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.
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Ash Wood Console, Italy, 1950s
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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
$10,389Sale Price|20% Off
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
Gio Ponti Wood Glass Round Coffee Table Walnut Mid Century Giordano Chiesa
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
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
$4,191Sale Price / set|48% Off
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 black lacquered console vanity tables from Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and rare Gio Ponti pair of black toilette, vanity table - dressing table produced by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal , 1955 Black lacquered Italian ash, brass, two draw...
Brass
$11,447Sale Price / set|20% Off
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
pair Gio Ponti Black Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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
Gio Ponti, Low side table, Prod. Giordano Chiesa, early 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
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 of Oak Nightstand or Bedside Table
By Jean Royère
Located in London, GB
Same door handle
Oak
$1,442
H 19.3 in W 34.26 in D 16.54 in
Wood Coffee Table in the Style of Gio Ponti Glass and Mahogany, 1950s, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid coffee table featuring a wooden structure and two shelves of different dimensions, which gives the whole table a trapezium shape. In the style of the Italian designer Gio Po...
Brass
$4,268 / set
H 22.45 in W 10.63 in D 25.99 in
Gio Ponti (Attr.) Pair of Mid-Century Wooden Bedside Tables, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Gio Ponti (Attr.), Pair of Mid-Century Wooden Side Tables, Italy, 1950s Rare and very elegant pair of (side tables, bedside tables - occasional table) in walnut wood. These are sobe...
Wood
$6,854
H 18.51 in W 33.86 in D 17.92 in
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 ...
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Gio Ponti Domus Nova Coffee Table Italy 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bernville, PA
Iconic coffee table by one of the most important Italian architects of all times, Gio Ponti. A solid caramel walnut table crafted by Domus Nova. It has that classy Gio Ponti shape wi...
Glass, Walnut
Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer console table with four drawers, waterfall legs, brass fitting, elegant and simple form, beautiful lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and...
Wood
Gio Ponti, Side Table, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and iron coffee or side table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy. 1950s.
Metal
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...
Travertine
$4,208
H 32.29 in W 38.98 in D 17.72 in
Gio Ponti Console Table for Singer, Lacquered Oak & Iron, Italy, 1960s
By Singer, Gio Ponti
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Gio Ponti Console Table for Singer, Lacquered Oak & Iron, Italy, 1960s A rare 1960s Gio Ponti console table for Singer. Manufactured in Italy in the 1960s, the item is made of l...
Brass, Iron
Handcrafted Console Vanity Table, English Oak
Located in London, GB
Modernist console or vanity table designed and handmade in England using traditional furniture making techniques. Completely handcrafted from fully quarter-sawn English oak. Hand dov...
Oak
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Minimal wear to glass. Mild to moderate imperfections to wood frame from normal use and natural cracking. ...
Glass, Wood
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
Pair Gio Ponti Consoles for Giordano Chiesa Italy, 1964
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair of console tables by Gio Ponti, Manufactured for the Parco dei Principe Hotel Sorrento, circa 1961 Ash Formica Brass Giordano Chiesa Italy, 1964
Formica, Wood
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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
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H 48.5 in W 37 in D 18 in
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Vanity Table with Mirror from Hotel Royal, Naples
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Giordano Chiesa
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
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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
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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 Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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
Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel Pdp Roma, 1964
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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
Rare Desk by Gio Ponti
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany, brass, back-painted glass. Made by Giordano Chiesa for the offices of Vembi Boroughs. Sculptural desk featuring three top locking drawers, four drawers with shaped wood han...
Brass
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H 25.2 in W 16.54 in D 25.6 in
Gio Ponti Walnut Side Table, Luggage Rack for Hotel Royal Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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 Royal invoice). very good original condition; very good patina a pair of luggage racks...
Brass
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H 13 in W 23.63 in D 15.36 in
pair of GIO PONTI elm hanging nightstand tables, side tables Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
pair of hanging elm wood nightstands or bed side tables by Gio Ponti wall mounted two shelves side tables finishing of the owl's beak top part of...
Elm
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H 13 in W 23.63 in D 15.36 in
pair of GIO PONTI wood hanging nightstand tables, side tables Hotel Royal, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
pair of hanging 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 where headboards were destroyed by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi. wood two tiered shelving 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 33 cm 60 x 39 cm each piece; 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...
Fruitwood
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H 29.73 in W 37.21 in D 18.31 in
Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel Parco Dei Principi, 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. Aash, laminate, nickel-p...
Laminate, Ash
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H 29.73 in W 37.21 in D 18.31 in
Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel PdP Roma, 1964 and "602" Chair
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
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