D.655.1 D.655.2 Drawers by Molteni&C

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Marked by hand-painted white drawer fronts with applied handles in various wood kinds (elm, Italian walnut, mahogany and rosewood).

Chest of drawers designed in several versions in the period from 1952 to 1955. The new version was produced using original drawings kept in the Gio Ponti Archives and the art direction for the Gio Ponti Collection came from Studio Cerri & Associati. The elmwood frame rests on satin brass feet.

"[...] The majority of the objects in our lives are created and characterised by industry [...]" - Gio Ponti

Details
  • Category
    Chests of Drawers
  • Range
    Molteni&C
  • Brand
    Molteni&C
  • Designer
    Gio Ponti
  • Year
    1952
Gio Ponti

Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century. 

Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas.

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