Gio Ponti

Circa 1950

Wood, upholstery blu ombra by Rubelli
H100 x L68 x W72 cm

1940

Brass and Upholstery
H90 x L86 x D87 cm

Produced by Cassina

1953

Original fabric by Gio Ponti and walnut
H80 x L109 x D79 cm

Produced by Cassina

1950

Vinyl, walnut and brass nail heads
H84,8 x W56,3 x L55 cm

Literature
‘Across the seas collaborations for the new Singer collection’, Interiors, December 1951, p. 127
Gio Ponti, ‘Dalla IX alla X Triennale’, Domus, no. 265, December 1951, p. 12
Gio Ponti, ed., ‘Studio legale a Milano’, Domus, no. 286, September 1953, p. 34
Marco Romanelli, ed., Gio Ponti: A World, exh. cat., Design Museum, London, 2002, p. 90

Circa 1950

Wood and velvet
H55 x W45 x L45 cm

Literature
Certificate from the Gio Ponti archives

1960

Steel and wood-wood painted
H39 x L58 cm

Literature
Fabio Fioroni, Alessandra Tavella, 1 x – Gio Ponti in Paris. Arredi di design 1930 – 1970, 2012, pag. 56

1960

Steel and wood-wood painted
130 cm diam

1950s

walnut and brass
H74 x 102 diam cm closed
H74 x 274 diam cm open

1955
Designed for the National showroom and Manufactured by Ambrosini, Italy
Painted lamineted plywood, brass, painted metal.

H 83 x L 51 x W 60 Cm

Literature
U. La Pietra – “Gio Ponti, l’Arte si innamora dell’Architettura” p. 240
“Un negozio a Milano”, Domus n. 309, August 1955, p. 24,26

Designed in 1947 executed in 1950
Designed for the National showroom and Manufactured by Ambrosini, Italy
Mahogany, mahogany-veneered wood and brass
H90,3 x L117,5 x W41,5 cm

Literature
Giuseppe Furlanis, Eugenio Porro, Alfio Terraneo, Esperienze di design in Cantú,
Cantú, 1986, fig. 8, for an image, fig. 13 for a drawing of a similar example

Walnut and formica
H69 x L90 x W46 cm

1949

Walnut, lacquered walnut and brass
H204 x L172,7 x W48,2 cm

Produced by Singer&Sons

1950

Italian Walnut
L120 x H93 x W50 cm

Produced by Singer&Sons

1950

Italian Walnut
L183,5 x H93 x W50 cm

Produced by Fontana Arte

Circa 1950

Brass frame mirror designed for the interiors of the bristol Hotel
H90 x L63 cm

Produced by Cassina

1953

Wood and upholstery
H83 x W37,5 x L42 cm

Produced by Cassina

1953

Wood and straw
H83 x W37,5 x L42 cm

Produced by Cassina

1953

Wood and fabric
H83 x W37,5 x L42 cm

Produced by Cassina

1953

Wood and fabric
H83 x W37,5 x L42 cm

Produced by Filii Reguitti, Agnosine

1958

Beech wood, yellow/brown fabric
H. 71,5 x 48,5 x 76 cm

Literature
Il mobile italiano degli anni ’40 e ’50, S. 46

Produced by Lumi

Brass and lacquered metal
H40 x L35 cm

Literature
Gio Ponti by Ugo La Pietra, Rizzoli, pag. 344

Produced by Fontana Arte

1960

Painted aluminium, opaque glass
H44 cm

Produced by Cassina
1950 ca

lacquered wood and upholstery
H111 x L69,5 x W70 cm

Bibliography
Andrea Branzi, Michele de Lucchi, Il design italiano degli anni’50, RDE,
1985, p.107

Produced by Cassina

Ca 1951-55

Reupholstery in brown velvet, walnut
H 84x W 44xD 46 cm

Literature
Gio Ponti, L’arte si innamora dell’industria, by Ugo La Pietra, p.204