Gio Ponti Furniture
Italian, 1891-1979
An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.
Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design.
The questing intelligence Ponti brought to Domus is reflected in his work: as protean as he was prolific, Ponti’s style can’t be pegged to a specific genre.
In the 1920s, as artistic director for the Tuscan porcelain maker Richard Ginori, he fused old and new; his ceramic forms were modern, but decorated with motifs from Roman antiquity. In pre-war Italy, modernist design was encouraged, and after the conflict, Ponti — along with designers such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso — found a receptive audience for their novel, idiosyncratic work. Ponti’s typical furniture forms from the period, such as the wedge-shaped Distex chair, are simple, gently angular, and colorful; equally elegant and functional. In the 1960s and ’70s, Ponti’s style evolved again as he explored biomorphic shapes, and embraced the expressive, experimental designs of Ettore Sottsass Jr., Joe Colombo and others.
Ponti's signature furniture piece — the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germany’s Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere — is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957. (The name translates as “superlightweight” — advertisements featured a model lifting it with one finger.)
Ponti had a playful side, best shown in a collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were decorated with bright finishes and Fornasetti's whimsical lithographic transfer prints of things such as butterflies, birds or flowers; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts possesses a 1950 secretary from their Architetturra series, which feature case pieces covered in images of building interiors and facades. The grandest project Ponti and Fornasetti undertook, however, lies on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean: the interiors of the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Widely praised retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art in 2001 and at the Design Museum London in 2002 sparked a renewed interest in Ponti among modern design aficionados. (Marco Romanelli’s monograph, which was written for the London show, offers a fine overview of Ponti’s work.) Today, a wide array of Ponti’s designs are snapped up by savvy collectors who want to give their homes a touch of Italian panache and effortless chic.
Find a range of vintage Gio Ponti desks, dining chairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Gio Ponti
Pair of Gio Ponti Midcentury Italian Curved Armchairs "Casa E Giardino", 1940s
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti for "Casa e Giardino", 1940.
Shell in beech and upholstery in vintage velvet. The upholstery, as shown in the photo, is faded and in some parts worn.
Category
1640s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Gio Ponti for Cassina, Harlequin Set of Leggera Chairs, Model 646 in Ash, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti for Cassina, Harlequin Set of Four Leggera Chairs, Model 646, 1950s
Ash frames, recently re-upholstered in Kvadrat fabric in yellow, green, red and orange.
Good condition...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Ash
Gio Ponti Coffee Table in Wood and Glass by Figli di Amedeo Cassina 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Coffee or occasional table with structure in wood a removable center part in sheet metal and a rectangular shaped table top designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Figli di Amedeo Cassina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Venini Old Lady Bottle Model 4492
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Venini "Old Lady Bottle" with stopper model 4492, Italy, 1990. This lovely bottle has the shape of a female made in glass with two colo...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Gio Ponti for Cassina Pair of Armchairs in Cherry
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Cassina, pair of armchairs, model 516, cherry, Kvadrat Balder fabric, Cassina, Italy, 1955.
This pair of armchairs is designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Cassina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Red Faux Leather Leggera Dining Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, 1960s, Set of 6
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of Six 646" Leggera" dining chairs designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina in 1956.
Seater upholstered with red skai faux leather.
Light brown ash structure.
Meaning" light...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ash
Red Velvet Armchair Molteni&C by Gio Ponti Design D.151.4, Made in Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.151.4 armchair in wear linen by Gio Ponti - Expert-crafted in Italy by Molteni&C
Gio Ponti leaned on nautical inspiration to design this armchair that was destined for use on o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Iconic Gio Ponti Desk for BNL
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Iconic 1950s desk designed by Gio Ponti for BNL. Walnut frame and laminate top with exquisite brass details in the handles and feet.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
pair of Gio Ponti velvet bicolor white and yellow armchairs, Casa Giardino 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Important and large pair of armchairs designed by Gio Ponti, 1940's
production "Casa & Giardino."
Curved back, wooden frame, conic wooden feet
Re-upholstered in ivory and yellow go...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Gio Ponti “ Superleggera” N. 4, Chair Wood Straw Padding, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
N . 4 Superleggera Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Set of 8 Ashwood Leggera Italian Chairs, 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of eight chairs model "Leggera 646" designed by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) and edited by Cassina. Made of solid ashwood structure with original upholstery. Italy, 1951.
Due to the up...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ash, Upholstery
Gio Ponti ISA Manufacturing Hexagonal Wood and Iron Side Table, 1960
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti splendid pair of hexagonal side tables manufactured by ISA. Elegant linear classics, and so on and so forth, one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Icons of Italian design, the di...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gio Ponti “Franco Pozzi” Ceramic Wall Decoration, 1967, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti ceramic.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti “Padelle” Ceiling Light for Fontana Arte, 1933
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti “Padelle” ceiling light for Fontana Arte, brass and glass, Italy, 1933.
This suspension lamp, manufactured by Fontana Arte, features a transparent glass disc and a brass o...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, original drawing for Knoll, prototype armchair, autenthicated
By Knoll, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
In 1964, Giò Ponti was approached by furniture company Knoll International and asked to present some ideas for chairs and armchairs. The result of the collaboration was a big dining ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Giò Ponti La Conversazione Classica
By Gio Ponti
Located in Weesp, NL
Are you looking for a unique and timeless addition to your home or business? Look no further than these 10 exquisite ceramic tiles designed by the legendary Gio Ponti for Bardelli Ceramica Italy...
Category
1980s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Sculptural Stool Model 687
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Sculptural Walnut Stool Model 687 by Gio Ponti. Italy, circa 1950's
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian dresser by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Paolo Lietti & Figli, Gio Ponti, Luigi Brusotti
Located in Meda, MB
This dresser was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufacture...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gio' Ponti Wall Clock Brass Metal 1950 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Wall Clock
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Tiered Occasional Table for Singer and Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant lamp or occasional table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Singer and Sons. Table features quarter sawn walnut grain and classic Ponti stylized legs. Please note there...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Gio Ponti Sideboard in Wood with Drawers and Storage for Dassi, 50s
By Dassi, 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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee Set for the Sixth Triennale, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee set for the XI Triennale, Italy 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Gio Ponti " ISA" Iconic Armchair Brass Wood Stoffa 1950 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Gio Ponti Armchair Made for ISA in 1950
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Coffee Maker, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti - Caffettiera disegnata dal Architetto Gio Ponti è prodotta dai
Fratelli Calderoni a Milano negli anni 40.
Materiale : Alpacca Argentata.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Gio Ponti Set of Twelve Superleggera Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1957
By Gio Ponti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A set of twelve Superleggera chairs, meticulously restored in aniline black paint.. The original woven straw seats have been replaced with new meticulously crafted seats, maintaining...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Straw, Ash
'Sole' Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod. Sole Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1957. Minimal impressionistic sun flush mounts, composed of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gio Ponti Wall Lights
By Gio Ponti, Candle
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Wall Lights by Gio Ponti for Candle. Brass. Each fixture has 14 candelabra sockets. Variants of this model were used in Ponti's Parco dei Principe hotels in Rome & Sorrento.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Luna Orizzontale, Floor Lamp by Gio Ponti for TATO
By Gio Ponti, Tato
Located in Gargallo, NO
Floor lamp with polycarbonate shades and brass metallic accents in various finishings, designed by Gio Ponti in 1957 and re-edited by TATO since 2017. The handle allows you to move L...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tavolo quadrato legno e ottone Gio Ponti per Cassina anni 50
By Gio Ponti
Located in Torino, IT
Tavolo con certificazione dell'archivio Ponti.
Fu realizzato in legno di noce ed ottone per ristorante Fasan a Fossano (Italia) anni 50.
Questo tavolo quadrato fu prodotto da Cassina...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gio Ponti Wall Mirror with Brass Frame for Luigi Fontana, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Luigi Fontana
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...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass and Sheepskin Small Stool, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Small brass stool designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s. Polished and upholstered in goatskin.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Gio Ponti (Attributed.) Coffe Cups for Krupp, Milano, Art Déco 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Alpaca cups, Arthur Krupp, Milan 1930.
The cups, clearly Art Dèco in style, were made in the 1930s in Milan for Krupp, exactly in the perio...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Pair of Ash Wood Consoles, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and important pair of ash wood console tables each with two drawers and six legs ending in brass sabots, Italy, circa 1955. These exquisite sculpt...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Folding Chair Ninfea by Gio Ponti for Reguitti, Italy, 1958
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage folding chair Ninfea by Gio Ponti for Reguitti, Italy 1958.
Dimensions: Width 48 cm - Depth 66 cm - Height 71 cm - Seat height 33 cm.
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti For I.S.A Wingback Armchair, 1950s Midcentury
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and important wingback armchair from the design master Gio Ponti for I.S.A. Bergamo, designed in the 1940s and produced in the 1950s Italy, an innovative sleek design of m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti for Casa E Giardino Midcentury Armchairs in Bouclé Upholstery, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gio Ponti For Casa E Giardino Midcentury Armchairs in Bouclé upholstery Italy 1940s
These elegant midcentury Italian armchairs are not only comfortable but also incredibly elegan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Top
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in West Chester, PA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with a travertine top on a sculptural solid walnut base. Top measures 60” x 15 7/16” x 3/4”. Designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons circa 1950s un...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Gio Ponti 'Vendemmia' series two tiles for Richard Ginori, Italy, 1920s
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti two 'Vendemmia' series tiles in frames for Richard Ginori, Italy, 1920s
Fully marked.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Gio Ponti 546 Table Lamp in Aluminum and Opaline Glass by Ugo Pollice 1940s
By Gio Ponti, Pollice Illuminazione
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Table lamp or desk lamp model 546 with lampshade in lacquered aluminum, stem in chromed brass, base in lacquered cast-iron, and opaline glass diffuser.
This lamp was designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Ugo Pollice Illuminazione during the 1940s.
Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in Fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between.
Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale.
After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass, Aluminum
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, "Quattro Stagione", Four Seasons Vases
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montreal, QC
Porcelain footed vases designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, series "Quattro Stagione" each depicting one of the four seasons, These are the reissues from the 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Armchair by Gio Ponti, 1950
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
This armchair, designed by Gio Ponti, is made out of solid oak, beige cover and cushion renewed
Dimension: H 88 cm, W 53 cm, D 52 cm, SH 48 cm
Design Gio Ponti, 1950.
Manufacturer ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gio Ponti Desk for RIMA Made in Walnut, Chromed Steel and Plastic. Italy, 1950s
By RIMA, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This writing desk, designed by renowned architect Gio Ponti in 1956, was specifically created for the Pirelli tower offices. The desk's dimensions are H. 75.5 x 170 x 75.5 cm, offering a spacious and functional work surface.
Manufactured by Rima, Padova during the 1960s, this desk boasts a sturdy construction. Its frame is meticulously crafted from tubular chromed steel, providing excellent stability and structural integrity.
The desk features drawers made from painted grey plastic, offering storage for essential office supplies and documents. The use of plastic ensures durability and ease of maintenance. The table top is elegantly crafted from walnut, showcasing the natural beauty of the wood while providing a smooth and comfortable writing surface.
Notably, the desk is marked with "Rima Padova Italy" on its feet, signifying its authentic origin and manufacturer.
Having undergone a comprehensive restoration process, including refinishing with oil, the desk is in excellent vintage condition, retaining its original charm while showcasing a refreshed appearance.
Gio Ponti's writing desk stands as a testament to his design prowess, combining practicality, quality materials, and timeless aesthetics to create a truly remarkable piece of mid-century furniture.
About the designer:
Gio Ponti, born in Milan, Italy in 1891, was a prolific architect, designer, and writer who became one of the most influential figures of the mid-century modern movement. With a career spanning over six decades, Ponti's contributions to the fields of architecture and design are profound and enduring.
In the 1920s, Ponti co-founded the influential design magazine Domus, through which he championed modernist principles and advocated for the integration of architecture, design, and art. His architectural projects ranged from residential and commercial buildings to cultural and religious institutions, each showcasing his signature blend of rationalism, craftsmanship, and elegance.
Ponti's furniture designs reflect his belief in creating harmonious living environments. He collaborated with renowned manufacturers such as Cassina, producing iconic pieces like the Superleggera chair and the Distex armchair...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
14 Mid Century Italian Dining Chairs, By Gio Ponti - Wood And Blue Leather -
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Giò Ponti probably needs no introduction: he’s been arguably the most influential personality in Italian design and architecture for almost three decades, from the Fifties throughout...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Gio’ Ponti Coffee Table Brass Wood Marbre, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table.
Insieme al certificato GIO PONTI ARCHIVES
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rare Early Gio Ponti Chair, Giordano Chiesa, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Rare Gio Ponti Model armchair, Italy, 1950s. Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy. Ash and new green velvet fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Settee by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Refinished and Reupholstered, Italy 1950s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptionally rare and coveted settee by Gio Ponti for Cassina, circa 1950s, with reupholstered white bouclé fabric cushions, refinished elm frames with incredible wood grain, sig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Elm
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
A rare and beautiful example of Gio Ponti's lightworks, this rectangular applique geometrically splits and analogically dims the sources, hiding the bulbs behind five separated elements, each one with a different shape and height.
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Arredoluce was a small-scale lighting manufacturer founded by Angelo Lelli in postwar Italy, a hotbed of inventive industrial design. The company produced lamps and fixtures by several significant Italian designers, including brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, whose Tubino desk lamp, released by Arredoluce in 1949, typified their ability to reduce designs to their most essential while maintaining sculptural appeal; made to accommodate a small fluorescent tube recently arrived on the Italian market, the lamp itself is only slightly larger than its bulb. Arredoluce would also produce lighting by Ettore Sottsass, though the company’s best-known designs, variations on a floor lamp with a slender column, pivoting arms that allowed for maximum flexibility of use, and enameled metal conical shades, is attributed to Lelli.
Ponti's designs for Arredoluce often featured clean lines, geometric shapes, and a combination of traditional and modern elements. His lighting fixtures were known for their functional yet aesthetically pleasing designs. Some of his notable works for Arredoluce include the "Luminator" floor lamp, the "Bilia" table lamp, and the "Mod 607...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Tea for 6 with Dessert Plates, in Porcelain Richard Ginori, Year 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - servizio da the DA 6 in porcellana RICHARD GINORI, decorazione di Doccia.
Periodo. ART DECO
Pezzi. 21
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti Set of Four Painted and Gilded Iron Armchairs, 1948
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti set of four painted and gilded Iron armchairs 1948.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gio Ponti “ Superleggera” N. 4, Chair Wood Straw Padding, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
N . 4 Superleggera Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Straw
Minimal Vase Sculptural for Christofle 1960 Gio Ponti Silver Plate Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Jacques Sitoleux vase sculptural for Cristofle 1960 Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Luna Suspension Light by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Tato Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luna suspension light by Gio Ponti for Tato Italia. Current production designed and manufactured in Italy 2018. Wired for US junction boxes. Brushed sa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gio Ponti for Casa E Giardino Midcentury Sofa in Bouclé Upholstery Italy 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gio Ponti For Casa E Giardino Midcentury Sofa in Bouclé upholstery Italy 1940s
This midcentury Italian sofa is undeniably elegant and comfortable. Its unique design boasts a gentl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Ceramic Plates by Gio Ponti for Franco Pozzi, 1960s, Set of 5
By Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 5 decorative plates designed by Gio Ponti for Ceramica Franco Pozzi.
Fair condition: visible signs of wear, discolorations and some chipping. A restoration is recommended.
Label maker...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Rare Italian Curved Sofa "Casa E Giardino" 1936
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Gio Ponti three-seater sofa for "Casa e Giardino", 1936.
Curved shell model covered in original vintage satin, the cushions have springs inside. The upholstery, as seen in the photo...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Satin, Beech
Dark Green VelvetArmchair Molteni&C by Gio Ponti Design D.151.4, Made in Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
D.151.4 armchair in wear linen by Gio Ponti - Expert-crafted in Italy by Molteni&C
Gio Ponti leaned on nautical inspiration to design this armchair that was destined for use on o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Gio Ponti for Cassina Set of 6 Leggera Chairs, Italy, 1950s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Set of 6 chairs Mod. " Leggera " designed by Gio' Ponti for Cassina 1951, black stained wood and original upholstery of the time, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 567 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 129 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, and Osvaldo Borsani. Prices for Gio Ponti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $83 and can go as high as $88,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,193.
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