Gio Ponti Desk
View Similar Items
Gio Ponti Desk
About the Item
- Creator:Gio Ponti (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 55 in (139.7 cm)Depth: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 24671stDibs: LU79462805762
Gio Ponti
An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.
Ponti (1891–1979) designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, lamps 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.
His 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 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 Gio Ponti furniture on 1stDibs.
- Midcentury Italian Small Desk 1960s Gio Ponti StyleBy Gio PontiLocated in Los Angeles, CABeautiful Italian midcentury small desk in style of Gio Ponti.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsWood
$2,560 Sale Price20% Off - Gio Ponti Desk from " Banca Nazionale del Lavoro , Italy, 1950sBy Gio PontiLocated in Los Angeles, CABeautiful walnut executive desk designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in the mid-1950s. Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, indus...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Table 1960s in the Style of Gio PontiBy Gio PontiLocated in Los Angeles, CAPonti, everyone needs a little piece of Ponti in their life. Why not this one ?Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Tables
- 19th Century Italian DeskLocated in Los Angeles, CAGothic looking carved drop down desk that is drop dead gorgeous.Category
Antique 1880s Italian Tables
MaterialsWalnut
$3,520 Sale Price20% Off - Italian Table in cherry wood. 1920sLocated in Los Angeles, CALovely cherry two drawer desk just waiting for your kitchen or office.Category
Early 20th Century Italian Tables
MaterialsWood, Cherry
$5,440 Sale Price20% Off - Pair of Iconic Gio Ponti Chairs, Italy 1958By Gio PontiLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of iconic Gio Ponti dining chairs. Beautifully designed; item restored and ready to be shipped to you.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood
$4,400 / item
- Italian Gio Ponti Mahogany Table DeskBy Gio PontiLocated in New York, NYItalian 1930s mahogany table desk with geometric form legs with brass sabot feet and a single drawer with a stretcher (GIO PONTI - for the University of Padua)Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Gio Ponti DeskBy Gio PontiLocated in New York, NYGio Ponti custom eight-drawer desk. From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top,...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsWood
$26,000 - Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Brass for the BNL Offices, Italy 1940sBy Gio Ponti, SchirolliLocated in Chiavari, LiguriaA rare and collectable walnut desk with brass ferrules designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli (Mantova - Italy) in the 1940s for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL - Nation...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Gio Ponti Teak and Brass Desk Designed for the BNL Offices, ISA Bergamo, 1950sBy ISA Bergamo, Gio PontiLocated in Chiavari, LiguriaThis Gio Ponti Desk, designed for BNL offices and manufactured by Isa Bergamo during the 1950s, is a beautiful piece of furniture that showcases the designer's signature style. Made of solid teak wood, the desk features a sleek and elegant design with clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic. The piece also features brass feet and details, which add a touch of elegance and sophistication to the overall design. The desk top - with a dimension of 161x80.5cm (WxD) - has ample surface space for writing and working and the three drawers provide ample storage for documents and office supplies...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Rare Gio Ponti DeskBy Gio PontiLocated in West Palm Beach, FLA Gio Ponti desk manufactured in Italy by Giordano Chiesa. An early example with 2 tone drawer fronts. Purchased at the Singer Showroom in NYC. Purchased from the original family ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsWalnut
$29,500 - Gio Ponti Attributed "Rosewood Desk"By Gio PontiLocated in LAGUNA BEACH, CAGIO PONTI ATTRIBUTED 'ROSEWOOD DESK' c. 1950's ROSEWOOD, CRYSTAL GLASS 31.5 H x 73 W x 33 D inches.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsGlass, Rosewood
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Barnaba Fornasetti’s Hallucinatory House Has His Father’s Spirit
Behind a nondescript facade in northeastern Milan is the magical residence of Barnaba Fornasetti. It's a shrine to the style developed by his design-legend father, which still defies categorization.
Billy Cotton Layers His Interiors with Lived-In Comfort
The Brooklyn-based designer is adept at styles ranging from austere to over-the-top, espousing an architectural, detail-oriented approach also evident in his line of furniture and lighting.