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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Item Ships From: California
Creator: Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Brass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in brass for Fontana Arte. Executed in a brushed brass metal frame with a mouth blown white glass diffuser, transparent cord with dimmer and plug. One of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco
By Greco, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco. Designed and manufactured in Italy circa 1960s. An outer black enameled shell with detailed perforations within the trim line is paired with a mo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons #2135 Extendable Dining Table, c 1950, Refinished
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This restored Model 2135 extendable dining table with four leaves by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons features gorgeously veined Italian Walnut with sculpted legs to Gio Ponti's signature...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1930s. Unique sculptural 'Saturn' ceiling light, with an illustrativ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Polychrome Murano Glass Chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass and brass chandelier designed in 1946 by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Venini, consisting of a center semicircle globe and two center colorful glass ball...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Expertly Restored - Gio Ponti Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Gio Ponti Credenza/Cabinet for Singer & Sons, Model 4120
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design credenza or cabinet for Singer & Sons, Model 4120. Sophisticated design credenza by the master Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons executed in gorgeous Italian ribbon walnut...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 2 Mid Century Italian Armchair by Gio Ponti 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti's infinite compositional black made it possible to create the rooms of the Hotel Parco dei Principi, each one different from the others.
This is the "Black Ponti": a partic...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Set of 7 Gio Ponti Modular Hexagonal Coffee Tables, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the epitome of mid-century Italian design with this exceptionally rare set of modular coffee tables by Gio Ponti, meticulously crafted by ISA Bergamo in the 1950s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
1957 Gio Ponti Superleggera Side Chair model 646 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1957 Gio Ponti Vintage Leggera Side Chair model 646 Italy
superleggera ash wood and cane
32.5 h x 16 d x 15.75 w Seat h 18
Preowned original vintage ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 6 Rare Gio Ponti "Leggera" Dining Chairs 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple chair with a refined, clear, cultured form, an icon of design. In 1952 the Leggera chair marked the beginning of a path that encapsulated the entire design and executive par...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
High Back Armchairs by Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High Back Armchairs by Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo, c. 1950's, Italy
H 41.25" x W 29" x D 28" / Seat Ht 16.25"
FDV11582
*Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gio Ponti Desk from " Banca Nazionale del Lavoro , Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 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
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Expertly Restored - Gio Ponti Model-111 Cognac Leather Chair for Singers & Sons
By Singer, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manufacturer
Singers & Sons
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Early Set of Four Superleggera Chairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Historical set of four Superleggera chairs by Gio Ponti with original caning and black lacquered wood frame. Made in Italy circa 1957.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Gio Ponti Headboard and Bedframe with Attached Nightstands
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bed by Gio Ponti, executed by Giordano Chiesa, c.1950s, Italy. This one of a kind piece was commissioned by the Ceccato family, owners of the popular confectionary empire, Dulciora, for their residence in Milan. The bed is comprised of Ferrara root walnut and curly birch...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Birch
"Leggera" Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of dining chairs by Gio Ponti in ash with rush seats woven in a basket weave pattern, all retaining their original label.
Priced for the pair.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rush, Ash
De-Lux A4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Gio Ponti 'Model 2134' "Flip-Top" Console Table for Singer & Sons, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Coronado, CA
A beautiful and uncommon "flip-top" console or dining table by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons, 'Model 2134'. This table was produced in Italy by Giordano Chiesa, constructed in wispy fi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Luna Sospensione by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti was a prolific artist whose work spanned many mediums. For the Triennale exhibition in 1957 the Milanese architect and designer built a prefabricated house and filled it wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Luna Verticale by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti was a prolific artist whose work spanned many mediums. For the Triennale exhibition in 1957 the Milanese architect and designer built a prefabricated house and filled it wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
De-Lux A8 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Luna Orizzontale by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti was a prolific artist whose work spanned many mediums. For the Triennale exhibition in 1957 the Milanese architect and designer built a prefabricated house and filled it wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
De-Lux B4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
De-Lux B8 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
De-Lux D8 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
De-Lux D4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Gio Ponti Diamond Flatware, Service for Twelve
By Gio Ponti, Reed & Barton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A beautiful and complete service for twelve in the Diamond pattern by Gio Ponti. The line was designed in 1958 in collaboration with Italian archite...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Settee by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Refinished and Reupholstered, Italy 1950s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptionally rare and coveted settee by Gio Ponti for Cassina, circa 1950s, with reupholstered white bouclé fabric cushions, refinished elm frames with incredible wood grain, sig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Elm
Silver Office Tanker Desk Chair by Gio Ponti for Goodform 1950s
By Gio Ponti, GoodForm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tanker Chair
by Gio Ponti produced by GOODFORM Youngstown, Ohio: 1938 Industrial Swivel Tanker Vintage Office Desk Chair
designed by Gio Pont...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Poltrona Frau Dezza Chairs by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Poltrona Frau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant chairs by Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau. A great example of Gio Ponti design from 1965. Original labels on underside of chairs. Beautiful mixture of elegance with its roots in ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Ugo Pollice Model 546 Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti Table lamp in chrome and black shade model 546.
This lamp was designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Ugo Pollice Illuminazione during the 1940s. Gio Ponti was an icon...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Gio Ponti Ceramic Sculpture" Il Pellegrino Stanco" for Richard Ginori, Milano
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of one most important designers of the 20th century, Glazed ceramic, Gio Ponti, made for Richard Ginori and marked S Christoforo, Milano.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Modern Desk, Designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, circa 1950
By Gio Ponti, Bertha Schaefer, M. Singer & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a rare and elegant modern desk, designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, circa 1950s. Beautiful graining to the Italian walnut, especially to the top. Schaefer was on...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Cocktail Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low hourglass table by Gio Ponti with original green glass top. Made in Milan circa 1940s.
Includes a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Po...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
'Sole' Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod. Sole Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1957. Minimal impressionistic sun flush mounts, composed of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Rare Italian Rosewood Gio Ponti Style Brass and Mirror Back Bar
By Gio Ponti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Epic, 1950s rosewood and brass front and backbar that is a rare representation of Gio Ponti craftsmanship. The piece has the finest lines and gorgeous rosewood in original condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Luna Suspension Light by Gio Ponti
By Tato Italia, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luna suspension light by Gio Ponti for Tato Italia. Current production designed and manufactured in Italy 2018. Wired for US junction boxes. Brushed sa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gio Ponti Chest of Drawers Signed M. Singer and Sons Model 2161
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design chest of drawers for Singer & Sons N.Y. Model 2161.
Rare and iconic dresser by one of the masters of Italian Mid-Century design incorporating only the highest quality construction, design and materials. Newly refinished featuring eight drawers, two top ones with dividers and a sliding...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Diamond Stainless Steel Flatware Four Spoon Set by Reed & Barton, 1958
By Gio Ponti, Reed & Barton
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern vintage Italian designer Gio Ponti diamond stainless steel four spoon set for Reed & Barton 1958
Maker label stamped.
Measures: 6" L x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" H
Original preowned c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
1958Italian Gio Ponti Flatware Sculptural Diamond Single Spoon by Reed & Barton
By Reed & Barton, Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian Gio Ponti 1958 design flatware stainless steel sculptural diamond single spoon by Reed & Barton.
Maker stamped
Measures: 6" L x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" H
Original preowned vintage it...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gio Ponti Stainless Flatware Set of Four Diamond Soup Spoons for Reed & Barton
By Reed & Barton, Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian designer Gio Ponti stainless flatware set of four diamond shape soup spoons designed for Reed & Barton, 1958
Measures: 7 1/2" L x...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gio Ponti Italian Stainless Diamond Flatware Set Three Long Ice Tea Spoons 1958
By Reed & Barton, Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Gio Ponti Italian stainless diamond flatware set of three long ice tea spoons, 1958.
Measures: 7 1/2" L x 1 1/8" W x 1/2" H
Maker stamped. Italian Gio Ponti designer for Reed and B...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Iconic Gio Ponti Chairs, Italy 1958
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of iconic Gio Ponti dining chairs.
Beautifully designed; item restored and ready to be shipped to you.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Gio Ponti Administrative Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti desk designed in limited edition for city offices of Forlì, Italy. Original red Formica writing surface on European beechwood with 8 floating drawers. Brass base on legs.
...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Formica, Beech
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Suspension Pendant Lamp
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti pendant lamp for Fontana Arte originally designed in the 1930s is an iconic design. This lamp was produced in Italy during the late 1980s and features varying sizes of hori...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Pair of Gio Ponti Armchairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti Armchairs from legendary -Parco dei Principi Hotel, Roma.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti Grid Pattern Coffee Table circa 1945-1948
By Gio Ponti
Located in Encino, CA
Exceptional and spectacular round grid pattern coffee table by Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa.
Multiple fruit woods base with a glass top.
Italy, circa 1945-1948.
Literature: Arredame...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
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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