Timeless: Celebrating 130 years of Gio Ponti

November 18, 2021: a date to remember

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.

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.

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.

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The book is also available as a limited numbered Art Edition (1,000 copies), accompanied by an exclusive and rare square format reproduction of the famous Arlecchino design produced for TASCHEN by Molteni&C - and a set of four numbered prints of Ponti’s interior ocean liner studies.

Gio Ponti: a momentous monograph by TASCHEN

This new book (572 pages) is the most comprehensive account of

Ponti’s work to date, unprecedented in scale and scope.

Like windows onto his elusive life, unpublished materials and candid imagery create new dialogues between his famous masterpieces and his lesser-known feats.

November 18, 2021, marks the 130th anniversary of Gio Ponti’s birth.

For such occasion, we are very proud to announce a unique collaboration with TASCHEN, the pioneering German art book publisher famous for its iconic titles, to celebrate the Italian architect’s achievements and prolific body of work.

Benedikt Taschen: a devout admirer of the maestro’s artworks

Benedikt Taschen, the company’s ingenious founder and passionate art lover, has long been a fervent Gio Ponti enthusiast and collector. Hence, it is no surprise that TASCHEN, the Gio Ponti Archives came together to craft such an important volume, one that enables the reader to truly experience the boundless vision of one of the greatest architects, designers, and art directors of the 20th century.

The Arlecchino lattice coffee table is regarded as one of Gio Ponti’s most iconic designs.

Echoing the pictorial approach of the Dutch De Stijl artists, its surface relies on a vibrant structural grid for multiple colour combinations that change according to the viewer’s movement around the table.

The celebrated piece comes in a square format, as originally created in 1954 for Ponti’s Villa Planchart – i.e., the Planchart Coffee Table.

The lengthy process of research, study, and selection, led to remakes of historic items created by the great designer for private homes, special projects, or even small series. While respecting the original designs, the new additions were, however, produced industrially, applying the latest technologies to bring them up to date, in line with Molteni&C’s total living concept and with contemporary living.

Gio Ponti Heritage Collection

The Gio Ponti collection, which Molteni&C dedicates to the great designer, was established in 2012 in partnership with the Gio Ponti Archives and the Ponti heirs, and under the artistic direction of Studio Cerri & Associati. A tribute to a career spanning more than five decades, and an opportunity to engage with history and renewing our focus on such a leading figure of Italian and international architecture.

The concept of the installation invites you to go on a journey to imagine, dream and reflect.

The installation promotes a message of hope leading us to reconnect and interact for new experiences together again.

With the mark of restarting.

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A must-have compendium of Gio Ponti’s oeuvre

Produced in close collaboration with the Gio Ponti Archives, Gio Ponti Heirs and its founder Salvatore Licitra, Gio Ponti is an immersive book scaled to the architect’s kaleidoscopic universe, drawing the reader closer to his work than ever before.

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.

D.552.2

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“The most resistant element is not wood, is not stone, is not steel, is not glass. The most resistant element in building is art. Let’s make something very beautiful.”

-Gio Ponti

Amare Gio Ponti

On the occasion of Gio Ponti 130th birthday anniversary, we are offering for a limited time the exclusive chance to view the documentary ‘AMARE GIO PONTI’, a unique film highlighting the maestro’s life and work.

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In a career spanning more than fifty years, Gio Ponti (Milan, 1891-1979) painted and designed everything – buildings, interiors, furniture, objects and furnishings for his homes. Designs which, without Molteni&C’s intervention, would have been lost, depriving us forever of a legacy that belongs to Italy’s cultural heritage.

The lengthy process of research, study, and selection, carried out with Ponti’s heirs, and the curator Salvatore Licitra in particular, led to remakes of historic items designed by the great architect for private homes, offices, special projects, or small series.

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.

Molteni&C: celebrating our legacy

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