Gio Ponti: Archi-Designer

Gio Ponti: Archi-Designer

Giacinta Cavagna di Gualdana, Silvia Bignami, Marta Nezzo, Angelica Ponzio, Chiara Spangaro, Cristina Moro, Laurence Bartoletti, Paolo Tuminelli, Salvatore Licitra, Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, Ugo La Pietra, Ugo Rossi • Silvana Editoriale

ISBN-10: 8836641253 · ISBN-13: 978‑8836641253 · 2019

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Silvana Editorale, 2019. Hardcover, 312pp., 10 x 13 inches New The prolific architect, designer and Domus editor reinvented the look of everyday life from the spoon to the cathedral. With more than 100 buildings and scores of design objects to his name, Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti revolutionized postwar architecture and opened up prospects for new ways of life. Gio Ponti: Archi-Designer covers Ponti’s entire career from 1921 to 1978, highlighting the many aspects of his work: from mechanical production to handicraft, from architecture to industrial design, from furniture to lighting, from the creation of magazines to his forays into the fields of glass, ceramics and goldsmithing. His work exemplified a certain tendency identified by his fellow architect Ernesto Rogers in 1952, an interest in designing dal cucchiaio alla città (“from the spoon to the town”)—giving equal attention and applying the same innovative design thinking to small spoon and skyscraper alike. Featuring more than 500 pieces, this book traces Ponti’s multidisciplinary journeys through architecture, furniture and design in his work for private homes and public buildings, including universities and cathedrals.

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