Featuring texts by Lisa Licitra Ponti and an extensive biographical essay by Stefano Casciani, this book presents architecture as a performing object, a “self-illuminating” stage for Ponti’s humanistic art de vivre and boundless creativity. The collection, to which new elements are added every year, includes furniture designed by Gio Ponti between 1935 and the 1950s, such as the D. 235.1/2 chair for the first Palazzo Montecatini in Milan, the D.154.2 armchair for Villa Planchart in Caracas, and the D.555.2 small table produced in a limited series for Singer & Sons. A progressively numbered certificate of authenticity issued by the Gio Ponti Archives identifies each item produced. DISCOVER MORE The concept of the installation invites you to go...
About the installation It is with this message of hope that the Molteni Group wishes to support the Theodora Onlus Foundation's mission, which has been guaranteeing visits from its Doctor of Dreams since 1995 to children facing the ordeal of a long and difficult hospital stay. Round D.154.5 for Theodora Onlus Foundation Limited edition Following the success of the Flight D.154.5 installation presented at the Supersalone and curated by Ron Gilad, the Molteni Group is proud to announce that the Round D.154.5 seats, produced and numbered exclusively for the occasion like those on an aeroplane, will be offered for sale to online customers and half of the proceeds will be donated to Theodora Onlus Foundation. The concept of the installation...
VICINO TABLE
The frame, made of red, pewter or bronze lacquered steel, conceals a sophisticated mechanism for the traverse movement of the slim but structurally effective marble or eucalyptus table tops.
As in all Foster+Partners designs, the hi-tech component is essential for its development. The basic idea is that of a small table which, thanks to sideways movable tops, can act not only as a surface for objects, but also as a device for bringing whatever is required into the foreground.
LOUISA
Vincent Van Duysen has designed Louisa, a set of round and oval coffee tables in which the presence of both wood and cement conveys an innovative tactile and aesthetic effect.
The table tops, a bit like suspended trays, come in ash or brick red cement or in eucalyptus wood and feature an original radial motif, achieved by means of a special procedure for joining up the slabs.
