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
Venini 1980
s Italian Glass "A Canne" Bottle Vase Sculpture Limited Edition
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous red, blue and clear glass striped "A Canne" bottle vase limited edition sculpture. Engraved signature to bottom Venini '88 for Iveco.
Numbered 95/250.
Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco ordered these Venini decanters...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Three 1950s Art Deco Serving Bowls Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Three serving bowl designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties. They have been especially made for hotel use, they are marked on the bottom. They have...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Early production silver plated Alpacca Ladle by Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp Milano
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
An early production silver plated Alpacca Ladle by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, Milano. manufacturers marks. really nice patina. Waxy silver finish, quite used and lots of character. ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century, Gio Ponti for De Poli Bird Decorative Object
By Gio Ponti, Paolo De Poli
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
By Gio Ponti, Cleto Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century silver-plated serving plate, centerpiece or vide poche, designed by Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari and produced in Italy during the 1980s.
Signed on the top by Gio Ponti and bears the Cleto Munari stamp underneath.
In fabulous conditions, with no scratches on the upper surface, 4 pieces currently available. Its sleek and efficient design, composed of two subtly offset concentric planes, makes this object not only functional but also a masterclass in geometric elegance, perfectly reflecting the artistic vision of Ponti.
This rare piece is ideal to enrich a mid-century modern living room, dining table, or a minimalist bar setup.
Dimensions (cm):
Diameter – 32
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Two 1940s Art Deco Coffee Pots Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of two alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Fratelli Ca...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare Art Glass Bottle Morandiana by Gio Ponti for Venini Murano
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Art Glass Bottle Morandiana by Gio Ponti for Venini Murano
A vintage art glass bottle in transparent blue glass with green stopper and a green base fused in incalmo technique. ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
"Fantasia Italiana" serving plate by Gio Ponti for Ceramiche Franco Pozzi, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
This serving plate manufactured by Ceramiche Franco Pozzi in Italy in the 1960s, is part of the renewed "Fantasia Italiana" collection designed by Gio Ponti.
This iconic collection t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti set of 4 modular hexagonal coffee tables
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A 1st edition set of 4 modular hexagonal coffee tables produced by ISA bergamo for Gio Ponti C1950 Italy
Solid oak hexagonal tops supported by V shaped black iron frame allowing it t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti office armchair for Montecatini Milano, 1938
By Gio Ponti
Located in Parma, IT
Gio Ponti office armchair designed for the Montecatini S.A. offices in Milan in 1938.
Luxury model covered in leather with armrests.
Structure in square aluminum tubular, four-spoke ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Lio Carminati
Gio Ponti Pair of Rattan Armchairs "Biancamano," Italy 1950s
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Biancamano armchairs designed by Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati in 1950.
The name comes from the Italian liner, launched in 1925, the Conte Biancamano, which made its maiden voyage on t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Gio Ponti Free-form Directional Desk (Attr.), 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti free-form directional desk (attr.), wood, Italy, 1950s
A rare free-form desk attributed to Gio Ponti, designed in Italy in the 1950s. The organically shaped top, fluid and...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Labirinto Blue and Black Carpet by Gio Ponti
By Amini, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
The symmetry of the pattern, the contrasts between the backgrounds, and the drawing bestow depth to the Labirinto carpet. An intriguing three-dimensional pattern originally designed ...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Textile
$16,085 / item
Gio Ponti Wonderfully Patinated
Soliflore
Vase for Arthur Krupp Milano, 1930s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
A truly beautiful so called 'Soliflore' vase designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Milano in the 1930s. The shape is simple and sleek, but very elegant. The desirable patina make...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Casa
Giardino Dining Table 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
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...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
20th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table, Desk Set with a Chair by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian freestanding writing table, desk set with two drawers and a stripped chair made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The large table is com...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Straw Holder by Broggi Milano for Hotel Europa in the manner of Gio Ponti
By Fratelli Broggi, Milano, Gio Ponti
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A rare art deco straw holder designed by Gio Ponti for Bar Pasticceria Alemagna at Piazza Duomo in Milano.
The shape is simple and sleek and elegant. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century, Gio Ponti Light Blue Wooden Sofa
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Armchair in Canvas, Brass Molteni&C by Gio Ponti Round D.154.5 - made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni
C
Located in New York, NY
More than 60 years after the original idea, Round (D.154.5) was reborn thanks to the Heritage Collection reissue project by Molteni&C, in collaboration with the Gio Ponti Archives. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Plywood, Canvas
Italian Rosewood Mid Century Modern Executive Desk Gio Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli
By Antonio Fornaroli, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Gio Ponti, Studio PFR ( Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli )
Located in Portland, OR
A inconic & rare Mid-Century Modern Italian table Rosewood & steel executive desk, designed by Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli & Alberto Rosselli and produced by Studio PFR, circa 1955,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
By Cleto Munari, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
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.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver-Plated Alpacca Sugar Bowl and Creamer by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of silver-plated alpacca vessels designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni, comprising a footed covered sugar bowl and creamer with hinged lid.
Both pieces rest on pedesta...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Gio Ponti Oak Round Dining Table and Set of Four Leggera Chairs for Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Set of Four Leggera Chairs and Round Table by Gio Ponti for Cassina.
This set in Oakwood is a very early edition each chair carries the red metal tag Figli di Amedeo Cassina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Oak
$17,156 Sale Price / set
20% Off
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA - Coppia di piatti in porcellana
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - RICHARD GINORI - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA.
2 Piatti da parata in porcellana datati 1929, quando ancora la RICHARD GINORI era sotto la direzione del architetto GIO PONTI.
I piat...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti, Coffee Table, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three black and white-lacquered wood and iron coffee or side tables designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gio Ponti Cassina Single Armchair for Hotel Royal in Naples
50s
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful armchair designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina in '50s. The armchair has a wooden structure with 4 wooden feet, and fabric upholstery. The model of the armchair remembers a kin...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini Italian Silver-Plated "Hand" Sculpture 1978
By Sabattini Argenteria, Gio Ponti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian sculpture ‘Hand’ in silver-plated metal designed by Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini in 1978 with the manufacturer’s mark and the author’s name engraved.
Please note that ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Gio Ponti for Walter Ponti Gabriella Folding Chairs Model D.270.2 Black
By Walter Ponti, Gio Ponti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An absolutely beautiful and very rare pair of folding chairs from iconic designer Gio Ponti. Produced by also iconic manufacturer Walter Ponti. In original condition, a standout feat...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Gio Ponti Signed Venini Twelve-Arm Chandelier
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece will not only light up a room, but it will be the star of the show! This chandelier, in multicolored Murano glass, is made up of twelve arms, extending from a cen...
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20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gio Ponti Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1960s
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1960s edition, acid-etched venini murano italia signature under the base, origina...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti, Armchair
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
For Bonacina
c.1950s
Bamboo and cane with an upholstered cushion in Anni Albers Collection Black mountain Honey Weave by Christopher Farr Cloth ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
$2,965
Striped ‘A Canne’ Glass Carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Chicago, IL
Small, striped glass carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini.
This is an ‘A Canne’ or caned glass carafe or pitcher. It was produced in Italy at the Venini glass factory. In 1921 Venini and ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Original Drawing by Gio Ponti, 1952, Created for Touring Carrozzeria Milan
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
This large original drawing from 1952 highlights the creative brilliance of Gio Ponti, one of the most important figures in 20th-century design and architecture. Ponti’s hand is imme...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Gio
Ponti per Krupp Set di 2 Caffettiere, 2 Piattini ed una Lattiera, 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Un set di due caffettiere in alpacca , 2 piattini ed una lattiera disegnate da Gio Ponti e prodotte dalla Krupp Milano negli anni '50. Venivano utilizzate negli hotel e sono contrass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Gio Ponti, Art Edition, the Planchart Coffee Table and a Set of Four Art Prints
By Gio Ponti, Molteni
C, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This numbered Art Edition of 1,000 copies (Hardcover book, 36 x 36 cm, 572 pages) is accompanied by an exclusive, square format reproduction of the Arlecchino coffee table designed b...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Hands, 1978
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Leggera Outdoor Chair For Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gio Ponti Leggera Outdoor Chair For Cassina
The wood chair par excellence, one of the flagship pieces in the partnership between Gio Ponti, Cesare Cassina and the company’s joinery ...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Steel
$3,252 / item
1940s Coffee Table Oak Structure Glass Top Italian, Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A very organic, rare, iconic and beautiful coffee table. 1940s Italian design by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Original thick crystal top on a solid oak wood base a v...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gio Ponti Painting "Donna Con Cappellino"
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti painting "Donna Con Cappellino" 1972, Italy. A colorful portrayal by Gio Ponti. Acrylic on Prespex (Plexiglas) singed by Gio Ponti on the front, while the paint work is rev...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Gio Ponti
Luna Orizzontale
Floor Lamp in Satin Nickel for Tato Italia
By Gio Ponti, Tato Italia
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti Luna Orizzontale Floor Lamp in Satin Nickel for Tato Italia.
Based on an incredible but never before issued prototype designed by Ponti in 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Italian Modern 12 Drawer Walnut Dresser, Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern 12 drawer walnut dresser, Gio Ponti.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gio Ponti Armchair, Model 803 by Cassina, Italy, 1954
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare armchair was designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina, Italy in 1954. The model was numbered 803 and is one of the most iconic and recognizable Ponti designs produced ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Gio Ponti Painting "I Gemelli"
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti painting "I Gemelli", 1970, Italy. A colorful portrayal by Gio Ponti. Acrylic on Prespex (Plexiglas) singed by Gio Ponti on the front, while the paint work is reversed pain...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 12-Light Chandeliers in Multicolor
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.80 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti, original drawing for Knoll, prototype chair, autenthicated
By Gio Ponti, Knoll
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
$2,335 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti
Bilia Mini
Table Lamp in White and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in white and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Set of Three Hexagonal Coffee Tables in Wood and Metal I.S.A. 1950s
By I.S.A. Italy, Gio Ponti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of three hexagonal coffee tables with legs in painted metal and wooden/laminate top, designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA, 1950s, Italy,
Literature: Fabio Fioroni, Alessandr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Fireside Chair in Black Beech Wood and Straw by Casa
Giardino 50s
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Cascina, Pisa
A fireside chair with a structure in black lacquered beech wood and a seat in hand-woven rush. This iconic fireside chair was designed by Gio Ponti in 1939 and produced by Casa & Giardino during the 1950s.
The peculiar look of this chair is due especially to the high sculptural back, which presents beautifully carved details and a rustic seat in a natural hand-woven rush.
Literature: Domus n. 143, November 1939, pag. 60.
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.
Giovanni, known as 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
Beech, Rush
Gio Ponti per F.lli Calderoni Set di 2 Zuppiere e 2 Caffettiere, Italia 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Naples, IT
Un set di due caffettiere in alpacca e due zuppiere da portata disegnate da Gio Ponti e prodotte dalla Fratelli Calderoni negli anni '50. Venivano utilizzate negli hotel e sono contr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
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 ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Paper
$2,621 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Gio Ponti Coffe Tables, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Sacile, PN
These coffee tables were designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo in Italy in the 1950s.
Each table is marked with a metal manufacturer’s tag reading “ISA.”
The set consist...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Metal, Iron
$7,624 / set
Gio Ponti Ceramic Sculpture" Il Pellegrino Stanco" for Richard Ginori, Milano
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of one most important designers of the 20th century, Glazed ceramic, Gio Ponti, made for Richard Ginori and marked S Christoforo, Milano.
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Brass Plate by Cleto Munari
By Gio Ponti, Cleto Munari
Located in Chicago, IL
Gio Ponti Brass Plate by Cleto Munari
Impressed signature to each example 'Gio Ponti'. Impressed manufacturer's mark to verso of one example ‘Cleto Mun...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Armchair for ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1952
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti armchair for ISA Bergamo, sage green fabric and brass,Italy, 1952
Designed in 1952 for ISA Bergamo, this armchair captures Gio Ponti at his most effortless: refined, intel...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
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Fabric
Gio
Ponti Richard Ginori Vase Ceramic 1930 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Vase / Vase Holder Richard Ginori Gio Ponti
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1930s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Gio Ponti Chandelier in Grey by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass chandelier with gold-plated metal finishes and chain. An understated and elegant chandelier option particularly suitable to an entrance or living room environment. Also availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$26,180 / item
5 ceramics decorated with bird on branch, R. Ginori and G. Ponti,
30s/
40s
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Vicenza, VI
This series of 5 ceramic pieces, produced by the Richard Ginori company, were made under the artistic direction of Giò Ponti. The style to which it belongs is Art Deco. All ceramics ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti "Dezza" Sofa in white and brown leather by Poltrona Frau
By Gio Ponti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Gio Ponti Dezza sofa designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Poltrona Frau.
In different leather, brown and white tones with white wooden frame.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture
Materials
Leather
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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Questions About Gio Ponti Furniture
- What was Gio Ponti famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Gio Ponti was famous for his work as an architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor. He 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. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Gio Ponti furniture.