Gio Ponti: The complete works of the master of Italian design.

Study the prolific work of Gio Ponti It's about appreciating the clear and unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. A synthesis of the arts, his creations combine classic Italian grandeur with a deliberate lightness that has shaped a unique and intuitive style.

Capable of working with the same sensitivity from the design of a teaspoon to the layout of an entire city, Ponti was an architect, designer, editor, poet, and thinker. His legacy constitutes one of the pillars of the modern Italian Renaissance and of the humanist vision of design in the 20th century.

This monograph, published by TASCHEN In collaboration with the Gio Ponti archive, it is the most comprehensive to date:

• Collect more than 136 projects developed over six decades

• Includes high-resolution photographs, original sketches and unpublished documents

• It presents an extensive biographical essay of Stefano Casciani

• It opens new dialogues between his most recognized works and other lesser-known ones.

• It shows its philosophy of design as an art of living, scenic and emotional.

Book details:

• Editorial: BAGS

• Publication dateMarch 31, 2021

• Edition: Illustrated – Multilingual (English, Italian, French)

• Primary language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of pages: 572

• Dimensions: 35.99 × 35.99 × 7.11 cm

• Weight: 6.53 kg

• ISBN-10: 3836501341

• ISBN-13: 978-3836501347