Gio Ponti and Giulio Minoletti Style Rare Small Brass Chair, Italy, 1950s

Hexagonal-shaped wooden coffee table with a wooden top and fitted with triangular black-painted metal legs designed by Gio' Ponti in the 1950s for the Italian firm ISA Bergamo. It pr...

A set of two nickel silver coffee pots and two serving tureens designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Fratelli Calderoni in the 1950s. They were used in hotels and are marked on the b...

Beautiful shield shaped mirror with solid brass frame. This incredibly elegant mirror is attributed to Gio Ponti and was made in Italy in the 1960s. It has a frame made of solid bras...

Superleggera chair with black-stained beechwood frame, triangular-section legs, and hand-woven straw seat. Designed by Gio Ponti in 1951 and produced by Cassina.

Giulio Minoletti (1910-1981), a Milanese architect, was notable for his remarkable versatility, his flair for experimental research into forms, materials, polychromes and hybrids bet...

Rare Gio Ponti Model armchair, Italy, 1950s. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy. Ash and new green velvet fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.

Giulio Minoletti (1910-1981), a Milanese architect, was notable for his remarkable versatility, his flair for experimental research into forms, materials, polychromes and hybrids bet...

Commonly known as the Settebello, after the name coined by the workers who built it, the seven-car railcar Electric Rapid Train 300 (ETR 300) was in operation with the State Railways from 1952 to 1992. A truly unique vehicle, produced in only 3 examples by the Ernesto Breda company of Sesto San Giovanni (MI) with the idea of equipping the state railway fleet with a product that combined new technology and futuristic design. With a power output of 2600 kW, more than double that of its predecessor ETR 200, The ETR 300 could easily reach 200 km/h, covering the entire Milan-Rome route in only 5 hours and 45 minutes, at an average of more than 110 km/h when the Rome-Florence direttissima did not yet exist. The design, featuring aeronaval silhouettes on the exterior, was signed by Giò Ponti, Giulio Minoletti and other prominent architects and designers of the time, and provided for innovative glass walls, panoramic windows, lounges with movable armchairs, restaurant and large bar, and registered baggage service for the interior. Forse l'elemento più distintivo erano le due carrozze bombate di testa che vennero progettate con cabine di guida sopraelevate per lasciare spazio in basso a confortevoli salotti belvedere per gli 11 posti di prima classe.