Oswald Boateng’s Mancala board for Poltrona Frau is part of a collaboration launched in 2023: dubbed ‘Culture and Craft’, the collection is defined by the Savile Row designer’s interpretations of the Italian furniture company’s classics.
The collection includes quintessential Poltrona Frau icons such as the ‘Chester’ sofa, a 1912 design conceived by the company's founder and inspired by Edwardian Chesterfields, and the ‘Vanity Fair’ chair, from 1984, which feature a distinctive
embossing of his signature ‘Tribal’ print on Frau leather. A pattern referencing traditional Kente Cloth Motifs, it becomes both a subtle decoration and a powerful aesthetic exercise once placed on the designs.
