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Biography
Among the most prolific talents to grace twentieth-century design, Gio Ponti defied categorization. Though trained as an architect, he made major contributions to the decorative arts, designing in such disparate materials as ceramics, glass, wood and metal. A gale force of interdisciplinary creativity, Ponti embraced new materials like plastic and aluminum but employed traditional materials such as marble and wood in original, unconventional ways.
In the industrial realm, he designed buildings, cars, machinery and appliances — notably, the La Cornuta espresso machine for La Pavoni — and founded the ADI (Industrial Designer Association). Among the most special works by Gio Ponti are those that he made in collaboration with master craftsmen such as the cabinetmaker Giordano Chiesa, the illustrator Piero Fornasetti and the enamellist Paolo de Poli.
Insights
As of August 2016, Phillips holds four of the top five highest prices for Ponti pieces, including a unique and large dining table (circa 1959) that achieved £194,500 in the December 2015 Design Masters sale in London.
Gio Ponti founded Domus magazine with Giovanni Semeria. The first issue was published on 15 January 1928 and is still in print today.
In 1958 Alberto Pirelli hired Ponti to design the Pirelli Tower in Milan, which was one of the earliest Modern skyscrapers in Italy.
During the 1950s boom of ocean liners, Ponti was called in to design the interior of two new major Italian transatlantic liners: the Giulio Cesare and the Andrea Doria.
"Nothing has ever been done that hasn't been dreamed about first."
Recent Gio Ponti headlines, Powered by Articker
14 May 2020 | Interior Design
Denver Art Museum Celebrates Architect, Gio Ponti, for 50th Anniversary21 April 2020 | House & Garden
The flat of a free spirited collector who mixes Bob Marley with Gio Ponti5 March 2020 | Frieze
Architect Gio Ponti’s Radical Lightness2 March 2020 | The Architect's Newspaper
Gio Ponti gets a loving retrospective at the MAXXI23 January 2020 | Dezeen
OMA unveils design galleries in Gio Ponti's Denver Art Museum
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Gio Ponti
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
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Prototype demountable 'Round' easy chair, model no. 852
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
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Rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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‘Distex’ armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
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Set of three wall-mounted shelves and drawer unit
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
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Pair of shelving units
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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Two-part wall unit
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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Illuminated wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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Two rare 'Padelle' ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Rare set of three side tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
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Daybed, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Chest of drawers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Coffee table, designed for the Second Montecatini building, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
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Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
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Pair of armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
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Pair of large ‘Sole’ ceiling or wall lights
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
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Unique 'Pontesca' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
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Rare sideboard
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
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Drawing for demountable 'Round' easy chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
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Vase, model no. 3703
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
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Past Lots
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Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,625
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Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
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Sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
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Pair of stools and two ottomans
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Pair of sofas
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
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Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
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Wall-mounted magazine rack
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
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Desk and side table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,000
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“Diamond” flatware service for 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
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Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £62,500
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Pair of andirons
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
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Armchair, model no. 489
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
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Important executive desk
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £193,750
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Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
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Coffee table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
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Ceiling light, model no. 5254
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £60,000
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Wall-mounted chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £43,750
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Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
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Rare bookcase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,250
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Armchair, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
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Illuminated wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
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Pair of armchairs, designed for the second class dining room of the ‘Conte Biancamano’ ocean liner
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
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Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £100,000
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Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £81,250
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