Michelangelo Frammartino travels 700-metres below earth for this captivating recreation of a 1961 cave expedition by Italian speleologists.
The Rebirth of Gio Ponti s Denver Art Museum Tower
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More Sprezzatura Than Substance
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The Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891-1979) is best known for his streamlined skyscraper the Pirelli Tower in Milan, Superleggera chairs and the Gran Madre di Dio cathedral in Taranto. But he also designed toilets, knives and forks; fitted out cruise liners and hotels; and co-founded architecture and design magazines.
A new book titled simply
Gio Ponti and published by Taschen brings together the designer’s huge output as well as giving a glimpse into Ponti’s family-oriented life. Below is a selection of images from the book. Gio Ponti in 1959 at the Alitalia office © Gio Ponti Archives/ Historical Archive of Ponti’s Heirs; Photo: Dan Wynn
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Antonio Citterio reflects on his work with Flexform, and conceiving a sofa as the heart of the home
Antonio Citterio reflects on his work with Flexform, and conceiving a sofa as the heart of the home
Antonio Citterio designed the Groundpiece sofa for Flexform in 2001: twenty years on, we chart the architect’s history of collaboration with the Italian furniture company, and discover his view on redefining domestic interiors
Designer Antonio Citterio at Flexform’s Meda HQ with his bestselling 2001 ‘Groundpiece’ modular sofa. Low and deep, the sofa was designed as
a more relaxed and casual approach to seating.