Description
With a foreword by Germano Celant.
From the blurb:
“This is the first complete survey and thematic profile of one of the most accomplished and prolific Italian architects of the twentieth century. From the Richard-Ginori chinaware and the founding of Domus magazine in the 20s to the Pirelli tower erected in Milan in the 50s to the ‘facade’ architecture of the 70s, Gio Ponti has been a major force in the shaping of Italian architecture and design. Gio Ponti: The Complete Work presents a fully illustrated decade-by-decade account of Ponti’s vast output in interior and industrial design. It describes his powerful influence on generations of Italian designers and architects, his contributions to Italy’s urban culture, and his role as a propagandist and editor.
Gio Ponti was not only an architect but a poet, a painter, a polemicist, and a designer of exhibitions, theatre costumes, Venini glassware, Arthur Krupp tableware, Cassina furniture, lighting fixtures, and ocean liner interiors. He is perhaps best known as the architect of Milan’s Pirelli tower, at one time the tallest building in Europe, and for his ‘Superleggera’ chair, which has become a universally classic feature since its first manufacture in the 50s. Above all, Ponti was responsible for the renewal of Italian architecture and decorative arts.
The entire photographic archive of Ponti’s studio, together with his unpublished writings, were made available in the preparation of this book. Here revealed are many new photographs of his work and a selection of his writings. A biographical profile, bibliography, and chronologies of works, exhibitions and sales complete this stunning book.”
And it is indeed stunning.
Very good condition book with fair dust jacket: small tear to front and selltaped tear at top of rear.
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