Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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
Gio Ponti, Coffee Table, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three black and white-lacquered wood and iron coffee or side tables designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy. 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Coffee Table by Gio Ponti for Domus Nova
By Gio Ponti
Located in Red Lion, PA
Beautiful sculptural table by Gio Ponti for Domus Nova
Mid Century Italian Design
Double shelf with glass top
Made out of walnut
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1950s Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Walnut
Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Top
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in West Chester, PA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with a travertine top on a sculptural solid walnut base. Top measures 60” x 15 7/16” x 3/4”. Designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons circa 1950s un...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Set of 7 Gio Ponti Modular Hexagonal Coffee Tables, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare set of modular coffee tables was designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo in Italy in the 1950s. Each table is marked with a metal manufacturers tag 'ISA'.
T...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Iron
Gio Ponti low table made of African walnut wood and glass, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Low table made of African walnut wood and glass, Italian craftsmanship, designed by Gio Ponti, 1950s.
The coffee table, an indispensable piece in the living room, has always been a ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Walnut
Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table by Gio Ponti for Domus Nova, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This sculptural walnut coffee table, designed by the legendary Gio Ponti for Domus Nova in the 1950s, embodies the elegance and innovation that define mid-century Italian design. Or...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Walnut
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 Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Gio Ponti, Unique Coffee Table, Oak, Glass, Italy, c. 1937
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A unique, oak and glass coffee table designed by Gio Ponti and possibly executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy, circa 1937.
Sold with a certificate of expertise from the Gio P...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Oak
Writing Desk in Solid Ash Wood Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.847.1 - made in Italy
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.847.1 Console Table by Gio Ponti - Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
Expert craftsmanship has given this gorgeous console table a new life drawn from its original I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Small Coffee Table in Rosewood and Glass Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.552.2
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.552.2 Triangular Coffee Table in Rosewood by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
With a triangular shape and intriguing intersection of wood and glass, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Rosewood, Glass
GIO PONTI - FONTANARTE - Coffee Table Wood Cristal 1938 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti Fontana Arte coffee table wood cristal 1938 Italy.
GIO PONTI -designer
FONTANARTE - Produttore.
A richiesta certificato di autenticità...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Bentwood
Glass Top Coffee Table Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.555.1 - Made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.555.1 Round Table by Gio Ponti - Exper-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
The sculptural D.555.1 round table is designed from archival drawings by renowned Italian archit...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Steel
Gio Ponti, Art Edition, the Planchart Coffee Table and a Set of Four Art Prints
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This numbered Art Edition of 1,000 copies (Hardcover book, 36 x 36 cm, 572 pages) is accompanied by an exclusive, square format reproduction of the Arlecchino coffee table designed b...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Steel
Pair of Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa Table C.1936
By Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Montréal, QC
Gio Ponti is hailed for his legacy as one of Italy’s finest architects and for his signature aesthetic , but also for his influence in shaping design more broadly during the 20th ce...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Walnut
Gio’ Ponti Coffee Table Brass Wood Marbre, Certificate Archivio 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table con Certificato Gio’ Ponti Archives
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca. 1955. Gla...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table Wood Glass 1950 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Singer & Sons in Italian Walnut with Labradorite Top
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Dallas, TX
Iconic coffee table designed by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons in Italian walnut with exotic Labradorite top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
20th Century Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Isa Bergamo in Wood with Round Glass Top
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful and timeless coffee table designed by the Italian Maestro of Design Gio Ponti.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti wh...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Wood
Seven Gio Ponti Coffee Tables for I.S.A., Italy, circa 1950
By I.S.A. Italy, Gio Ponti
Located in Rovereta, SM
The set of seven modular coffee tables in metal, black formica laminate and oakwood designed by Gio Ponti for I.S.A. Italy, circa 1950. Modular tables have a hexagonal shape and have...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
"Tavolino 1932" Coffee Table Designed by Gio' Ponti for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tavolino 1932" is a classic coffee table, originally designed by Gio' Ponti in 1932 and manufactured by FontanaArte, made of two 0.59" th. discs of float glass and featuring a frame in polished nickel plated brass.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
Ø 24", H. 24"
GIO' PONTI, right from the start, was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design as an eclectic character. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1920 and was art director for Richard Ginori from 1923-1930. In 1926, with editor Gianni Mazzocchi, he founded the magazine Domus, staying on as editor until his death. He was invited to take over the art direction of Luigi Fontana in 1931 and in 1932 he founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa.
He was one of the promoters of the Compasso d’Oro Award and a founder member of the ADI (Italian association for industrial design), as well as curating programmes for the Milan Triennale on many events and teaching at Milan Polytechnic.
He designed numerous famous public and private buildings, including the houses in Via De Togni, the tower-house in Corso Venezia, offices for
RAI and Ferrania, the Littoria tower in Parco Sempione, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, Taranto Cathedral, Villa Planchart in Caracas and Denver
Museum of Modern Art. In the field of design he created timeless furniture, lighting and objects for FontanaArte, as well as the Superleggera chair
and furniture for Cassina, Christofle cutlery and Richard Ginori china.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass, Nickel
Gio Ponti Travertine Coffee Table
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Highland, IN
Sublime mid-century Italian design at its best, this coffee table by Gio Ponti by Singer & Son features a stunning piece of travertine marble suppo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Gio Ponti Iconic Coffee Table with Certificate of Authenticity
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
An original X form iconic Gio Ponti table in cherry wood with a circular glass top for Fondazione Garzanti di Forli - Interiors. This fabulous piece was in the private collection of the Ponti family in Florence and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons Travertine Top Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut table with original travertine top. Designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons.
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1950s Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Molteni&C D.552.2 Rosewood Coffee Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in Boston, MA
With a triangular shape and intriguing intersection of wood and glass, this distinctive coffee table will invite conversation. Reminiscent of a airplane propeller, the geometry of th...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Italian Modernist Walnut and Iron Hexagonal Coffee Table by Gio Point for Isa
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo coffee/cocktail table featuring a honeycomb/hexagonal-form Italian walnut top supported by a bent iron base (ca. 1955, Italy).
Scarcely seen full-size examp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Set of 7 Gio Ponti Modular Hexagonal Coffee Tables, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
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 Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Vintage Coffe Table by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Coffee table is an item of original design furniture realized by Gio Ponti in the 1950s.
Mahogany wood and crystal top. Very good conditions.
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal
Gio Ponti coffee table Hotel Royal Continental Napoli 1953
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare coffee table designed by Ponti in 1953 for and originates from the Royal Continental Hotel in Napoli. The table is purchased directly from the family and comes with a certificat...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome, produced by Cassina, coffee table, green marble, anodised aluminum, Italy, 1961-1964
The provenance of this coffee table is notably i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Gio Ponti Italian Mid-Century Modern Walnut and White Marble Low / Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern rectangular low / coffee table with a white marble top resting on a walnut frame with a curved x-form stretcher base with a central inlaid design, with leg...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Gio’ Ponti Coffee Table Brass Wood Marbre, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table.
Insieme al certificato GIO PONTI ARCHIVES
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Gio Ponti's blond wood coffee table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2744
Gio Ponti (1891-1979)
A blond wood coffee table with three shaped spokes with tapered legs and brass tips, a thick cut crystal top with an elliptical triangular shape.
Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Isa Bergamo in oak with Round Cristal Top, 1957
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in The Hague, NL
Stylish and rare coffee table designed by the Italian Designer Gio Ponti, for ISA, Bergarmo.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century table by Gio Ponti for ISA, Bergarmo.
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Stylish, simple table designed by the Italian Design Master Gio ponti for ISA, Bergarmo.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti who d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables 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 coffee and cocktail tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 30 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by Gae Aulenti, Ico Parisi, and Angelo Mangiarotti. Prices for Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,415 and can go as high as $75,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,912.
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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.
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