Gio Ponti Furniture
Italian, 1891-1979
An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.
Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design.
The questing intelligence Ponti brought to Domus is reflected in his work: as protean as he was prolific, Ponti’s style can’t be pegged to a specific genre.
In the 1920s, as artistic director for the Tuscan porcelain maker Richard Ginori, he fused old and new; his ceramic forms were modern, but decorated with motifs from Roman antiquity. In pre-war Italy, modernist design was encouraged, and after the conflict, Ponti — along with designers such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso — found a receptive audience for their novel, idiosyncratic work. Ponti’s typical furniture forms from the period, such as the wedge-shaped Distex chair, are simple, gently angular, and colorful; equally elegant and functional. In the 1960s and ’70s, Ponti’s style evolved again as he explored biomorphic shapes, and embraced the expressive, experimental designs of Ettore Sottsass Jr., Joe Colombo and others.
Ponti's signature furniture piece — the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germany’s Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere — is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957. (The name translates as “superlightweight” — advertisements featured a model lifting it with one finger.)
Ponti had a playful side, best shown in a collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were decorated with bright finishes and Fornasetti's whimsical lithographic transfer prints of things such as butterflies, birds or flowers; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts possesses a 1950 secretary from their Architetturra series, which feature case pieces covered in images of building interiors and facades. The grandest project Ponti and Fornasetti undertook, however, lies on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean: the interiors of the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Widely praised retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art in 2001 and at the Design Museum London in 2002 sparked a renewed interest in Ponti among modern design aficionados. (Marco Romanelli’s monograph, which was written for the London show, offers a fine overview of Ponti’s work.) Today, a wide array of Ponti’s designs are snapped up by savvy collectors who want to give their homes a touch of Italian panache and effortless chic.
Find a range of vintage Gio Ponti desks, dining chairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Period: 1950s
Creator: Gio Ponti
Eden" by Gio Ponti, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Grenoble, FR
Eden" by Gio Ponti, 1950.
Measures: Longueur: 44 cm
Hauteur: 78 cm
Profondeur: 52 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Beech
Desk by Gio Ponti & Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk by Gio Ponti & Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
Designed for the Pirelli Tower in Milano.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Metal
Gio Ponti Pair of Armchairs, Model "803" Manufactured by Cassina Italy, 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model «803»
Manufactured by Cassina
Italy, 1955
Walnut, fabric.
From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona
Measurements
80 cm x 75 cm x 81.5 H...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Gio Ponti Oak and Leather Stool with Brass Sabots
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Gio Ponti stool from the University of Brescia in oak with original brass sabots and plum leather seat. Wear consistent with age (spots / wear to the leather, tarnish to unpoli...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Brass
Gio Ponti Design for "Manifattura Rossi" A Bucchero Female Nude Sculpture
By Gio Ponti
Located in CH
Carlo Alberto Rossi (Gubbio 1903-1970), Manifattura Rossi a Bucchero Female Sculpture after a Gio Ponti drawing, signed C. A. Rossi, circa 1940
Gio Ponti in the 1940s collaborated w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Ceramic
Gio Ponti & Alberto Roselli for Arflex, Pair of "Airone" Model Office Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Arflex
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered form seat and back over chrome-plated and enameled steel swivel base. Manufacturers label to underside.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Italian Silver Plated Champagne Buckets for Fratelli Calderoni, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful champagne buckets by Gio Ponti design for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Italy, 1950
very rare pieces both signed.
Silver plated.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Silver Plate
Pair of Armchairs, Mod. 803, Design by Gio Ponti, Cassina Production Italy, 1954
By Gio Ponti
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of armchairs, mod. 803, designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina, Italy, 1954.
Full restored and newly upholster in cotton velvet rust with rust satin sides.
Bibliography...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Wood
Ultra Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Foam and fabric redone designed by Gio Ponti in 1958 for the hotel Parco Dei Principe in Sorrento, Italy. Made by Cassina in limited quantities.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Dining Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Six very special Gio Ponti Italian dining chairs design in the 1950s for Singer & Sons.
Good condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti custom eight-drawer desk. From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Queen Bed - Authenticated
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti bed from 1957 in incredibly figured olive ash burl wood veneer with "organized wall" headboard fitted with floating shelves above single drawer nightstands topped with original reverse silvered Vitreal glass stamped 1957, and pair enameled perforated brass articulating reading lamps...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Two-Seat Sofa in Red Corduroy Velvet by Grand Hotel Duomo Milano, 1950
By Melchiorre Bega, Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian two-seat sofa in red corduroy velvet by Grand Hotel Duomo Milano, 1950s
Extremely rare red corduroy sofa from fifties, coming from Grand Hote...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Gio Ponti Sketch "Disegni per Vasi Incrociatifor", Italy 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of a vase. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Gio Ponti, Wingback / Lounge Chair, White and Blue Fabric, Oak, Cassina, 1950s
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A white and blue fabric and oak lounge chair / wingback chair designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Yellow Wingback Chair, Produced by I.S.A. Bergamo, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Wingback chair, produced by I.S.A. Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. Re-upholstered with mohair fabric by Kvadrat - "Raf Simons" Haakon 2.
Feel free to contact us for more detailed pictures.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Gio Ponti, Sideboard, Mahogany, Glass, Vinyl, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A mahogany, glass, vinyl and brass sideboard designed by Gio Ponti and probably produced by Dassi, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Walnut Commode for Singer & Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design four-drawer walnut commode for Singer & Sons, Italy. The legs had been reduced in height so I had them professionally remade in the exact size and shape. The case an...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Rare Gio Ponti Occasional Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This rare of Gio Ponti designed solid walnut table was produced by Schirolli for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in the mid 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Chest with Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti long cabinet of six drawers standing on four legs which themselves are integral to the case. Dresser has silvered reverse painted glass top and is surmounted with a large rectangular mirror and a floating glass shelf cut in Ponti's distinctive diamond form. Drawer faces have knife blade edges. Made in 1957 from ash wood and glass. Original brass keys. Perfect for bedroom or entrance hall.
"Certificate of Authenticity" from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Mobile da camera o da ingresso con cassetti e grande...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ash, Glass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca. 1955. Gla...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Model 12664 Wall Light Arredoluce 1957 with certificate
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Gio Ponti designed these gorgous and very rare wall lights in 1957 and they were manufactured by Arredoluce. The model name is 12664 and similar lamps are part of the interior of th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Game Table by Gio Ponti, ca. 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
So-called "Game Table", solid walnut construction,
Walnut veneer table top, four drawers
Dimensions / 80 x 80cm H. 68.5cm
Expertise Ponti archive available
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare Pair of Armchairs Designed by Gio Ponti 1950s Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare and sophisticated pair of armchairs mid-century Italian from an important villa in Bologna.
Designed by Gio Ponti, boucle and wood, 1950s The wood was polished by our restor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Gio Ponti Wardrobe Doors from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare pair of Gio Ponti wardrobe doors, 1955
from the furniture of the Hotel Royal, Naples
manufactured by Giordano Chiesa and produced by Dassi Li...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Armchair in Green Loro Piana Velvet and Ash Wood, Boucher & Fils, 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare armchair was designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Boucher et Fils in France in 1955. The striking design is marked by the geometric shape of the angled armrests and the ta...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Ash
Gio Ponti ‘Triennale’ armchairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Item: ‘Triennale’ armchairs
Designer: Gio Ponti
Manufacturer: I.S.A. Bergamo
Demensions: 41 7/8” h x 24 1/4” w x 28 7/8” d
Material: ebonized...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Gio Ponti Elm Boiserie Panels from Hotel Royal, Naples 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of unique Gio Ponti wood panels from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955.
Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi.
elm wood
thick edge with owl's beak
these pie...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Gio Ponti Folding Chairs Reguitti Ninfea Walnut Wicker Made in Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
A must for Italian design in the world is a beautiful pair of folding chairs made by the Reguitti brothers based on a design by Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Walnut
Set of Four #116 Dining Chairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of #116 Dining Chairs in walnut, with original rush seats by Gio Ponti for M Singer & Sons of New York.
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Rare Pair of Distex Lounge Chairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare pair of iconic Distex lounge chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy circa 1950s, represent a pivotal moment in design history, encapsulating the radical postwar aesthetic t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Velvet, Beech
Midcentury Hexagonal Coffe Table by Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic hexagonal low tables by Gio Ponti for ISA Bergamo, with the original tag below the table, made in Italy in the 1950s.
Excellent vintage condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Isa Bergamo Coffee Table in White Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of coffee table of the Isa Bergamo manufacture design Gio Ponti 50s. Hexagonal wooden shelf top with black painted iron feet. The coffee tables have a very elegant and resistant...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gio Ponti, Krupp Milan Branded Set of Twelve Pieces of Cutlery
By Art.Krupp Berndorf, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Silver-plated metal cutlery set designed by Gio Ponti for Manifattura Krupp Milan. The set has a total of 48 pieces and is composed as follows: Twelve three-pronged forks, twelve tal...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti #Richard Ginori# Vase Ceramic, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Richard Ginori
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Distex Upholstered and Walnut Armchair Model 807 by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montreal, QC
Distex upholstered and walnut armchair model 807 by Gio Ponti
Reference:
Linea e comfort', Domus , no. 289, December 1953, p. 53; no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Extension Dining Table in Italian Walnut - M. Singer & Sons Model 2135
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinarily well-crafted Italian Walnut Dining Table designed by Gio Ponti and Produced in Italian Walnut by M. Singer & Sons circa 1950. This example has been very well preserve...
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1950s Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy, 1952, Set of Four "Leggera" Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy, 1952. A set of 4 model 646" Leggera " chairs in Ash wood frames and a soft blue cotton upholstery.
Looks like they have been reupholstered at some p...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ash
Gio’ Ponti “ Centerpiece “ Ceramic 1950 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio ‘ Ponti “Centerpiece “ ceramic 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 567 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 129 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, and Osvaldo Borsani. Prices for Gio Ponti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $83 and can go as high as $88,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,193.
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