Property of a Gentleman Gio Ponti Cabinet with superstructure, model nos. 2160 and 2164 1950s Walnut, walnut-veneered wood, painted wood, glass, brass. 63 1/2 x 70 x 18 3/4 in. (161.3 x 177.8 x 47.6 cm) Manufactured by Singer & Sons, New York, New York for the "Modern by Singer" furniture line. Inside of one drawer with label printed M. Singer & Sons/New York Chicago/S.
Literature Singer & Sons, sales catalogue, n.p. Artist Bio Gio Ponti Italian • 1891 - 1979 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. View More Works
Property of a Gentleman Gio Ponti Cabinet with superstructure, model nos. 2160 and 2164 1950s Walnut, walnut-veneered wood, painted wood, glass, brass. 63 1/2 x 70 x 18 3/4 in. (161.3 x 177.8 x 47.6 cm) Manufactured by Singer & Sons, New York, New York for the "Modern by Singer" furniture line. Inside of one drawer with label printed M. Singer & Sons/New York Chicago/S.
Literature Singer & Sons, sales catalogue, n.p. Artist Bio Gio Ponti Italian • 1891 - 1979 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. View More Works
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