Radical Design and Cultural Revolution

The trio collaborated with fellow designer Piero Gilardi to create modular furniture with a clear anti-design sentiment. Their iconic works like the Pratone seating in soft polyurethane and the Puffo seat reflect their desire to subvert functionalist norms and introduce playful, organic, and sculptural forms into domestic life. Through their partnership with Gufram, they helped redefine the boundaries between art and design, giving birth to some of the most iconic Gufram pieces of the 1970s.

From Political Gesture to Design Icon

The Pratone lounge chair is more than a playful green lawn: it is a political statement against industrial aesthetics. Similarly, the Ceretti Derossi Rosso Puffo stool combines sculpture and seating, offering a new way to engage with furniture. Their inclusion in the 1972 exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" at the MoMA in New York solidified their position as pioneers of radical Italian design in the 1970s, inspiring a movement that challenged conventions in architecture and home interiors.

Enduring Legacy and Design Language

As part of the Gufram radical designers, their influence is still visible in collectible design today. Pieces like the Guframini Pratone miniature and the original Puffo remain coveted by collectors. Their vision extends beyond furniture—it helped define a new wave of Italian radical furniture that blurred boundaries between political expression and design. Today, references to the Ceretti Derossi Rosso chairs and their unconventional forms are present in scholarly essays, museum retrospectives, and global auctions.

Chairs, Icons, and Radical Futures

Their legacy lives on in objects that belong to essential categories like Chairs and Easy chairs and Gadgets and Decorations. Their practice merged storytelling with structure, and the expressive, almost theatrical approach to form and color made their work instantly recognizable. Whether through exhibitions or scholarly studies, their unique perspective continues to influence contemporary architecture and Ceretti Derossi Rosso’s architecture is still referenced by those interested in the convergence of political thought and design.