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
Sculptural Walnut Stool Model 687 by Gio Ponti , 1953s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Sculptural Walnut Stool Model 687 by Gio Ponti , 1953s
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Category
1950s Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro Desk by Gio Ponti, circa 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, England
This classic, elegant design by Gio Ponti employs his distinctive tapering edges and legs to great effect, liberating the ponderous lines of preceding decades and expressing the lift...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
"Orgues” Silver-Plated Vase by Jacques Sitoleux for Christolfe, 1969
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
"Orgues”
Silver Vase
Designed by Jacques Sitoleux for Christolfe
1969
DIMENSIONS
Height: 12-1/2 inches Width: 5-1/8 inches Dept...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti, Pair of fireside chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Mahogany with rush seating
Attributed to designer.
H100 x W41 x D43 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rush, Mahogany
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 M. Singer and Sons Rare Model 2160 Floating Credenza
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Raleigh, NC
A stunning mid-century modern credenza by the legendary Italian designer Gio Ponti, crafted circa 1950–1951 for M. Singer & Sons. This exquisite Model 2160 features a sleek, low-prof...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Gio Ponti table mirror c1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti brass frame table mirror. Italy c1950
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Brass, Stainless Steel
$3,024 / item
Set of 12 Ginori Lavender Rimmed Soup Bowls By Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Ginori soup bowls have a fresh modern feel though they date from 1920. Designed by Gio Ponti, the Art Deco/ neoclassical style is both architectural yet decorative. Th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
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
$2,124 / item
Fato White Metal Table or Wall Lamp by Gio Ponti for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Gio Ponti, Artemide
Located in Vicenza, IT
Designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti for Artemide in the late 1960s, the Fato lamp embodies the refined geometry and sculptural minimalism that define mid-century Italian design. ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Large wall mirror by Fontana Arte from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti wall mirror from the original furniture of the hotel Royal Rome, 1955.
Manufactured by Fontana Arte.
Measures: H 138 cm, 46 x 3.5
Brass, mirror and ash.
Designed as a v...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Coppia Lampade da tavolo Polsino
By Harvey Guzzini, Gio Ponti
Located in Baranzate, IT
Coppia di Lampade da tavolo Poldino con paralume tubolare bianco e nero. Maniglia cromata.
Designer: Gio Ponti nel 1967.
Produttore: Harvey Guzzini DH (Design House), via Mariano Guzzini, 37. 62019, Recanati, Italia. Oggi si chiama iGuzzini.
Altre versioni: La lampada da tavolo Gio Ponti Polsino...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
$4,153 / set
Gio Ponti Desk & Wall Shelf for Forli Administrative Offices, Gio Ponti Archives
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Designer & Manufacturer: Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979)
Markings: Amministrazione Provenciale Florli label
Country of Origin & Materials: Italy; fruitwood, laminate, beech, brass
Dim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 6
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash, Rope, Italy, 1957, set of six.
In 1957 the Italian furniture manufacturer Amedeo Cassina added a new dining chair to its...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rope, Wood, Ash
Gio' Ponti per Krupp Set di 2 Caffettiere, 2 Piattini ed una Lattiera, 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Un set di due caffettiere in alpacca , 2 piattini ed una lattiera disegnate da Gio Ponti e prodotte dalla Krupp Milano negli anni '50. Venivano utilizzate negli hotel e sono contrass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Six '699 Superleggera' Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina 1960s-70s
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Group of dining chairs with black enameled wood frame, renewed seat with fabric in shades of white.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Pionti 807 Distex armchairs Lelievre Paris velvet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Padova, IT
A pair of Distex armchairs designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s for Cassina. New "Essentiel Cosmos" red and orange exceptionally high-quality velvet upholstery by Lelievre Paris. Perf...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
"Quadro Di Luce" polished brass wall lamp by Giò Ponti, limited edition
By Gio Ponti
Located in Renens, CH
Measurements: 20 x 80 x 12.5 cm.
Sculptural wall lamp with indirect light, handmade, limited and numbered edition, based on the original drawings by Gio Ponti and licensed by Eredi ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chair for Cassina, 1952
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chair for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952
The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair design and of Cassina’s masterful artisan cra...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Rope, Ash
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Vase in Terracotta and Gold, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Tilburg, NL
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori vase in terracotta and gold, Italy, 1930s.
It is a wonderful little gem, this vase designed by Gio Ponti and made by Richard Ginori in the 1930s. Great simple design and beautiful contrast between the terracotta and the gold. Part of a series of terracotta and gold bowls...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Gio Ponti Fireside Chair for Casa & Giardino
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti 'Fireplace' chair for Casa & Giardino, c.1950s, Italy. The chair features a walnut frame with a high ladder seatback and low woven rush seat.
Dimensions
16” width x 23.75”...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Rush
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Wall Mirror Polished Brass 70 x 146 cm for GUBI
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
The F.A. 33 Wall Mirror was originally designed by the legendary Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti in 1933 for FontanaArte, the renowned lamp, glass, and mirror manufacturer h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Framed Ceramic Tiles by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of 1930s tiles designed by renowned architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891-1979) for the prestigious Italian ceramics house Richard Ginori. ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pine, Paint
$2,577 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Car Design Drawing by Gio Ponti for Touring Carrozzeria Milan, 1952
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Original 1952 Car Design Drawing by Gio Ponti for Touring Carrozzeria, Milan
A rare fusion of automotive innovation and Italian design mastery, this original 1952 concept drawing was...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Gio Ponti “Superleggera” Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1957
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kampen, NL
Set of two Superleggera chairs designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy, 1957. Constructed from solid ash wood and painted black, each chair features a woven straw seat for comfort a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Ash
Pair of chairs model Niffea, by Gio Ponti for Reguitti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Busnago, IT
Pair of folding chairs model Ninfea
designer Gio Ponti, Reguitti production
Italy, 1950s
71x80x49 cm. (each)
material, wood, beige-colored upholstered fabric and brass.
Bibliography...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Superleggere chairs, by Gio Ponti for Cassina, set of 4
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Busnago, IT
Set of 4 Superleggera (= very light) Chairs, designed by Gio Ponti in 1951-1957 for Cassina Italia.
An icon of modern design and one of the Italian master's most celebrated projects....
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
1940s Art Deco Set of Three Alpaca Coffee Pot By Krupp Designed by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Krupp Milano in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Krupp and Jolly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
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
Mid-Century Modern 'La Luna Strega' Silverplate by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Unusual devil mask designed by Gio Ponti for Christofle. The mask called, La Luna Strega was designed in 1978 and is silver plated on stainless steel. It wa...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,278 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Set of Four Leggera 646 Ashwood Italian Chairs, 1951
By Gio Ponti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Leggera Chair by Gio Ponti: Timeless Italian Design and Craftsmanship
Introducing the Leggera Chair, a stunning set of six chairs model "Leggera 646" desi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Gio Ponti Tomaso Buzzi Sofa
By Tomaso Buzzi, Gio Ponti
Located in Red Lion, PA
Truly beautiful one of a kind authorized copy of Gio Ponti and Tomaso Buzzi 1930 Sofa.
Walnut frame upholstered in satin silk.
Manifactured by Carpani F.ll inc
Literature: Mobili De...
Category
1930s Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Satin, Silk, Walnut
$7,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti "A Canne" Glass Pitcher for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti "A Canne" Glass Pitcher for Venini, Italy. "A Canne" translates to "With Reeds". Blue and Green stripes. Excellent vintage condition with age related wear. No chips, cra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Ashwood "Leggera 646" Italian Chairs, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-century chairs model "Leggera 646" designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina. Made of solid ashwood structure with original upholstery.
Discover the timeless ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Vintage Replica Gio Ponti Large Brass Table Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, Park Royal
A large, stylish table lamp, circa early 1940’s, sourced and made in Italy, in the Gio Ponti style. The Lamp base is made in brass and has its original parchment lamp shade. The lamp...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small bookcase by Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small bookcase 1950s
50 cm x 30 cm x 50h cm
19,68 in x 11,81 in x 19,68 h in
Style
Italian, Vintage, Mid-Century
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Set of Three 1930s Art Deco Teapots by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Calderoni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Gio Ponti “Leggera” Cassina 1950 Wood Ecological Leather Padding, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti “Leggera“ Cassina 1950 wood ecological leather, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Original Drawing by Gio Ponti, 1952, Created for Touring Carrozzeria Milan
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
This large original drawing from 1952 highlights the creative brilliance of Gio Ponti, one of the most important figures in 20th-century design and architecture. Ponti’s hand is imme...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
pair of GIO PONTI laminate wall cupboard doors with mirrors Hotel PdP Rome, 1964
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
pair of GIO PONTI wall cupboard doors, wardrobe, from the original furniture of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome, 1964
ash, formica-laminate- mirror
green-blu formica-laminate on the cover and white formica on the verso
manufactured by dassi Lissone
Measures: height:175cm, 135 x 3 cm
very good condition
Provenance: this item coming directly from the original furniture of the Hotel PdP
copy of original invoice of the Parco dei principi Hotel is available on request
Literature:
Gio Ponti l’arte si innamora dell’industria-Ugo La Pietra pp 365,367
-Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, New York, 1996, p. 373
-Fabrizio Mautone- Gio Ponti La committenza Fernandes, Electa Napoli 2009,pg 153
Exhibitions ( a similar example):
-CENTOVENTI GIO’ PONTI designer...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Formica, Ash
Diamantina Blue Carpet by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Amini
Located in Milan, IT
A sequence of triangles that turn into diamonds, thence to squares and rectangles displaying soft hues and slender shapes embellished with powerful colorful accents. From the original design of Gio Ponti, this Diamantina carpet's decoration reminisces the diamond pattern ceramic tiles...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Textile
$14,208 / item
Armchair from the first-class cabin of the Italian express train Settebello, 50s
By Gio Ponti, Giulio Minoletti
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Very rare Armchair from the first-class cabin of the Italian express train ETR 300 ‘Settebello’ (built in 1952), designed by Gio Ponti and Giulio Minoletti. The luxurious train ran b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee Set for the Sixth Triennale, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee set for the XI Triennale, Italy 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
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
Gio Ponti Tiered Occasional Table for Singer and Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant lamp or occasional table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Singer and Sons. Table features quarter sawn walnut grain and classic Ponti stylized legs. Please note there...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Gio Ponti Polsino Table Lamps for Guzzini 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, England
Rare Gio Ponti 'Polsino' lamps, white and orange plexiglass with steel. No structural damage. Some scratches to plastic. Minimal tarnishing to steel handles which can swivel 180 degr...
Category
1960s Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century, Gio Ponti for De Poli Bird Decorative Object
By Paolo De Poli, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Diavolo by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
By Gio Ponti, Lino Sabattini
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...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
An early production silver plated Ladle by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Milano
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
An early production silver plated Ladle by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, Milano. manufacturers marks. really nice patina. Waxy silver finish, quite used and lots of character. Heavy, o...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Modern Executive Desk by Alberto Rosselli and Gio Ponti for Arflex, 20th Century
By Gio Ponti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in NICE, FR
An iconic piece of Italian modernist design, this Tecniform desk was created in 1958 by the visionary duo Alberto Rosselli and Gio Ponti for Arflex. Embodying the elegant innovation ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Edited by Lumi Original Italian 1960s Pair of Brass & Steel Sconces
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of original model 575 sconces designed by the iconic Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti and produced by the renowned firm Lumi in the 1960s. These sconces feature a slee...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Ceramic tile "water and fire" design Gio Ponti for Gabbianelli, 1989
By Gio Ponti, Gabbianelli
Located in taranto, IT
Tile with a matte white background glaze with a stylized silkscreen decoration of vases and cornucopias from which water comes out, in pink and light blue colors.
Drawing by Gio Pon...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gio Ponti and Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, Set of 2 Wooden Model DU10 Chairs, 1951
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti and Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, Set of 2 Model DU10 chairs, 1951
A Black lacquered tubular metal structure geometrically holds two molded plywood elements in this stately ra...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Metal
Gio Ponti for Cassina Set of 4 Superleggera Chairs, Italy 1980s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
A set of four Superleggera chairs, produced by Cassina in the early 1960s and designed by Gio Ponti,
The Superleggera chair is a renowned design created by the Italian architect and...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Straw, Wood
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Set of Two ‘Leggera 646’ Ashwood Italian Chairs, 1951
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of two chairs model "Leggera 646" designed by Gio Ponti. This is the first "Leggera" edition that was edited by Cassina in 1951.
Made of solid ashwood ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Cotton, Ash
Accolade Tea and Coffee Service, Gio Ponti for Christofle, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Christofle
Located in PARIS, FR
Accolade Tea and Coffee Service in Silver-Plated Metal, Gio Ponti for Christofle, circa 1935.
Comprising a teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug. Bodies feature concentric gradations, bla...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
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Silver Plate
Gio Ponti Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Lugo, IT
Single-flower silver alpaca vase by Gio Ponti for Calderoni.
Photo conditions
Thanks
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1920s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Alpaca
Rare Gio Ponti sidetable for the Parco dei Principi
By Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Rare side table. 2 available.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$4,746 / item
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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- What was Gio Ponti famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Gio Ponti was famous for his work as an architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor. He 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. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Gio Ponti furniture.