Superstudio

Background

Superstudio was established in Florence in 1966. Zanotta places the collective among the contributors to radical architecture through both theoretical work and design.

Exhibitions and teaching

The group created an environment for MoMA's 1972 exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, participated in Global Tools from 1973 to 1975 and exhibited in several Triennale events. Its members also taught at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence from 1973.

Museums and retrospective

Zanotta records Superstudio works in European, Israeli and American museum collections. The Israel Museum presented a complete retrospective in 1982.

Quaderna for Zanotta

The manufacturer's designer page lists a broad Quaderna group, including tables, desks, a carpet, mirror, cupboard and Sideboard 756. The collection brought Superstudio's gridded surface research into manufactured furniture.