Acquired directly from the manufacturer by the present owner
Literature
'Maggior spazio godibile in minor superficie', Domus, no. 490, September 1970, p. 29 Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti: L’Arte si innamora dell’Industria, Milan, 2009, p. 379
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.
circa 1970 Painted wood, steel, rubber casters. Each: 155.2 x 68.8 x 37.5 cm (61 1/8 x 27 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.) Manufactured by Walter Ponti, San Biagio, Italy. Interior of each with manufacturer's label printed design per/WALTER PONTI/S. BIAGIO-Mantova/ITALY. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.
