S5 E94 - Gio Ponti

The father of Italian design (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)

* Domus. The theory and practice of “industrial design” (What is design? Who is the designer?)
* Designing life: a worldview in an object; a particular character in a space
* Ponti and Milano. From formation to expositions, from practice to theory
* Object-worlds. The passion for ceramics and glass. Lightness as brightness and weightlessness
* Secular and religious architecture. The “continuity” of opposites
* Vivere all’italiana, vivere alla Ponti. The synthesis of tradition and modernity

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