Gio Ponti Lighting
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
Gio Ponti
Luna Verticale
Floor Lamp in Nickel for Tato Italia
By Tato Italia, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Luna Verticale' Floor Lamp in Nickel for Tato Italia.
Originally designed by Italian icon Gio Ponti in 1957, the 'Luna Verticale' floor lamp is an authorized re-edition b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
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Nickel
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gio Ponti Lighting
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Glass
Bilia Mini Table Lamp Designed by Gio Ponti in 1931 for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cone and a sphere: two essential, recognizable geometric shapes. An unpretentious composition, enriched by the extraordinary balance of its proportions and the stylish discretion o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gio Ponti Lighting
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Metal
$495 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Fato White Metal Table or Wall Lamp by Gio Ponti for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Gio Ponti, Artemide
Located in Vicenza, IT
Designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti for Artemide in the late 1960s, the Fato lamp embodies the refined geometry and sculptural minimalism that define mid-century Italian design. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
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Metal
$2,850 Sale Price
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Bilia table lamp by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Gio Ponti's Bilia table lamp is an icon of 1930s Italian design. Featuring clean lines and a distinctive shape, this lamp is a perfect example of Ponti's modern style. The Bilia cons...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
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Metal
Gio Ponti
Bilia Mini
Table Lamp in Copper and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in copper and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
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Metal
Gio Ponti
Bilia
Table Lamp in Glossy Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in glossy black and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti
Bilia Mini
Table Lamp in Nickel and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in nickel and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Sole Grande Arredoluce Monza by Gio Ponti 6 pieces London Hotel Authenticated
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Roma, IT
Wall or ceiling lamp model SOLE GRANDE made in 1959 by Arredoluce Monza based on a design by Giò Ponti. Some 24 lamps were commissioned, including 6 5-pointed Stars, Six Small Suns, ...
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
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Brass
Gio Ponti
Bilia Mini
Table Lamp in White and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
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 Lighting
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Metal
Gio Ponti
Bilia
Table Lamp in Satin Brass and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in satin brass and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 12-Light Chandeliers in Coral/Cystal
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti
Luna Verticale
Floor Lamp in Brass for Tato Italia
By Gio Ponti, Tato Italia
Located in Glendale, CA
Originally designed by Italian icon Gio Ponti in 1957, the 'Luna Verticale' floor lamp is an authorized re-edition by Tato Italia. Executed in brushed metal hardware with acrylic dif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
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Brass
Gio Ponti
Bilia
Table Lamp in Glossy Copper and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in glossy copper and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
Gio Ponti
Bilia Mini
Table Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in brass and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
De-Lux B8 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
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Aluminum, Iron
$4,048 / item
Wall Sconce Screen of Light Gio Ponti Limited Edition 2012-2017 Bronzed Brass
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Wall sconce square 'Screen of Light' Gio Ponti limited edition Italy 2012-2017 light bronzed brass. Wall sculpture light in light bronzed brass. Handcrafted product, realized by Poll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Bilia Table Lamp in Glossy Copper Designed by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cone and a sphere: two essential, recognizable geometric shapes. An unpretentious composition, enriched by the extraordinary balance of its proportions and the stylish discretion o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,084 Sale Price / item
15% Off
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 2-Light Wall Sconce in Grey
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
Luna Verticale by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti was a prolific artist whose work spanned many mediums. For the Triennale exhibition in 1957 the Milanese architect and designer built a prefabricated house and filled it wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$3,348 / item
Fontana Arte Pirellina floor table lamp Gio Ponti Italy mid century design
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Production piece from Fontana Arte archives made in 1990s from early Gio Ponti design.
No issues.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Luna Orizzontale by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti was a prolific artist whose work spanned many mediums. For the Triennale exhibition in 1957 the Milanese architect and designer built a prefabricated house and filled it wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$3,024 / item
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 8-Light Chandeliers in Green/Opalin Mole
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 2-Light Wall Sconce in Multicolor
By Gio Ponti, Venini
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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti “Luminator” Floor Lamp for Pollice, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti “Luminator” floor lamp for Pollice, wood and brass, Italy, 1940.
The "Luminator" floor lamp by Gio Ponti, crafted for Pollice, boasts a fusion of wood and brass, exemplifying timeless elegance. The structure is made of a classy grissinato wooden decoration adorned with brass ring inserts and a base. The monumental lampshade is also made of brass and has a cup shape that reminds the ancient Greek pots...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 8-Light Chandeliers in Grey
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
$18,741 / item
Sole Piccolo by Arredoluce Monza for Gio Ponti 6 pieces LondonHotel Authenticated
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Wall or ceiling lamp made in 1959 by Arredoluce Monza based on a design by Giò Ponti. Some 24 lamps were commissioned, including 6 5-pointed Stars, Six Small Suns, Six Large Suns and...
Category
1650s Italian Other Antique Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass
De-Lux A4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
$2,124 / item
De-Lux A8 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
$2,676 / item
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 3-Light Wall Sconce in Multicolour
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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
De-Lux B4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
$3,486 / item
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 12-Light Chandeliers in Green / Grey
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 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 Lighting
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Gio Ponti Edited by Lumi Original Italian 1960s Pair of Brass
Steel Sconces
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of original model 575 sconces designed by the iconic Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti and produced by the renowned firm Lumi in the 1960s. These sconces feature a slee...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Replica Gio Ponti Large Brass Table Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, Park Royal
A large, stylish table lamp, circa early 1940’s, sourced and made in Italy, in the Gio Ponti style. The Lamp base is made in brass and has its original parchment lamp shade. The lamp...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 45 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 67 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Archimede Seguso, Ettore Sottsass, and VeArt. Prices for Gio Ponti lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $530 and can go as high as $49,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,390.
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Questions About Gio Ponti Lighting
- 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.
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