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Poltrona Frau Design Center in Abu Dhabi

text by: William Kissel

April 1, 2009

The new Poltrona Frau Design Center in Abu Dhabi is the architectural conclusion of a two-year joint venture between the Italian furniture giant and the United Arab Emirates’ Mubadala Development Company. Encompassing more than 16,000 square feet, the block-long showroom is the first in the world to intermingle the high-end furnishings from all seven Poltrona Frau Group brands: Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina, Alias, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Gufram, and Nemo. Moreover, the center makes the Italian luxury group the first to take up residence in the UAE capital, a position that affords their brands ready access to international architects and developers working on some of the world’s most high-profile construction projects.

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