Gio Ponti (Ciltli)

Italian architect and designerGio Ponti(1891–1979) is difficult to pin down. With an extraordinarily prolific output and eclectic style, his oeuvre remainsone of the most diverse and groundbreaking in design history. Trained initially in architecture, Ponti soon moved into industrial and interior design, experimenting with ceramics, silverware, and glass. Ponti's key works are spread throughout this extensive overview, including structures of all kinds, from small residential dwellings to high-rise buildings, schools, and office blocks.

The home was one of Ponti's recurring interests and central areas of innovation. His talent for total design—a careful consideration of both interior and exterior space—is charted in theglossy reproductions, floor plans, and drawingsfeatured in this edition. Ponti's colorful, carefree, and elegant spacesblended an expressive neoclassicism with emerging modernist sensibility.

The founder and nearly lifelongeditor ofdomusmagazinenever ceased to develop and reinvent his style. From theDenver Art Museumto his collection of churches, from bespoke homeware to the symbol of modern Milan, thePirelli Tower, this monograph provides anintroduction to Ponti's exuberant creativity and illustrious career.

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