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 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
$4,210
H 32.29 in W 38.98 in D 17.72 in
Gio Ponti style Console Table for Singer, Lacquered Oak & Iron, Italy, 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Singer
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Gio Ponti style Console Table for Singer, Lacquered Oak & Iron, Italy, 1960s A rare 1960s console table manufactured by Singer. Manufactured in Italy in the 1960s, the item is made ...
Brass, Iron
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
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, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, stained glass and brass console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.0"H x 47.25"W x 10.0"D All items ship from High Point, North...
Brass
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted wood console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 37.25"H x 54.3"W x 17.25"D All items sh...
Wood
$4,800
H 26.75 in W 72 in D 18 in
Stunning Console Table Attributed to Gio Ponti, Walnut and Marble, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Console Table. Solid walnut base with marble top. Excellent craftsmanship.
Marble
Pair Of Italian Modern Console Tables After Gio Ponti
By Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Italian Modern Console Tables After Gio Ponti. This stunning pair of Italian modern wall mounted console tables are made of fruitwood with original pale green mirrored tops a...
Mirror, Fruitwood
Gio Ponti walnut desk for BNL offices, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A walnut writing desk designed by Gio Ponti for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), conceived originally for executive and institutional interiors. The model reflects Ponti’s continuou...
Walnut
20th Century, Gio Ponti Wooden Console with Drawers
By 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...
Wood
Brass Mirror with Small Console Table in the Style of Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Adorable composition in the style of the great Italian designer. The mirror is 86 cm high and 49 cm wide at the top and 29 cm at the bottom. The small suspended console table...
Brass
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wall-mounted mixed wood and brass console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Signature on underside of drawers Overall Dimensions (inches): 36.0"H x 47.5"W x 10.5"D ...
Brass
Dassi, Console Table, Wood, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Dassi
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and brass wall-mounted console table produced by Dassi, Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 23.8"H x 55.45"W x 17.5"D All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Brass
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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
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
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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
Gio Ponti Laminate and Ash Console from Hotel PdP Roma, 1964
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Laminate console designed by Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Roma in 1964 produced by Giordano Chiesa ash, laminate, brass very good condition some original parts, ve...
Brass
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H 29.73 in W 47.25 in D 13.78 in
Gio Ponti Pair of Red Laquared Console from Hotel PdP, Roma, 1964
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of red laquered Gio Ponti console from the original forniture of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Roma 1964 produced in 1964 by Giordano Chiesa in ash and green formica on top ...
Brass