Giovanni Gariboldi Furniture

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi red ceramic 1950 Italy.

Gio’ Ponti Richard Ginori vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

Richard Ginori “Giovanni Gariboldi “cache pot ceramic, 1950, Italy.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

Richard Ginori “Giovanni Gariboldi“ cache pot ceramic, 1950, Italy.

Giovanni Gariboldi (1908 - 1971) For Richard Ginori An important ceramic vase by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori in matte grey tones, the neck decorated with contrasting white...

Giovanni Gariboldi rare original square etched glass wall mirror with rounded corners, Italy, 1940s. This exquisite intricately etched mirror is comprised of 2 assembled mirrored gl...

In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...