Gio Ponti 'Continuum' Lounge Chair
By Gio Ponti
Located in Red Lion, PA
This iconic piece is the "Continuum" lounge chair (Model BP16 / D.163.7), designed by the legendary Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti in 1963 Old new inventory from the wareho...
Textile, Rattan
$45,000 / set
a pair of BP 16 ‘Continuum’ armchairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Albany, NY
Gio Ponti and Bonacina collaborated on the production of the Continuum armchair in 1963.
Bamboo
Pair of "BP16 Continuum" armchairs, design Gio Ponti for Bonacina, Italy 1963
By Bonacina, Gio Ponti
Located in Napoli, IT
Bibliography: G. Gramigna, Repertory of Italian Design 1950- 1980, p. 93, Mondadori, 1985; S. Bouilhet-Dumas, D. Forest, S. Licitra, Gio Ponti Archi-Designer, p. 14, Silvana Editoria...
Bamboo, Reed
Armchair mod. BP 16 Continuum, design Giò PONTI for P. BONACINA. Italy, 60s
By Gio Ponti, Pierantonio Bonacina
Located in Torino, IT
Poltrona mod. BP 16 Continuum, design Giò PONTI per P. BONACINA. Italia, Anni 60 ORIGINE Italia PERIODO Anni 60 DESIGNER Giò PONTI (1891-1979) MARCA Pierantonio BONACINA MODELLO...
Rattan
Mid-Century Italian Armchairs in Rattan, Rush & green fabric, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
the design of this armchair recalls the Continuum model by Gio Ponti for Bonacina, but in the version without headrest. the armchair show few rattan losses at the seat as showed in t...
Fabric, Rattan, Rush
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 24.81 in D 37.41 in
Bonacina1889 Continuum Indoor Armchair Rattan, Upholstered, Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Bonacina 1889
Located in Lurago d'Erba, IT
Design by Gio Ponti for Bonacina 1889, 1963. Gio Ponti with a single sign, a continuous line, gives the idea of continuity and plasticity. Inspired by traditional seats, it includes...
Fabric, Rattan
Continuum Armchair, Gio Ponti, Bonacina 1963
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Continuum armchair by Bonacina 1889 bears a signature of great prestige, that of the great "noble father" of Italian design, Gio Ponti.
Textile, Rattan
Gio Ponti Continuum Lounge Chair BP16 Bonacina, Italy, 1963
By Gio Ponti, Bonacina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare rattan‘Continuum’ lounge chair model BP16 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Bonacina, Lurago d’Erba, Como, Italy, 1963.
Upholstery, Rattan
Gio Ponti for Bonacina Continuum BP 16 Lounge Chair, Italy 1963
By Gio Ponti, Bonacina
Located in Naples, IT
Rare bamboo 'Continuum' lounge chair model BP16 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Bonacina.
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Sold
H 39.38 in W 24.81 in D 39.38 in
Gio Ponti Continuum Armchair Rattan Upholstered Fabric Green Bonacina Italy 60s
By Gio Ponti, Bonacina 1889
Located in Catania, IT
Armchair “Continuum” by Gio Ponti. Manufactured by Bonacina Italy, 1963.
Rattan
Sold
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 25.2 in
Gio Ponti for Bonacina Pair of Continuum BP 16 Lounge Chairs, Italy 1963
By Bonacina, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare bamboo 'Continuum' lounge chairs model BP16 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Bonacinao.
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Sold
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 25.2 in
Gio Ponti for Casa & Giardino Continuum Bp16 Lounge Chair, Italy 1963
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare bamboo 'Continuum' lounge chair model BP16 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Casa & Giardino.
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Sold
H 40.95 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Giò Ponti (1891-1979), Poltrona Continuum, Modello BP16, Bonacina, Italia 1963
By Gio Ponti
Located in Como, CO
Giò Ponti (1891-1979) Poltrona Continuum Modello BP16 - 1963 Prodotta da Bonacina Questa poltrona fu prodotta da Bonacina nel 1963.
Velvet, Bamboo, Rattan
Gio Ponti Continuum BP16 Lounge Chair Bonacina Italy 1963
By BBB Bonacchina, Gio Ponti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare bamboo 'Continuum' lounge chair model BP16 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Bonacina, Lurago d'Erba, Como Italy 1963.
Upholstery, Bamboo, Cane
Gio Ponti Continuum Rattan Lounge Chair
By Gio Ponti
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Lovely continuum rattan lounge chair designed by Italian Industrial- and furniture designer Gio Ponti.
Bamboo, Wicker
Sold
H 40.16 in W 25.6 in D 37.41 in
Gio Ponti "Continuum BP16" Lounge Chair for Bonacina, Italy, 1950
By Bonacina, Gio Ponti
Located in Wilnis, UT
This elegant lounge chair, named Continuum model BP16, was designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Bonacina in Italy, circa 1950.
Rattan
Sold
H 40.95 in W 35.44 in D 24.81 in
Vintage Gio Ponti 'BP 16' Continuum Armchair in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1963
By Gio Ponti
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Gio Ponti, Italy, 1963 Bamboo and wicker armchair “BP 16” produced by Pierantonio Bonacina. Italian designer and architect Gio Ponti (1891-1979) graduated from the Politecnico...
Wicker, Rattan
Sold
H 40.95 in W 35.44 in D 24.81 in
Vintage Gio Ponti 'BP 16' Continuum Armchair in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1963
By Gio Ponti
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Gio Ponti, Italy, 1963 Bamboo and wicker armchair “BP 16” produced by Pierantonio Bonacina. Italian designer and architect Gio Ponti (1891-1979) graduated from the Politecnico di M...
Wicker, Rattan
$15,385 / set
H 28.75 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Italian Armchairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, FR
A set of two Italian collectible vintage armchairs first designed by Gio Ponti for manufacturing company Casa e Giardino in the late 1930s. They have been reupholstered in a white fa...
Fabric, Mahogany
Sold|$6,527
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 24.41 in
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs by Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy This elegant mid-century armchair, by Italian architect and designer Paolo Buffa, stands out for its solid wooden fr...
Fabric, Wood
Italian Modern Lounge Chair Attributed To Paolo Buffa
By Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Lounge Chair Attributed To Paolo Buffa. This gorgeous mid century modern chair has a gorgeous finish and looks great from every angle. Paolo Buffa was born in 1903, in...
Fabric, Wood
$2,331Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Italian armchair pair Attributed to Gio Ponti in Original Velvet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of armchairs attributed to Gio Ponti in walnut wood. The armchairs have the original fabric of the time, a colored corduroy. The armchairs have been restored but have defects in...
Velvet, Walnut
$3,200 / set
H 33.08 in W 21.46 in D 22.05 in
Gio Ponti - Spirit - Pair of Armchairs - Loop Arms - Italy - 1950 - Mid-Century
By Carlo Enrico Rava, Gio Ponti
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Pair of Armchairs with Loop Arms in Walnut and Ochre Velvet, Italy, 1950 Like silhouettes drawn in a single fluid gesture, this pair of Italian armchairs captures the poetics of pos...
Velvet, Walnut
$5,000 / set
H 33.25 in W 23 in D 28 in
Beautiful Original 1950s Lounge Chairs in the style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 1950s Lounge Chairs, black wooden legs and recently reupholstered in black and white striped cotton fabric. Chairs have original spring webbing. Ready for a new home.
Fabric, Wood
Margherita Chair by Franco Albini for v. Bonacina, Italy, 1951
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
Margherita Armchair by Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina. Iconic mid-century armchair with a handwoven rattan frame. Designed by Franco Albini and awarded the Gold Medal at the IX ...
Rattan, Glass
Rare pair of Gio Ponti chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Albany, NY
Item: pair of chairs Designer: Gio Ponti Manufacturer: I.S.A. Bergamo Demensions: 35.25” h x 16.25” w x22.5” d. 18” seat height Material: Mahogany, metal sabots and upholstery ...
Mahogany
$12,238
H 40.56 in W 28.75 in D 31.5 in
Armchair "Fiorenza" designed by Franco Albini in 1952 for Arflex, Italy.
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Armchair "Fiorenza," designed by Franco Albini in 1952 for Arflex, Italy. A highly collectible model produced for only one year by Arflex. This stunning pair of armchairs features sc...
Fabric, Wood
P40 Lounge Chair by Osvaldo Borsani Chair for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production P40 lounge chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950s. The lounge, with an extendable footrest, is designed to recline and can be set in several posit...
Brass, Steel
Italian Lounge Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lounge chair attributed to Italian designer Paolo Buffa. The chair features a textured linen upholstery with dark green piping at each side. The birch frame showcases beautiful bentw...
Linen, Birch
$10,594 / set
H 35.83 in W 31.11 in D 39.38 in L 35.83 in
First Edition Poltrona Frau Metropolis Armchairs, Italy, 1950s
By Poltrona Frau, Melchiorre Bega, Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of first edition Metropolis armchairs by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1950s. Newly upholstered in a bespoke, premium, soft, pure alpaca wool fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Alpaca, Wood
$5,594 / set
H 33.08 in W 25.6 in D 27.56 in
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This magnificent pair of 1950s armchairs embodies the elegance of midcentury Italian design, paying homage to the unmistakable and refined style of Paolo Buffa. The solid frame in fi...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Gio Ponti Style Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Gio Ponti style lounge chairs. The chairs have arched arms, splayed hardwood legs and upholstered in a cotton blend fabric.
Upholstery, Hardwood
Gio Ponti Style Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sleek and stylish pair of Italian modern lounge chairs feature tapered aluminium legs with unique two-tone upholstered. Plush tufted fabric features funky tiger print trim, whil...
Fabric, Upholstery
$16,298
H 33.86 in W 27.96 in D 31.89 in
Original Ignazio Gardella Reclining Digamma Chair, 1960s, Italy
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare original Ignazio Gardella Reclining Digamma chair, designed in the late 1950s and produced by Gavina, Italy in the 1960s. Newly upholstered in green velvet, metal frame in ori...
Brass, Steel
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
$174,836
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
Pair of French Rope Table Lamps Audoux Minet Style
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of lovely hand-crafted rope table lamps with linen shades in the style of Audoux Minet, France, 1990s. Both lamps in very good condition, no damages, rewired, new shades. Each...
Fabric, Linen, Rope
Wrought Iron Mid Century Garden Patio Set Five Pieces
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Five-piece wrought iron dining / patio set. One glass-topped table and four chairs. Painted green. Table measures: 42.5 in across.- 29-3/8 in high. - 29- 11/16 in high. With glass t...
Wrought Iron
$655Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and original Dragør fabric as they were made originally with. Provided by Danish Art Weavery. Refreshing design with b...
Oak
$5,525 / item
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 14 in
Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass, hand-stitched accordian folded goatskin parchment shade with diffuser. Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its na...
Brass
Regency Style Antiqued Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany and reclaimed oak veneered console table restored with pollard oak, the rectangular three quarter gallery top with six turned finials atop each turn...
Wood
$22,145
H 36.62 in Dm 23.63 in
Paavo Tynell Chandelier in Brass and Parchment, Model 9001, Taito Finland, 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptionally rare chandelier was designed by Paavo Tynell and produced by Taito Oy in Finland in the 1940s. The model is number 9001/5. The brass frame with 5 arms, supported b...
Brass
$16,551 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Tiled Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TILED MIRROR, designed in 2025. This mirror is crafted with hand-built tiles that are available in customer's own choice of glaze. Crafted by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal....
Ceramic, Mirror, Walnut
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.