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Gio Ponti's work
in architecture and
design in the 1920's
designing ceramics.
His extraordinary
career realized the
birth of modern
classics design. Not
only did he inspire
and define it, in
theory and in
practice, his
extensive portfolio
lives on. His
contributions to
modern design are
vast, unique and
make him " the
father of modern
design."
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The Neoponti collection
is a special collection of
furniture, furnishing,
lamps and silverware
designed by Gio Ponti,
which I, Matteo Licitra,
his grandson, have
carefully chosen from his
vast output. I wanted to
reproduce those objects
that are most familiar to
me, that have been with me
since my childhood.
From architecture to
design, from painting to
editing, from design
ceramics for Richard
Ginori in the twenties to
the Pirelli Tower, the
"superlight
chair" and the
Planchart Villa of the
fifties; to the Cathedral
of Taranto and the Denver
Museum in the seventies
Gioponti has made his mark
on the world throughout
six decades of this
century. The collection
pays home to him.
I hope that with the
Neoponti Collection in the
new millenium people will
be able to enjoy the
"happy designs"
of Gio Ponti in their
homes as well as in the
museum.
 
Streak Art
Collections -
Designs by Anna Mari
Anna
Mari was born in Florence
on April 11, 1952. She now
lives and works in Milan
and New York. She
graduated from the
University of Florence and
went on to major in Urban
Design at Gainesville
University in Florida,
USA. After receiving a
doctorate in Architecture,
she became an assistant to
Professor Tomas Maldonado
in his course of
Environmental Design
(1977-80).
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