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From
1923 to 1930 he worked at
the Manifattura Ceramica
Richard Ginori, in Milan
and Sesto Fiorentino,
changing the company's
whole output.
In
1928 he founded the
magazine Domus. From 1936
to 1961 he was professor
on the permanent staff of
the Faculty of
Architecture at the Milan
Polytechnic.
In
1941 he resigned as editor
of the magazine Domus and
set up the magazine Stile,
which he edited until
1947. In 1948 he returned
to Domus, of which he
remained the editor until
the end of his life.
In 1952 he went into
partnership with the
architect Alberto Rosselli
(Studio
Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli,
P.F.R.: 1952-1976); after
the death of Rosselli he
continued to work with his
long time partner Antonio
Fornaroli.
Gio Ponti died 16
September, 1979.
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Born
in Milan on 18
November 1891 to
Enrico Ponti and
Giovanna Rigone. Gio
Ponti did military
service during the
First World War in
the Pontonier Corps
with the rank of
captain, from 1916
to 1918, receiving
the Bronze Medal and
Miliitary Cross.
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