structure enclosed within a central column made of birch plywood panels veneered in Canaletto walnut.
The same materials are used for the intermediate shelves, which feature solid Canaletto walnut grooves to hold the 21 dividers — seven per level. The dividers have edges made of solid Canaletto walnut.
The top is made of birch plywood covered with a double layer of Canaletto walnut, balanced with a finishing layer on the underside.
It is topped with a circular rotating surface made of MDF and upholstered in fine Pelle Frau® leather or saddle leather.
The circular base is made of black-painted steel. The Poltrona Frau logo and the architect’s signature, both laser-engraved, are located at the center of the column beneath the top.
DESIGNER
GIANFRANCO FRATTINI
Gianfranco Frattini was born in Padua on 15 May 1926. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic with a degree in Architecture in 1953 and joined Gio Ponti's studio.
As early as 1954, thanks to Ponti, he began working with Cesare Cassina, who would always remain an important figurehead for him.
He was one of the founders of ADI and was involved in the management of the Triennale di Milano on several occasions. He opened his own design studio, initially with Franco Bettonica, in Via Lanzone, Milan.
He worked with numerous companies in the field of furniture and lighting design including Bernini, Arteluce, Knoll and Artemide, for whom he and Livio Castiglioni designed the “Boalum” floor lamp, a true masterpiece and, above all else, an innovation in terms of product type.
Frattini's relationship with Pierluigi Ghianda, a cabinet maker from Bovisio Masciago, was also extremely important. Beyond the human aspect, this relationship exemplified his passion for working at close quarters with craftsmen, always attentive to the quality of manufacturing and the design stories.
Wood was without doubt Frattini's preferred material. Some of his interior designs, another professional field in which Frattini has left a significant legacy, formed the backdrop for several of Milan's trendiest social venues in the early 1960s, particularly the Stork Club and the St. Andrews restaurant. His designs in Portofino, Capri and the interiors of the Hilton hotel in Tokyo are also particularly memorable.
His work was referenced at the Compasso d’Oro awards numerous times, and he was also a winner of the Triennale di Milano Medaglie and Gran Premio awards.
Domus magazine regularly published his work. In 1988 Pier Carlo Santini dedicated an important monograph to him. Gianfranco Frattini died in Milan on 6 April 2004.
In 2007 Giuliana Gramigna and Federica Monetti wrote Gianfranco Frattini: architetto d’interni e designer (Gianfranco Frattini: interior architect and designer) for Franco Angeli. His products are displayed in the permanent collections of the biggest design and decorative art museums in the world.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Poltrona Frau
PRODUCT TYPE
Bookcase
COLLECTION
Turner
MATERIAL
- MDF
- Steel
- Leather
- Birch Plywood
- Walnut Wood
MAXIMUM LOAD
The weight must not exceed 30kg for each shelf. The swivel upper top has a maximum load of 5 kg.
PRODUCTION
Made Italy
USE
Interior Furniture
SHELVES
Intermediate Shelves
SWIVEL MECHANISM
Consists of two self-lubricating bushings which allow the independent rotation of the base with the bookcase shelves and the swivel top.
DIVIDING PANELS
In birch plywood with Canaletto walnut veneer and solid wood edges.
ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Dividing panel kit. Consists of 3 dividing panels.
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
The bookcase comes with 21 dividing panels that can positioned as desired, 7 for each level.
TOP
In birch plywood covered with a double layer of Canaletto walnut refined in the lower part to act as a counterbalance. Crowned with a circular rotating surface made from MDF and covered in leather or saddle-leather.
INTERMEDIATE SHELVES
Birch plywood with solid Canaletto walnut inserts. The finish consists of a double Canaletto walnut veneer refined in the lower part to act as a counterbalance. Furnished with grooves which act as rails for housing the dividing panels.
AESTHETIC DETAIL
The bookcase is enriched with the Poltrona Frau logo, laser engraved at the centre of the upper column.
BASE
Circular black painted steel.
UPHOLSTERY
Pelle Frau ColorSphere Impact Less
SWIVEL TOP COVER
- ColorSphere® (SC)
- Saddle Executive
STRUCTURE
Canaletto Walnut
DIVIDERS
21
COVERED
Birch Plywood
DESIGN
Italian Design
CONCEPT AND DESIGN
Created by the masterful architect and designer Gianfranco Frattini (1926-2004), one of the trailblazers of the golden era of Italian design, the Turner swivel bookcase first saw the light in 1963 as Modello 823.
Inspired by the classic English freestanding bookcases, perfect for keeping your most treasured books close by at all times, the Turner swivel bookcase nonetheless boasts a cutting-edge design. The 3-level supporting structure rises vertically like a building, each floor furnished with grooves that act as rails and enable you to add or remove a series of dividing panels to create different combinations as you desire in an ever-changing game of solids and voids.
Poltrona Frau is delighted to present the reissue, modernised in terms of its materials but developed with the utmost care and philological respect.
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 123 cm (48⅛ in)
- Width : 65 cm (25⅛ in)
FINISHES
LEATHER - PELLE FRAU® COLORSPHERE
