Gio Ponti
Italian, 1891 - 1979
Gio Ponti was a highly influential Italian architect/designer and the creative force behind Domus magazine, which he founded and edited from 1928 to 1941 (and again from 1948 to 1979). He was also a faculty member of the school of architecture at the prestigious Milan Polytechnic and practiced architecture and design professionally with Alberto Rosselli. While he broke new ground in the fields of design and furniture-making, Ponti is perhaps best known for the Pirelli Tower, a 33-story skyscraper in central Milan that was built with 33,000 cubic meters of pre-stressed, reinforced concrete.
A master in all areas of design, Ponti often worked day and night to ensure that the interiors of his buildings (and in some cases, oceanliners) were custom fitted with creations of his own doing. Gio Ponti furniture, which can be found in the catalogs of over 120 companies to this day, include the groundbreaking Superleggera ("super light") and Cassina chairs, as well as his brass-casted lamps and sleekly shaped mirrors.
Article: Modern Living: Gio Ponti And The Twentieth-Century Aesthetics Of Design by Perri Lee Roberts
A master in all areas of design, Ponti often worked day and night to ensure that the interiors of his buildings (and in some cases, oceanliners) were custom fitted with creations of his own doing. Gio Ponti furniture, which can be found in the catalogs of over 120 companies to this day, include the groundbreaking Superleggera ("super light") and Cassina chairs, as well as his brass-casted lamps and sleekly shaped mirrors.
Article: Modern Living: Gio Ponti And The Twentieth-Century Aesthetics Of Design by Perri Lee Roberts
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Gio Ponti Vanity Mirror "Fontana Arte" on White Carrara Marble Block,1955
H 22.83 in W 17.32 in D 6.69 in DIA 16.54 in
$ 3,200
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Gio Ponti Pair of Geometric Side Tables with Mirrored Tops, Italy 1940s
H 16 in W 24 in D 9 in
$ 16,000
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Gio Ponti double-sided desk in American walnut and parchment, Italy, 1930s
H 30 in W 28 in D 55 in
$ 52,031
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Gio Ponti for Cassina Pair of Armchairs mod. 803
H 35.83 in W 26.77 in D 27.56 in
$ 16,500
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Gio Ponti brass, wood, and linoleum side table for the Oceania ship, Italy, 1952
H 31 in DIA 17 in
$ 16,063
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Pair of Italian Organic Modern Lounge Chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino
H 30 in W 33 in D 32 in
$ 15,900
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Rare Set of Four Lounge Chairs in Ivory Bloucle by Gio Ponti for ISA
H 32 in W 32 in D 30 in
$ 60,000
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Fine Gio Ponti large unique console table, four drawers, cherrywood, brass, 1955
H 37.8 in W 59.06 in D 16.14 in
$ 18,000
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Set of 3 Italian Modern White Table Lamps/ Wall Lights, Gio Ponti
H 14 in W 14 in
$ 12,000
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Gio Ponti for Krupp Silvered Flatware Cutlery for Six, 31 pcs., Austria, 1950s
H 25 in DIA 1 in
$ 3,900
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Mid-Century Gio Ponti Set of Four ‘Leggera 646’ Ashwood Italian Chairs, 1951
H 32.68 in W 16.14 in D 17.72 in
$ 12,850
