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2 unusual facts about Giò Ponti


El Barco, Alicante

The building was designed by Juan Guardiola, inspired by the Pirelli Tower designed by Giò Ponti in Milan.

Giò Ponti

In 1934 he was given the title of "Commander" of the Royal Order of Vasa in Stockholm.


Christofle

Artists and designers such as the famous parisian silversmith Antoine Perrin (AP), Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Gio Ponti, Andrée Putman, Martin Szekely, Ito Morabito (Ora-Ïto) and Richard Hutten are among those whose creations have been made by Christofle.

Cimitero Monumentale di Milano

Many of the tombs belong to noted industrialist dynasties, and have been designed by renowned artists such as Giò Ponti, Arturo Martini, Lucio Fontana, Medardo Rosso, Giacomo Manzù, Floriano Bodini, and Giò Pomodoro.

Franco Albini

A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini obtained his degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano University in 1929 and began his professional career working for Gio Ponti.

Luigi Rosselli

Rosselli grew up in Milano, surrounded by a vibrant cultural environment with people such as Gio Ponti, Giorgio de Chirico and Indro Montanelli in the roaring 1960s and 70s that made Milano the centre of new design and architecture.


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Edgar Heap of Birds

Recently Heap of Birds created a fifty-foot signature, outdoor sculpture titled: "Wheel," as a signature entrance piece for the Gio Ponti (North) building of the Denver Art Museum.

Luigi Rosselli

His childhood landscape consisted of a very lively and diverse architectural environment, moving between the medieval castle of Milan (Sforza Castle), the post war designs of Ernesto Rogers, the Alvar Alto inspired house designed by Hans Fritz where he spent some years of his adolescence and visits to buildings by Vico Magistretti, Caccia Dominioni, Giuseppe Terragni and Gio Ponti.