Gio Ponti Moon Floor Lamp

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Historical Design
1957
Plexigass, Brass

Gio Ponti's Floor Lamp Moon design is a minimalist and elegant floor lamp with a curved shade resembling the moon's shape. It was designed for the eleventh edition of the Milan Triennial, where Gio Ponti actively participated and produced by Arredoluce. The lamp's slender stem is made of brass, while the shade is made of plexiglass. Like the moon, the lamp has two sides and provides a diffused and soft light. The lamp's clean lines and simplicity create a timeless aesthetic that fits modern and classic interiors. The Moon floor lamp perfectly exemplifies Ponti's ability to combine functionality and beauty in his designs.

Gio Ponti is an Italian architect, designer, writer, and founder of the Domus magazine. He is widely considered one of the benchmarks for the renewal of Italian design after the Second World War. Known for his interdisciplinary creativity, he embraced new and modern materials while referring to tradition in original and unconventional ways.

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Literature:

U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti. L'arte si innamora dell'industria, Milano 1988, pp. 248-249.

S. Casciani, S. Licitra, L. Licitra Ponti, Taschen (ed.), B. Kish, F. Marino, Gio Ponti, Koln 2021, p. 462.

A. Pansera, A. Padoan and A. Palmaghini, SilvanaEditoriale (ed.), Arredoluce, Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1987, Milan 2018, p. 107.

Artist Biography

Giovanni ‘Gio’ Ponti (1891 – 1979) was an Italian architect and designer associated with the post-war development of modern architecture and modern industrial design in Italy. Gio spent the 1920s establishing himself on the Italian design scene, founding Domus magazine in 1928. During the 1950s, he increasingly focused on industrial design and built Milan’s iconic Pirelli Tower in 1956. His career was spent formulating and teaching the concept of “Italian-ness”, mixing form and function in his designs and architecture.