| for the design world, gio ponti is one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century. here are some of his ceramic objects.................................... | |||||||||
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| gio ponti / ceramic objiects ponti’s affair with ceramics dated from one of his earliest jobs. by 1923, the young ponti had become art director for the ceramics manufacturer richard-ginori, the relationship lasted up until 1930. under his artistic direction the link between art and industry, that today still characterises the activity of the factory, began. gio' ponti planned and created ceramic and porcelain objects that found in the decoration of the artist a refined uniqueness and innovation. he was an admirer of the wiener werkstätten. gio' ponti created more than a simple decoration. the human figures as well as the chromatic choices express the artist's intentions to create new poetic forms. also in the 1950's ponti designed a series of sinks, toilets and bathroom fixtures for ideal standard. ca. 2 decades later he was formulating his design for the parco dei principi, he was also involved in design and production of ceramic tiles. |
 gio ponti working on tiles © gio ponti archives/ s. licitra, milan courtesy of the design museum  floor tiles for parco dei principe in rome, manufactured by d'agostino, salerno, 1968  'centolettere' collection of tiles manufactured by ceramica bardelli, 1950's.   'conversazione classica', 1927  maiolica vases for richard ginori, ca. 1925  serie B , 1953 for ideal standard, milan |
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