Gio Ponti - Multi-Use Organizing Wall

Giordano Chiesa Italy, c. 1950 mahogany, Securit glass, concealed fluorescent lighting 142 w x 23 d x 42½ h in (361 x 58 x 108 cm)
Ponti states, "bookcases are not spaces to be filled, they are instead vertical surfaces to be composed with books, objects, magazines and also a lighting element. Behind each book shelf there is a fluorescent light, so that you no longer turn on one light, but rather a whole wall" (Domus, 1950).

Literature: Gio Ponti, la Pietra, pg. 188 provenance: Private Collection, South America


result: $33,040



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