return to artnet.com
 search artnet
Van den Akker Antiques Home Artists Inventory Gallery Info

Gio Ponti    (Italian, 1891-1979)
Gio Ponti - A Distex Lounge Chair by Gio Ponti (Furniture) h: 81.3 x w: 80 x d: 96.5 cm / h: 32 x w: 31.5 x d: 38 in
Gio Ponti
A Distex Lounge Chair by Gio Ponti circa 1953
 
Gio Ponti - A Modernist Bench in Black Lacquer and Cane (Furniture) h: 76.2 x w: 127 x d: 43.2 cm / h: 30 x w: 50 x d: 17 in
Gio Ponti
A Modernist Bench in Black Lacquer and Cane circa 1935
 
Gio Ponti - A Modernist Round Cocktail Table in Walnut & Glass (Furniture) h: 39.4 x w: 91.4 cm / h: 15.5 x w: 36 in
Gio Ponti
A Modernist Round Cocktail Table in Walnut & Glass circa 1954
 
Gio Ponti - A Pair of Brass Framed Wall Mirrors (Design) h: 29.5 x w: 19.5 in / h: 74.9 x w: 49.5 cm
Gio Ponti
A Pair of Brass Framed Wall Mirrors circa 1940
 
Gio Ponti - A Rare Pair of Brass Table Lamps (Lighting) h: 22.9 x d: 12.7 cm / h: 9 x d: 5 in
Gio Ponti
A Rare Pair of Brass Table Lamps circa 1935
 
Gio Ponti - A Rectangular Glass Topped Cocktail Table (Furniture) h: 44.4 x w: 87.6 x d: 43.2 cm / h: 17.5 x w: 34.5 x d: 17 in
Gio Ponti
A Rectangular Glass Topped Cocktail Table circa 1940
 

Biography
1891 Born in Milan, Italy
1921 Polytechnic Institute, Milano
1928 creation of the magazine Domus
1933 Co-director at Fontana Arte
1941 creation of the magazine Stile
1950s Works for Krupp, Christofle, Cassina
Several works in furniture and architecture

Exhibitions
1980 Omaggio a Gio Ponti, Palazzo della Permanente, Milano
1966 Traveling exhibition, UCLA Art Galleries, Los Angeles
1957 Christofle,Paris
1954 Traveling exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
1923 Biennial Exhibition of the Decorative Arts in Monza

Literature
1995 Monography, Gio Ponti/ Ugo La Pietra
1990 Monography, Gio Ponti/Lisa Licitra Ponti
©2007 artnet - The art world online. All rights reserved. artnet is a registered trademark of artnet Worldwide Corporation, New York, NY.