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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Creator: Gio Ponti
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Gio’ Ponti “ Elephant “ Porcelain Gold 1927 italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Rara Porcelain Gold 1927
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Granite
Gio Ponti Silver Cutlery Set for Twelve by Krupp Italy 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Cutlery silver set for twelve in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 36 pieces; 12 spoons, 12 forks, and 12 knives with a steel blade.
Set designed by Gio ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
Gio Ponti, Walnut Writing Table, from the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, 1950s
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti desk in light walnut on shaped tapering legs united by stretchers. The wood is in excellent condition with beautiful graining to the planked top, and the two drawers to th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Four ‘Superleggera’ Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Set of four 'Superleggera' chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy 1950s. Iconic design made in solid Ash and their original black lacquered finish and upholstered seat. The seat is r...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Ash
Set of five cookware by Giò Ponti for ArtKrupp Berndorf and Sambonet
By Art.Krupp Berndorf, Gio Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Five pots, two of production Art Krupp Berndorf 29,5 cm 21 cm 6 cm 140 cl
Three Sambonet production, the largest 31.5 cm 24.5 cm 11 50 series.
Designed by Gio Ponti
Good Condition...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Gio Ponti, Small Walnut Desk, from the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, 1950s
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti small desk in light walnut on shaped tapering legs united by stretchers. The wood is in excellent condition with beautiful graining to the planked top, and the three friez...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set Of Eight 699 "Superleggera" Chairs Designed By Gio Ponti for Amedeo Cassina.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of eight chairs mod. Superleggera designed by Gio Ponti for Figli Di Amadeo Cassina. Made of solid ash wood and rattan. Italy 1957. Its construction challenge is contained in the...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Ash
Gio Ponti curved sofa by Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1940s
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful curved sofa with a wooden frame and fabric upholstery, designed by Gio Ponti for "Casa e Giardino", manufactured in Italy in the 1940s.
In Gio Ponti's ideal hom...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Wood & fabric Mid Century Modern folding chair Ninfea by Gio Ponti for Reguitti
By Fratelli Reguitti, Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Folding chair in beech, brass and fabric.
The structure has been restored maintaining the original color. The seat and backrest have been completely redone with a reinforced thick we...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Side Table 1128 by Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Side Table 1128 by Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, 1950s
With official certificate from Gio Ponti Archives
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Ceramic Vase for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo, Italy, cirka 1930
By Richard Ginori, Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo, Gio Ponti
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful oval shaped, tapered, ceramic vase with hand painted gold decorations.
Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, circa 1930.
Great condition.
H...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bilia table lamp (mod. 2474) design Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. Anni 60
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp
Bilia (mod. 2474)
design Giò PONTI
for FONTANA ARTE.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
Anni 60
DESIGNER
Gio PONTI
(1891-1979) was an influential Italian architect and designer, among...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gio Ponti Pair of High Back Armchairs in Ivory Bouclé, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti pair of high back armchairs or lounge chairs in white or ivory bouclé with polished walnut tapering legs. These chic armchairs have the classic shape of a wingback chair, ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bouclé
Gio Ponti, Lounge Chair, Wood, Velvet, Brass, Italy, 1937
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable ebonized wood, brass and velvet lounge chair designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Casa e Giardino, Italy, c. 1937
Seat height 16”.
Bibliography: Domus no. 113, 1937 ...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Gio Ponti for Luigi Fontana Brass Wall Mirror with Scroll Motif, circa 1940
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti etched brass wall mirror with scroll decoration, for Luigi Fontana, circa, 1940
A grand scale brass shaped mirror with delicate etched petal design motif which follows the ...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wall Ceiling Lamp Sun by Gio Ponti Limited Edition 2012 2017 Satined Brass
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Wall ceiling lamp sun, collection of 'Screen of Light' design by Gio Ponti Italy, in satined brass with a round opaline glass. Wall and ceiling sculpture light in satined brass, a lamp of timeless, iconic design. Handcrafted product, realised by Pollice Illuminazione from the original drawings of Gio Ponti with license provided by eredi Gio Ponti 2012-2017 in Limited and certificated edition. Upon request it can house the innovative light technology of healthy dim to warm that simulates sunlight. The Sun of 1950s is today still present in the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi in Milan, Italy. It provides indirect light, wired with sockets that allow a constant technological updating. 3 x LED 22W E27 110V or 230V 2200-2700K healthy dim to warm. Gio Ponti Sun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Gio Ponti Table in Oak Brass and Red Laminate Italian Manifacture 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Large table or desk with structure in oak wood, tabletop in red laminate and brass details.
Designe by Gio Ponti, Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
Gio Ponti was an icon of the m...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti pair of walnut and blue formica occasional tables, Italy, circa 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of rare wooden and blue formica side tables, of Italian craftsmanship, designed by Gio Ponti.
This pair of occasional tables bears the signature of the great Italian designer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Gio Ponti, Wall Light, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, circa 1957
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This very rare wall light was designed by Gio Ponti circa 1957, produced by Arredoluce, Monza and hung in the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina. An identical example is to ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 20th Century Armchairs In the Style of Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, FR
Set of two Italian design classic armchairs or lounge chairs by iconic designer Gio Ponti from the 1940s. In fully restored condition, with new padding, beige/ light brown velvet uph...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Gio Ponti Model 811 armchair made of walnut and rubber, Cassina, Italy, 1957
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare armchair Model 811, with a walnut structure and rubber bands, designed by Gio Ponti and produced in Italy by Cassina in 1957.
There are artifacts from past decades that, due ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Walnut
Set d 6 chairs Superleggera, Gio Ponti, Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This incredible set of 6 Superleggera chairs designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina in 1950 embodies the elegance and lightness of modern aesthetics. These iconic chairs feature clean, sl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Gio Ponti Silver Plate Soliflores for Fratelli Calderoni, Italy, 1960s, Set of 6
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Enhance your home decor with this stunning set of six Gio Ponti Silver Plate Soliflores, crafted by Fratelli Calderoni in Italy during the 1960s. Designed by the legendary architect ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Gio Ponti Fontana Arte 0024 Suspension Lamp in Glass and Brass, Designed in 1932
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the 0024 suspension lamp was designed in 1932 and made from transparent tempered glass discs, tubular sandblasted glass diffuser and a chrome-plated brass frame with canopy and all frame trim in chromed.
The lamp features a series of horizontal discs in clear tempered glass for a true light...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Leggera chairs in light wood, Gio Ponti, Cassina (First Edition)
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
Leggera is the chair designed in 1952 by Gio Ponti in collaboration with Cesare Cassina and the company's artisans. An icon of Made in Italy design that represents the wooden chair p...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Plates by Gio Ponti for Franco Pozzi, 1960s, Set of 2
By Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 decorative plates designed by Gio Ponti for Ceramica Franco Pozzi.
Fair condition: visible signs of wear, discolorations and some c...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti for Venini Murano Italian "Morandiane" Blue Green Glass Bottle, 1995
By Gio Ponti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
"Morandiane" glass bottle serie designed by italian artist Gio Ponti for Venini Murano,
Blown glass with two-tone incalmo decoration,
Manufacturer’s sticker and engraved signature ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gio Ponti walnut, parchment, and brass console or dressing table, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Console in American walnut, parchment, and brass, designed by Gio Ponti in the 1930s and produced in Italy.
Supported by elegant triangular feet in polished metal, this console desi...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Desk by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk by Gio Ponti & Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
Originally designed for the Pirelli Tower in Milano.
In 1950, Alberto Pirelli, president and owner of the giant...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti and Carminati Bamboo Italian Peacock Chair 1950s
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati for Vittorio Bonacina, 1950. Carminati was a student of Gio Ponti. Ponti and Carminati originally designed t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Single Gio Ponti chair for Cassina, Italy 1950s
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Single Gio Ponti Model: 676 chair for Cassina, Italy 1950s
Original velvet upholstery.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Brass and alpaca velvet bar stools. Attributed to Gio Ponti Italy c1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Pair brass bar stools by Gio Ponti. Italy c1950
Re upholstered in off white alpaca velvet which contrasts nicely with the brass patina
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti wooden and glass occasional table, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An occasional table with a black lacquered wood base and ground glass tops, designed by Gio Ponti in 1932 and produced by the Italian company Luigi Fontana & C.
This side table, tho...
Category
1930s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Fratelli Reguitti "Ninfea" Folding Chair, Italy, 1960s
By Fratelli Reguitti, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare "Ninfea" folding chair designed by Gio' Ponti manufactured in Italy by Fratelli Reguitti in the 1960s, the frame is made of wood, brass hinges and original red fabric upholstery...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s
Sideboard with rectangular wooden top. It has four striped wood doors, each with a hole with a turned wooden fr...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Maschera Cornuta by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture in perforated plate and silver metal.
Sabattini production. Signature under the base.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891-1979) graduated in Mi...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Suspension lamp mod. 0024 metal and glass design 1933
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
An iconic design by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1933, this chandelier is a classic of Italian design. With its timeless elegance and a geometrically simple idea, this chandelier ca...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti walnut and parchment mirror, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Mirror in American walnut and parchment, Gio Ponti design, 1930s, Italian production. A perfect geometric circle in walnut finished in parchment with a natural and evocative flavor. ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Parchment Paper
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Diavolo by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture depicting the devil designed by Gio Ponti and created by Lino Sabattini in 1978 in hallmarked silver metal.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Car Design Drawing by Gio Ponti for Touring Carrozzeria Milan, 1952
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Important drawing by Gio Ponti of the Diamante line for Touring Carrozzeria Milan.
A similar example pictured on page 167 of Gio Ponti: The Complete Work by Lisa Ponti.
Ponti's car ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian mid-century Chairs Parco dei Principi hotel by Gio Ponti Cassina, 1960s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chairs Parco dei Principi hotel by Gio Ponti for Cassina, 1960s
Pair of iconic chairs with square woven straw seat. The backrest is entirely made of shaped...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
GIo Ponti walnut occasional table for the Cavalieri Hotel in Milan, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A side table in walnut designed by Gio Ponti, originating from the Hotel dei Cavalieri in Milan.
This refined side table is a prestigious piece of furniture conceived by Gio Ponti for the interiors of the Hotel dei Cavalieri in Milan. This structure, still admired today for its distinctly twentieth-century architecture, was built in 1949 based on the designs of Emilio Lancia, with significant contributions from Ponti.
The palace, an icon of Milanese history, retains its contemporary relevance, dominating Piazza Missori with its distinctive curved facade and contributing daily to city life. Around a hundred windows adorned with diamond-shaped decorations open onto civic number...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Giovanni Ponti - Superleggera chair - Cassina edition
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Giovanni Ponti
Superleggera chair
Cassina edition
Black lacquered ash / removable leather cover
In a perfect state
H83 x W41 x D45 cms
Category
2010s Italian Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Ash
Black Onyx Glass & Walnut Italian Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk by Gio Ponti
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant Italian MId-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk / Writing Table by Gio Ponti in solid walnut with an inset top of black onyx glass and brass details. Ponti's design a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
By Cleto Munari, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
set di 4 sedie "leggera" disegnate da Gio Ponti per Cassina anni 60
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, MI
La sedia Leggera è una delle piu iconiche espressioni del design di Gio Ponti disegnata nel 1952.
E' frutto di approfonditi studi fatti al tempo per ottenere una sedia molto leggera ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Ash
Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino Pair of Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, pair of lounge chairs, reupholstered in Zak & Fox fabric, walnut, Italy, circa 1939.
This sensuous set of armchairs is desig...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Gio Ponti Livia Chair
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Originally designed by design Giò Ponti in 1937, the Livia chair owes its name to the 'livianum' offices in the University of Padua that it was designed for. Timeless is clearly the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Beech
Gio Ponti occasional table with drawers for BNL offices, Genoa, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare office furniture piece in wood, linoleum, and brass with compact dimensions, an original design by Gio Ponti for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), Italian production from ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
1976s Modern Silver Plated French Centerpiece by Gio Ponti for Christofle
By Lino Sabattini, Christofle, Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A modern centerpiece designed by Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Christofle, it's hall marked and signed by Gio Ponti, it's in perfect condition, in original box and...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Very rare Taurus-shaped sculpture by Gio Ponti for De Poli, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Paolo De Poli
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare and precious sculpture made by Gio Ponti for De Poli in the 1950s
The sculpture, made of copper enameled in shades of blue, depicts a bull
They are an invention, these figures o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Copper
Gio Ponti for Cassina Sculptural Stools in Walnut, Italy, 1950s.
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gio Ponti for Cassina Pair of two Sculptural Stools in Walnut, Italy, 1950s.
Pair of sculptural stools from the 687 series by Italian design...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Gio Ponti Set of six Superleggera Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1957
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A set of six Superleggera chairs, produced by Cassina in the early 1960s and designed by Gio Ponti, has undergone professional restoration while preserving and refinishing their ash ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Ash
Lidded Vase by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Zürich, CH
Gio Ponti
Teal-coloured lidded vase/Urn 5756
Inscribed at the bottom '695T'
Expertise conducted by the Gio Ponti Archives
The vase is in great con...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Art Deco Ceramic Cake Service Designed by Gio Ponti for S. C. Richard
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco cake service designed by Gio Ponti in the Thirties and manufactured in Italy by S. C. Richard. The service is composed by 8 pieces, 1 cake pl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Gabriella Chair
By Pallucco, Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Gabriella folding lounge chair with a steel frame, seat, and back upholstered in black Naugahyde.
This iconic chair was designed by the Italian designer Gio Ponti and released in a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
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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