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Poltrona Frau is a furniture-maker founded in 1912 by Sardinian-born Renzo Frau〔 in Turin, Italy, headquartered since the early 1960s〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Poltrona Frau )〕 in Tolentino, Italy and specializing in leather seating for interior and automotive applications.〔 The company name combines the Italian word for armchair, "Poltrona" and "Frau, the last name of its founder. Noted for their exhaustive quality standards,〔 the company uses a 21-step leather tanning process (vs. industry standard ranging from 12-15 steps)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Icon Magazine, 2014:35 )〕 where the full-grain leather is dyed through, so a surface scratch won’t reveal a lining underneath.〔 95% of the company's products are made by hand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = The Australian.com, Anne Lim, April 04, 2014 )〕 In 2004, Poltrona Frau acquired noted Italian furniture company Cappellini,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = The New York Times, Julie V. Iovine, Aprill 22, 2004 )〕 and the Poltrona Frau Group now includes brands Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina, Alias, Nemo Lighting, Ceramica Flaminia and Fish Design. In 2014, United States-based Haworth Group purchased a controlling interest in Poltrona Frau.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Dezeen.com, 6 February 2014 )〕 As of early 2014, the company operates 70 brand stores in 65 countries.〔 ==Furniture== Noted for their catalogue of iconic furniture designs, including the 1930 ''Vanity Fair'' armchair and the ''Dezza'' armchair designed by Gio Ponti in 1963,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Ansa.it, 11 February 2014 )〕 Poltrona Frau seating was used for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles CA. In 2006, the company marketed a knock down version of its Viking chair at their SoHo store, packing the pieces in a single easy-to-carry white gift box with an orange ribbon, requiring only the use of an included allen wrench to assemble the piece.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = New York Times, December 20, 2006 )〕 Beginning in 2011, the company marketed a $13,000 sofa designed by French architect and designer Jean-Marie Massaud — called the ''John-John'' sofa, in tribute to John F. Kennedy, Jr.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = New York Times, STEVEN KURUTZ, February 27, 2013 )〕 — followed in 2012 by the John-John bed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Poltrona Frau )〕 In 2013, the company designed and manufactured 600 seats for the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, the first time the company produced seats for a football stadium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poltrona Frau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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