As a master cabinetmaker and furniture craftsman, Giordano Chiesa produced beautiful mid-century modern pieces, largely in collaboration with Italian starchitect and designer Gio Ponti.
Although the pair had a long history of collaboration, their work for stylish mid-century Italian hotels stands out. In the mid-1950s, Ponti and Chiesa teamed up with manufacturer Dassi Lissone to create streamlined walnut and brass furniture for the Royal Hotel in Naples, including headboards, side tables and wardrobe doors for each room. A decade later, the duo designed sleek, blue formica-surfaced ashwood writing desks, dressers and headboards, for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome.
Chiesa produced Ponti’s sculptural glass-topped coffee table, which features artistically aligned maple legs and slats to form a sort of grid as its base. Similar to Ponti’s no. 1101 coffee table for Singer and Sons, Chiesa and Ponti’s table rivals the more famous design in its eloquence and craftsmanship.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Giordano Chiesa tables, storage case pieces and other furniture and collectibles.
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Illuminated Organized Wall
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
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...
Glass, Wood
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Ash Wood Console, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and important ash wood console table with two drawers and six legs ending in brass sabots, Italy, circa 1955. This exquisite sculptural console has...
Brass
Gio Ponti Headboard from Hotel Royal, Napoli
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Hanover, MA
A single wall mounted headboard with floating two-tiered nightstand shelves, designed by Gio Ponti in 1955 for the Hotel Royal in Naples. Pro...
Walnut
Gio Ponti dark wood right Headboard with fitted bedside tables Hotel Royal, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
a single left headboard by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi. dark honey wood two tiered shelving, magazine rack, space for lighting switch Good condition. Original patina, Sold with a copy of a certificate of Lisa Licitra Ponti and the original invoice of the Hotel Royal. Directly from the original furniture of the Royal Hotel. Measures: H 80 cm 162 x 44cm each piece; radio of the time; hole for the electrical outlet: cm.10 x h 7 cm Similar items of our same collections have been exhibited in London in Modern Design Museum and Triennale in Milan and a similar items of same collector is now in the permanent collection of the TRIENNALE of Milan. See a pair of heaboards of our collection sold in last Italian Design Auction...
Metal
Pair of Gio Ponti Walnut Side Tables, Luggage Racks for Hotel Royal Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti side tables (stands) produced by Giordano Chiesa, from the suite of the Hotel Royal Naples, 1953 Italian walnut, brass. Brass details Handles, foot and seven sections (ea...
Brass
Gio Ponti Model 116 Dining Chair for Singer and Sons Produced By Giordano Chiesa
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Coronado, CA
This Gio Ponti Model 116 chair was produced in the 1950s by Giordano Chiesa for Singer and Sons cabinet shops in New York City. We had this piece lovingly restored and upholstered in...
Leather, Walnut
pair of GIO PONTI oak hanging nightstand tables, side tables Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
pair of hanging oak wood nightstands or bed side tables by Gio Ponti wall mounted two shelves side tables finishing of the owl's beak top part of a pair of original headboards whe...
Oak
Pair of Gio Ponti Wardrobe Doors from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Rare pair of Gio Ponti wardrobe doors, 1955 from the furniture of the Hotel Royal, Naples manufactured by Giordano Chiesa and produced by Dassi Lissone 2 mirrors on the verso walnut,...
Brass
Gio Ponti pair rare elm wood Headboards fitted bedside tables, Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of headboards by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi elm two tiered shelving, magazine racks Good cond...
Elm
Gio Ponti, pair flamed wood Headboard, fitted bedside tables, Hotel Royal, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of headboards by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi. flamed walnut, finish mahogany and metal two tiere...
Metal
Pair of Large Gio Ponti Cherrywood Boiserie Panels from Hotel Royal, Naples 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of unique Gio Ponti wood panels from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi. cherrywood thick edge with owl's beak these pi...
Cherry
Gio Ponti wall mounted bookcase Italy 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A masterpiece of mid-century design, this wall-mounted bookcase exemplifies the visionary work of Gio Ponti, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century architecture and desi...
Walnut, Paint
Pair of large Gio Ponti olm Wardrobe Doors from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare and large pair of Gio Ponti wardrobe doors, 1955 from the furniture of the Hotel Royal, Naples manufactured by Giordano Chiesa and produced by Dassi Lissone 2 mirrors on the ver...
Brass
Gio Ponti Wood Glass Round Coffee Table Walnut Mid Century Giordano Chiesa
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
This elegant and iconic round coffee table, designed by Gio Ponti circa 1954, exemplifies the refined Italian modernism of the mid-20th century. Crafted in Italy by Giordano Chiesa, ...
Brass
Gio Ponti, Low side table, Prod. Giordano Chiesa, early 1950s
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Particular coffee table designed by Gio Ponti in the very early 1950s and produced by Giordano Chiesa with different finishes depending on the commission It appears in the offices of...
Glass, Wood
pair Gio Ponti Black Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of luggage-racks, side tables designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Giordano Chiesa for Hotel Royal, Naples 1955 in 2005 arch. Cristina Longo used original items from Hotel Roy...
Brass
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 6
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of six. The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair d...
Rope, Ash
H 22.84 in W 21.66 in D 13.78 in
Italy Gio Ponti manner Nightstand in Walnut, Crystal Tops, by Brugnoli Mobili
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1940s Gio Ponti style nightstand in walnut, with double crystal tops, one transparent one lacquered, wax polished Measures cm: H 48/58 x W 55 x D 35 About Gio Ponti A...
Crystal
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 4
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash, Rope, Italy, 1957, Set of four. In 1957 the Italian furniture manufacturer Amedeo Cassina added a new dining chair to it...
Rope, Ash, Wood
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
1940s Mid-Century Nightstand, Bedside Table, Cherrywood Gio Ponti attributable
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and particular, of great image bedside table or nightstand in cherrywood, circa 1940, Gio Ponti design attributed In good conditions polished to wax Esposizione Mobili Cantù ...
Cherry
H 59.06 in W 48.04 in D 1.97 in
Pair of Gio Ponti Wardrobe Doors from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Rare pair of Gio Ponti wardrobe doors, 1955 from the furniture of the Hotel Royal, Naples manufactured by Giordano Chiesa and produced by Dassi Lissone 2 mirrors on the verso walnut,...
Brass
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 4
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of four. The Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs, d...
Rope, Ash
H 23.63 in W 24.02 in D 13.78 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Nightstands in Gio Ponti Style
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Look at this stunning pair of Italian Night stands . Walnut .comes with Gold Glass tops . Very good condition . 1950s Italian .
Walnut
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 8
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of eight. The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair...
Rope, Ash
H 29 in W 39.25 in D 12.2 in
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. A 2”x3” inconsistency in color near top middle of top surface. Minor presence of old worm pinholes to inside of frame....
Wood
H 31.5 in W 127.56 in D 18.12 in
Gio Ponti pair rare elm wood Headboards fitted bedside tables, Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of headboards by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi elm two tiered shelving, magazine racks Good cond...
Elm
H 22.05 in W 22.45 in D 13.78 in
1940s Cantù Nightstand Table Gio Ponti attributable in Walnut, Maple Crystal Top
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fabulous midcentury La Permanente Mobili Cantù Table nightstand, Gio Ponti attributable, in blond walnut, light maple, with ribalta, inlaid with maple. ...
Crystal
H 65.5 in W 48 in D 18.38 in
20th Century Rustic Pine Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
20th Century Rustic Pine Cabinet A simply constructed pine cabinet with two doors and a central rail. A grey-ish painted wash gives creates a beautiful patina. Two porcelain knobs a...
Pine
H 14.5 in Dm 41 in
Rare Gio Ponti Round Coffee Table in Walnut and Brass
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare and exceptional example of Italian mid-century modern design, this sculptural round coffee table was designed by Gio Ponti circa 1954 and crafted in Italy by Giordano Chiesa. ...
Brass
H 49.25 in W 127 in D 86 in
DEPOSIT 3: Gio Ponti Headboard and Bedframe with Attached Nightstands
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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, ...
Birch, Walnut
H 49.25 in W 127 in D 86 in
DEPOSIT 2: Gio Ponti Headboard and Bedframe with Attached Nightstands
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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, ...
Birch, Walnut
H 30.71 in W 37.21 in D 18.31 in
Gio Ponti black lacquered console vanity table from Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and rare Gio Ponti black toilette, vanity table - dressing table produced by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal , 1955 Black lacquered Italian ash, brass, two drawers br...
Brass
H 37.8 in W 59.06 in D 16.15 in
Fine Gio Ponti large unique console table, four drawers, cherrywood, brass, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Fine and elegant large console designed by Gio Ponti for a private residence in Liguria, Arenzano, 1955 unique piece manufactured by Giordano Chiesa cherrywood, brass feet and bra...
Brass
H 48.5 in W 37 in D 18 in
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Vanity Table with Mirror from Hotel Royal, Naples
By Fontana Arte, Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and original vanity / dressing table or desk with attached original Fontana Arte round mirror for the Hote...
Brass
H 50.4 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
Gio Ponti vanity desk console table with a adjustable Fontana arte mirror, 1950
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
rare Gio Ponti toilette, vanity table dressing table one drawer with an adjustable brass mirror by Fontana Arte produced by Giordano Chiesa for Das...
Brass
H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 127.17 in
Gio Ponti, pair Walnut Headboards with fitted bedside tables, Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of headboards by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi. walnut and metal two tiered shelving, magazine rac...
Metal
H 24.81 in W 16.54 in D 25.6 in
Gio Ponti Walnut Side Table, Luggage Rack for Hotel Royal Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti side table (stand) produced by Giordano Chiesa, from the suite of the Hotel Royal Naples, 1955 Italian walnut, brass. Brass details: Handles, foot and seven sections five walnut sticks Measures: Height 64 cm, 65 x 42 cm; height without handle 51 cm These item come directly from the original furniture of the Hotel (original Hotel...
Brass
H 29.73 in W 37.41 in D 18.31 in
Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel Pdp Roma, 1964
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Rare vanity dressing table designed by Gio Ponti for the rooms of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Roma manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, 1964 two drawers ash, laminate, nickel-plat...
Brass
H 49.25 in W 127 in D 86 in
DEPOSIT 1: Gio Ponti Headboard and Bedframe with Attached Nightstands
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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...
Walnut, Birch
H 29.53 in W 57.49 in D 17.33 in
Rare Gio Ponti Laminate Single Right Headboard from Hotel Pdp, Rome 1964
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A single Gio Ponti formica and brushed metal headboard from the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Roma 1964. with two angular shelves.original tv plate controller and a hole for electrical outlets white and green laminate manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, 1964 all orginal perfect condition laminate, ash, plastic, brass, enameled brass this item came directly form the original forniture of the Hotel (original invoice) Measures: height 75cm; 146cm x 44cm inscribed to reverse number 14 in blue crayon , probably the room number...
Brass