He fought in the Pontonier Corps with the rank of captain, from 1916 to 1918, receiving the Bronze Medal and the Italian Military Cross. Its envelope reflected the surrounding landscape and blended into it, like the shell of a beetle. 1952: Architecture studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli, via Dezza. 1964–1967: San Carlo Borromeo hospital church, via San Giusto. 1932-1935, © Gio Ponti Archives | Tutte le immagini e i testi sono coperti da copyright, 1926 - Milano, Ristorante "La Penna D'oca" PONTI, Giovanni (Gio). 1928 With the help of engineer Pier Luigi Nervi, a concrete specialist who advised him on the structure, he built with his studio and Arturo Danusso the Pirelli tower (1956–1960). 1930–1933: Textiles for Vittorio Ferrari, 1940: Paintings and objects made from enamel on copper in collaboration with, 1940–1959: furniture and interior design in partnership with, 1941–1947: Furniture decorated with enamel in collaboration with, 1942–1943: Film adaptation of the play Henry IV by. Lavorò tantissimo a Milano con opere … From 1946 to 1950, he designed many objects for this glassmaker: bottles, chandeliers, including a multicoloured chandelier. 1971: Gabriela chair for Walter Ponti, San Biagio. Facing the building, Ponti designed a living square where the inhabitants could meet and rest on sculptures built for this purpose. Ponti is also involved in the project to expand the new university campus in Rome, led by the urban planner Marcello Piacentini by designing the School of Mathematics school, inaugurated in 1935. - Garches, Parigi, Francia, 1928 It was symbolized by the hexagonal shape of the diamond that Ponti used in many of his creations. 1931 1927 He was involved in many projects, particularly in his native city of Milan. Fotografie, disegni, lettere, documenti, testi critici e dati. He created in particular a cylindrical lamp surrounded by crystal discs and mirrors and the famous Bilia Lamp. 1920 -1930, Ceramiche e porcellane per Richard-Ginori, Manifattura di Doccia, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) e San Cristoforo (Milano) La prima aggiudicazione registrata sul sito è un/a oggetti del 1986 da Christie's , e la più recente un/a disegno acquarello del 2020. The sky and light became important protagonists of his architecture. He then joined forces with engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to form Studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini which lasted until 1945. Modular, it was enlivened thanks to the non-uniform arrangement of its openings with various shapes. 1931–1936: Case tipiche (typical houses), via de Togni. Informatevi sulle opere di Gio Ponti attualmente offerte e vendute presso la casa d’aste Dorotheum. “Gio Ponti Archives” ha sede nei locali che erano lo studio di Gio Ponti, nell'edificio da lui progettato e abitato in via Dezza 49 a Milano. Check: Publix Weekly Ad and Kroger Weekly Ad. 1952: Interior design of the ocean liner Africa for Lloyd Triestino. 1950–1960: Textiles for Jsa, Busto Arsizio, 1951: Display of a standard hotel room for the IXth. Nato a Milano il 18 novembre 1891, Gio Ponti è oggi considerato uno dei maestri dell’architettura e del design italiano. 1928 - Architetto e designer italiano (Milano 1891 - ivi 1979). [13] After this major success, Ponti played a major role in the modernisation of Italian decorative arts, especially thanks to his involvement in the Monza Biennials and the Milan Triennials. Gio Ponti: scopri le opere e la biografia dell'architetto, designer e artista italiano. In 1966, collector Giobatta Meneguzzo built his version of the beetle under a leaf in the province of Vicenza and entrusted the Italian designer Nanda Vigo for the interior design. 1932 1928, Arredamento Vimercati in Via Domenichino The family Bouilhet who entrusted him with his first architectural commission abroad, with the construction of the Ange Volant (1926–1928, in collaboration with Emilio Lancia and Tomaso Buzzi), a country house located on the edge of the Saint-Cloud golf course, on the outskirts of Paris. GIO PONTI (1891-1979) AND TOMMASO BUZZI (1900-1981) A Glazed and Parcel-Gilt Ceramic Three-Part Centerpiece 'Trionfo da Tavola', 1926-27 comprising Italia, Delfino con bimbo and Cavallo Marino … 1964–1970: Montedoria building, via Pergolesi. Les biographies de Carl Andre consignent bien entendu sa date de naissance, 1935 à Quincy dans le Massachusetts, et s’accordent pour faire de l’artiste américain un des principaux représentants de … In 1934 he was given the title of "Commander" of the Royal Order of Vasa in Stockholm. Leggi su Domus gli articoli, le interviste e gli approfondimenti dedicati ai progetti di Gio Ponti. 1924, Casa in Via Randaccio 9 a Milano - Levanto (Genova), 1931 1928 - Milano, Sistemazione della “Rotonda” del Padiglione Italiano alla 16° Biennale di Venezia Giò PONTI (1891-1979) è un artista nato nel 1891. Thanks to his involvement, the Biennale underwent tremendous development: renamed the Triennial of Art and Modern Architecture in 1930 and relocated to Milan in 1933, it became a privileged place to observe innovation at the international level. - Levanto (Genova), Partecipazione alla costruzione del Monumento ai Caduti in Piazza Sant’Ambrogio 1926 He saw his facades as folded and perforated sheets of paper with geometric shapes. Spacious, equipped and built with modern materials, they met the requirements of the new Milanese bourgeoisie. Assertore di una riforma architettonica e decorativa che si riflette nelle diverse manifestazioni della … Still published today, Domus is a reference in the fields of architecture and design. Giovanni Ponti, meglio noto come Gio Ponti, nasce a Milano il 18 novembre 1891 e, dopo il liceo classico, nel 1913, si iscrive alla Facoltà di Architettura del Politecnico di Milano. The art historian Nathan Shapira, his student and disciple, organised that same year, with the help of Ponti, his first retrospective exhibition which travelled the United States for two years. Margherita Rossi. In 1970, Ponti presented his concept of an adapted house (casa adatta) at Eurodomus 3 in Milan, where the house is centred around a spacious room with sliding partitions, around which the rooms and service areas gravitate. 1931–1932: Interior design of the restaurant Ferrario, Milan stock exchange. - Milano, Casa in Via Domenichino 1931-1933 - Milano, Stand della Richard Ginori alla Fiera Campionaria [18] Some of his furniture is now being reissued by Molteni&C. Architetto, designer e artista, Gio Ponti (Milano 1891-1979) si laurea a Milano nel 1921 e si associa inizialmente con Emilio Lancia e Mino Fiocchi dal 1927 al 1933. At the time of its inauguration, and for a few months, it was the tallest building in Europe. In the 1950s, the review became more international and the reopening of borders encouraged confrontation with different cultural and visual worlds. Photographs, drawings, letters, documents, critical texts. 1953: Italian-Brazilian-Centre, Predio d'Italia. 1920, Illustrazione de "La ballata del carcere di Reading" di Oscar Wilde 1930 1928 Al MAXXI di Roma la mostra intitolata a Gio Ponti, architetto e designer. 1927 With Ceramica D'Agostino, he designed tiles with blue and white or green and white motifs that once combined create different more than a hundred motifs. - Milano, Stabilimento Italcima all’angolo tra Via Crespi e Via Legnone ), Daniel Sherer, “Gio Ponti: The Architectonics of Design,” Catalogue Essay for, Daniel Sherer, “Gio Ponti in New York: Design, Architecture, and the Strategy of Synthesis,” in, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 19:33. In 1930, he designed furniture and lighting for the glassmaker Fontana and became in 1933, together with Pietro Chiesa, the artistic director of the branch Fontana Arte. - Milano, Mobili per Studio L’Officina Le migliori offerte per L'esperienza moderna 1957-1959. Venduto a € 42.000 + d.a. Finally, he obtained an honorary doctorate from the London Royal College of Art. [1] With its vertical and horizontal frames through which shelves, bookcases and frames can be arranged, the "fitted window" became the fourth transparent wall of a room and ensured a transition between the inside and the outside. - Varedo (Milano), Arredamento Contini-Bonacossi 1955–1960: San Luca Evangelista church, via Vallazze. From 1953 to 1957, he built the Hotel della Città et de la Ville and the Centro Studi Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, in Forlì (Italy), by the assignment of Aldo Garzanti, a famous Italian publisher. Over the years, the magazine became more international and played an important role in the evolution of Italian and international design and architecture. 1935–1938: First Montecatini building, via Turati. L’architettura è ormai un foglio traforato. 1936: Design of the universal exhibition of the catholic press, 1936–1942: Artistic direction and interior design of the Aula Magna, basilica and administrative building of. All the materials and the furniture, chosen or designed by Ponti, were shipped from Italy. Quale è il tratto distintivo delle opere di Gio Ponti? 1930: Furniture and objets for Fontana Arte. He also married Giulia Vimercati in 1921; they had four children (Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia, and Giulio) and eight grandchildren. From 1950 to 1955, he was also in charge of the urban planning project for the Harar-Dessiè social housing district in Milan with architects Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini. [9] Facing Milan's main station, this 31-story, 127-meter-high (417 ft) skyscraper housed the headquarters of Pirelli, a company specializing in tyres and rubber products. 1920 - 1970, Mobili vari anni '20 e '30 Ponti also coordinated the Italian and European editions of the Eurodomus design exhibitions, including the exhibition "Formes italiennes" in 1967 at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris. [4], Still in Milan, the 108-meter-high (354 ft) Littoria Tower (now Branca Tower), topped by a panoramic restaurant, was built in 1933 on the occasion of the Fifth Triennial of Decorative Arts, which inaugurated its new headquarters built by Giovanni Muzio. 1928 Vaso ad orcino Gio Ponti, Stuoia 1923 1925 – La prima casa che progettò ed abitò Nel 1925 progettò la sua prima casa a Milano, una palazzina in via G. Randaccio n. 9, d’ispirazione neoclassica (cioè …