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Gio Ponti
Italian • 1891-1979
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
12 July 2021 | Interview Magazine
Coffee Table Curator: Gio Ponti, Jamie Hawkesworth, and the Glory of Provence25 June 2021 | Artland Magazine
Gio Ponti: Human Architecture19 May 2021 | Architectural Digest
Rediscover Gio Ponti’s Iconic Round Chair13 May 2021 | The Art Newspaper
In Pictures | The designs of Gio Ponti, from chairs to churches3 May 2021 | Yatzer
TASCHEN Unpacks the Kaleidoscopic Universe of Italian Architect & Designer Gio Ponti
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Gio Ponti
Swivel chair designed for the Montecatini Office Building, Milan
Estimate £500 - 700
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Pair of side chairs designed for the Montecatini Office Building, Milan
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £1,512
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‘Gabriela’ folding chair from the ‘Apta’ series
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
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Wall light with niche
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,600
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Desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £35,280
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Gio Ponti
Pair of folding chairs, from the ‘Apta’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
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125
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Rare magazine rack, from the ‘Apta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,780
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Set of ten side chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,640
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Set of four dining chairs, model no. 676
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
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Pair of ceiling and wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £95,760
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144
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Prototype coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £15,120
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145
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Prototype sofa
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £25,200
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Stool
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,080
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Desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,900
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Pair of modular sofas
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £40,320
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Rare occasional table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £41,580
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'Diamond' flatware service for 24
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £69,300
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'Triennale' armchair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £45,360
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Unique pair of armchairs
Estimate £65,000 - 85,000
Sold for £138,600
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Double desk
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £59,220
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Unique coffee table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £88,200
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Rare 'Distex' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,800
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Desk with pair of incorporated chairs, model no. A012, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,120
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Unique set of three chairs, designed for the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
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