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DESCRIPTION:Oct 8 - Dec 22\, 2026\nAs an architect\, designer\, and intelle
 ct\, Gio Ponti loomed large in the Italian postwar design scene. Perhaps m
 ore than any other designer he embodied the maxim of his colleague Ernesto
  Rogers\, who believed that designers should be engaged in all facets of d
 esign\, “from the spoon to the city.” Courageously—from buildings an
 d urban planning\, to stage sets\, sewing and espresso machines\, lighting
 \, ceramics\, flatware\, and textiles—Ponti shaped the look of postwar I
 taly. His furniture—remarkable wall systems\, cabinets\, “dashboard”
  headboards that incorporate radios and lights—is distinguished by atten
 uated angles\, jaunty boomerang shapes\, and splayed legs poised on delica
 te points. One of the rare 20th-century architects to embrace pattern\, co
 lor\, and a sense of theatricality\, Ponti’s public and residential inte
 riors are stage sets for living the good life. This exhibition at the Donz
 ella Project Space reminds us of his breadth\, freshness of vision\, and c
 onsistency.
LOCATION:Donzella\, 200 Lexington Ave\, New York\, NY 10016\, United States
SUMMARY:Gio Ponti: Designing Optimism
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 ptimism
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