GIO PONTI (Milan, 1891-1979).
Wall lamp "Quadro di luce".
Polished brass structure.
Handmade, limited and numbered edition, produced by POLLICE ILLUMINAZIONE from original drawings by Gio Ponti and licensed by Eredi Gio Ponti 2013/2017.
Issue 2016-004/10.
With trademark label, Pollice Illuminazione, Milan.
Bulbs not included.
Measurements: 20 x 80 x 12,5 cm.
Sculptural wall lamp with indirect light, handmade, limited and numbered edition, based on the original drawings by Gio Ponti and licensed by Eredi Gio Ponti 2013/2017. Its design is inspired by minimalist sculptures. Like a container of light, it is defined by the rigour of its primary shapes: square, hexagon and rectangle form a harmonious dialogue of lines that effectively organise the light. This product is manufactured using artisanal, non-industrial processes. Small imperfections and uneven surface ageing are deliberately present, which is a specific feature of the product and testifies to its craftsmanship.
Architect, designer and academic, Gio Ponti is, together with Ettore Sottsass, the leader of the most sought-after Italian designers of the 20th century by collectors. In addition to the elegance of his furniture, sensitive to functionality, yet original at the same time, Ponti is renowned for his volcanic creativity, which led him to produce and design until the 1970s.
His ability to give voice to new trends made him the "inventor" of the Made in Italy design concept.
Ponti studied architecture at the Politecnico. After the First World War, in which he had to serve, he worked as artistic director for the respected ceramics manufacturing company Richard-Ginori. Between 1923 and 1927 he teamed up with architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia, opening his own studio in 1928, and founded the famous design magazine Domus, through whose pages (and those of Lo Stile, a magazine he would found and edit in the 1940s) Ponti influenced international design tastes for over fifty years. Around 1933, Ponti teamed up with engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to create the Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini studio, which firmly embraced the modernist aesthetic and worked until 1945. In 1950, Ponti was commissioned to build what would become one of the iconic buildings of the 20th century, the 32-storey Pirelli Tower in Milan.