Gio Ponti
height 46.4 x width 8.3 cm
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Gio Ponti was born in Milan in 1891. He started as a designer and an architect, and later gained the trust of Augusto Richard who in 1923 appointed Ponti as artistic director of Richard-Ginori, a renowned ceramic factory with locations in Milan and Doccia. At the first Biennale of Decorative Arts in Monza it was Ponti’s name on most of the newest designs presented by Richard-Ginori.
Ponti’s role in Italian ceramics and design are pervasive, showing up in nearly every avenue of its vivid history. Ponti’s accomplishments move far beyond his work in ceramics, and his design work is profoundly felt in the history of fine art. He died in 1979.
Regarding how the modern exhibition was considered: “…It contains everything; the true and the false, the real and the fictitious, in arbitrary and accidental proportions.” - Gio Ponti, (Paris Expo of 1925)
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