Venini - Gio Ponti 99.80 wall lamp

The desire to bring a stylistic renewal, while remaining faithful to the high craftsmanship of the Italian tradition, is the solid basis on which the collaboration between the company Venini and the designer Gio Ponti is based. And it is from this synergy that the Gio Ponti 99.80 series was born in 1946: the combination of clean lines and bright colors make it an icon appreciated by connoisseurs all over the world. Its absolute originality comes from the alternation of shaped arms, each in glass of different color.
"Everything in the world must be colorful" - Gio Ponti

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.

Venini

For more than a century, the best master glassmakers and artists have met at the Fornace, founded by Paolo Venini, giving life to a story of excellence and innovation that begins in Italy but later spread all over the world.
The excellence of this brand is the result of the special combination of the exclusive techniques of the Murano tradition. The latter are guarded by the wisdom of the most skilled glassmakers masters, the experimental creativity of artists from all over the world. This is because in the Fornace nothing is left to chance.
Moreover, the high quality is the reflection of the constant search for perfection and the passion for innovation that characterize each stage of realization, in a perfect balance between manual craftsmanship and daring creativity, far from the fads.

Finally, choosing VENINI means making your own a work of art of inestimable value, for culture, beauty and workmanship.