Molteni – Giò Ponti D.154.2 armchair velvet

Today, the armchair, which is like a welcoming shell, has a rigid polyurethane shell, a soft polyurethane shell and a cushion, and is covered in the range of fabrics and multiple leathers, with the possibility of differentiating the elements. This "love chair" won in 2016 the prestigious Wallpaper Design Awards and became an icon molteni&c. The armchair, designed for one of the projects most dear to Gio Ponti, the Planchart collector’s villa in Caracas of 1953-57, is part of the Gio Ponti Collection, curated by molteni&c under the artistic direction of Studio Cerri & Associati.

Giò Ponti

Eclectic personality, since the beginning he has been active in the field of architecture, painting, graphics and scenography. He graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1920. In 1926 he founded - with the publisher Gianni Mazzocchi - the magazine Domus, which he directed until his death. In 1931 he was called to the artistic direction of Luigi Fontana and in 1932 - together with Pietro Chiesa - he founded the fontanaarte. He is among the promoters of the Compasso d'Oro Award and among the founders of the ADI, he directs on several occasions the programs of the Triennale di Milano and is a professor at the Politecnico di Milano. He designs numerous famous buildings - public and private - including the houses of Via De Togni, the tower house of Corso Venezia, the RAI and Ferrania palaces, the Littoria tower at Parco Sempione, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, the Taranto Cathedral, Villa Planchart in Caracas, the Museum of Modern Art in Denver. In the field of design are timeless furnishings, lamps and objects designed for fontanaarte including some pieces still in production, such as lamps 0024, Bilia, Pirellina, Pirellone and Coffee Table 1932.