Gio PontiArmchair (Pair)

Gio Ponti is an Italian architect, designer, writer and founder of the Domus magazine. He is widely considered one of the benchmarks for the renewal of Italian design after the Second World War. Known for his interdisciplinary creativity, he embraced new and modern materials while referring to tradition in original and unconventional ways. He designed this armchair in 1951, deconstructing the traditional armchair. The sculptural frame and upholstered backrest seem to be floating on the delicate structure. Literature: I. de Guttry & M.P. Maino, Laterza (ed.), Il mobile italiano degli anni ‘40 e ‘50, Bari, p. 237, fig. 24. Nilufar (ed.), Objets d'affection, Milan 2002, p. 18.