Christofle - Gio PONTI - Organ vase - Silverplate
Christofle 3-tube organ vase by designer Gio Ponti in silvered metal. Height: 33 cm - Base: 13 x 13 cm Overall in good condition (small deformation on one corner) - Very nice shine. Born in Milan in 1891, Giovanni (Gio) Ponti studied architecture at the Politecnico. After serving in World War I, he worked as an art director for Richard-Ginori, a well-known ceramics company. Between 1923 and 1927, he teamed up with the architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia. In 1928, Ponti set up his own architecture studio and launched the famous Domus magazine. For over 50 years, the pages of Domus, as well as Lo Stile (his other magazine that ran from 1941 to 1947) , influenced international design trends. It was around 1933 that he joined forces with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to form the Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini Studio, a collective that followed a modernist approach and lasted until 1945. In 1950, he was granted the design contract for the construction of one of the most emblematic buildings of the 20th century: the 32-storey Pirelli Tower in Milan (1956) . He worked with architect Alberto Rosselli (Studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli) in 1952. After Rosselli's passing in 1976, he continued to collaborate with Fornaroli, his long-time partner. Throughout his career, Ponti worked in turn as an architect, industrial designer, designer, craftsman, teacher, painter, editor and journalist. Besides his flourishing body of work as an architect, Ponti's work is very diverse, as he designed coffee machines (the first in the world: the Pavoni, in 1949) , as well as lighting and furniture for manufacturers such as Cassina, Artemide and Venini.
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Christofle 3-tube organ vase by designer Gio Ponti in silvered metal. Height: 33 cm - Base: 13 x 13 cm Overall in good condition (small deformation on one corner) - Very nice shine. Born in Milan in 1891, Giovanni (Gio) Ponti studied architecture at the Politecnico. After serving in World War I, he worked as an art director for Richard-Ginori, a well-known ceramics company. Between 1923 and 1927, he teamed up with the architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia. In 1928, Ponti set up his own architecture studio and launched the famous Domus magazine. For over 50 years, the pages of Domus, as well as Lo Stile (his other magazine that ran from 1941 to 1947) , influenced international design trends. It was around 1933 that he joined forces with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to form the Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini Studio, a collective that followed a modernist approach and lasted until 1945. In 1950, he was granted the design contract for the construction of one of the most emblematic buildings of the 20th century: the 32-storey Pirelli Tower in Milan (1956) . He worked with architect Alberto Rosselli (Studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli) in 1952. After Rosselli's passing in 1976, he continued to collaborate with Fornaroli, his long-time partner. Throughout his career, Ponti worked in turn as an architect, industrial designer, designer, craftsman, teacher, painter, editor and journalist. Besides his flourishing body of work as an architect, Ponti's work is very diverse, as he designed coffee machines (the first in the world: the Pavoni, in 1949) , as well as lighting and furniture for manufacturers such as Cassina, Artemide and Venini.
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