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.

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.