galleria carla sozzani celebrates domus' 90th anniversary exhibiting gio ponti's pieces

galleria carla sozzani pays the tribute to significant italian architect gio ponti and the magazine he founded and every architect knows — domus. on the occasion of the magazine’s 90th anniversary, the downtown milan gallery’s exhibition ‘domus 90. gio ponti’ shows pieces of ponti’s iconic design released from the domus archives.

observing the sketch and the chair exhibited side by side, we can try and reproduce the line ponti followed to develop a piece
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covering the architect’s 50 years of life and work, gio ponti’s design and architectural objects boast his special approach to creating. observing the sketch and the chair exhibited side by side, we can try and reproduce the line ponti followed to develop a piece.

the furniture and other elements of décor on show are accompanied by photographs of architecture and objects which could not be exhibited and several covers of domus magazine created under ponti’s guidance. the exhibition will last until may 6 — please visit the gallery’s website to find more information about current and future installations.

image © galleria carla sozzani

 
image © galleria carla sozzani

domus covers by gio ponti

 
domus covers by gio ponti