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Collection Story
Origin
Molteni&C inaugurated its Heritage Collection in 2010 by signing an exclusive agreement with the Gio Ponti Archives. Through it, a curated selection of Gio Ponti designs is brought back into production; Molteni&C describes these works as exclusively reproduced in collaboration with the Archives.
Design Language
The reissues are made with remarkable fidelity to Ponti's originals, many of them conceived for his own architecture, while adopting present-day materials and the Molteni&C range of fabrics and leathers. The collection ranges from armchairs and sofas to coffee tables, desks, a rug, accessories and objects.
Key Pieces
- D.154.2 armchair (Villa Planchart, 1953–57; reissued 2015)
- Round D.154.5 armchair (1954)
- Continuum D.163.7, D.151.4, D.153.1 and D.156.3 armchairs
- D.157.6 Due Foglie sofa
- D.555.1 and D.552.2 coffee tables, D.859.1 and D.847.1 tables and desks
- Objects such as Bottiglie, Pompei, 7 Tubi and Architettura
Pieces in this collection
D.154.2 Armchair
Gio Ponti's D.154.2 armchair for Villa Planchart, Caracas (1953-57), reissued by Molteni&C in 2015
D.156.3
Gio Ponti's 1956 Altamira armchair, remade by Molteni&C with hand-finished timber.
D.153.1
Gio Ponti's 1953 armchair for his Via Dezza home, revived from archival drawings.
D.235.1
Gio Ponti's 1938 Montecatini chair, reworked by Molteni&C entirely in aluminium.
D.150.5 Outdoor
Gio Ponti's 1952 outdoor chaise longue, reconstructed in teak with removable cushioning.
D.154.2 Outdoor
A 2022 outdoor reinterpretation of Gio Ponti's enveloping D.154.2 armchair.
D.847.1
Ponti's 1947 solid ash writing desk, with a wing-inspired top and a small rounded drawer.
D.157.6 - Due Foglie
Gio Ponti's 1957 two-leaf sofa for Villa Planchart, on a metal trestle base.
D.859.1
Ponti's 1959 meeting table for the Time&Life auditorium, with a tapered ash top on trapezoidal legs.
D.357.1 D.357.2
Gio Ponti's 1956-57 bookcase from his Via Dezza house, re-edited in elm veneer in two sizes.
D.655.1 D.655.2
Gio Ponti's 1952-55 chests with hand-painted white fronts and wooden handles, in two sizes.
Blevio
Gardella's 1930 table with counter-curved supports, in an Eclipse finish or with a marble top.
Monk Chair
The Scarpas' Monk as a dining chair with a leather seat on a solid wood and steel frame.
Monk Armchair
Scarpa's 1973 Monk as a lower, wider armchair, re-edited in 2025 in leather and solid wood.
Round D.154.5
Gio Ponti's 1954 armchair of eight pieces, reissued by Molteni&C in the Heritage Collection.
D.552.2
Gio Ponti's 1952 small table: a triangular glass top above a solid rosewood structure.
D.555.1
Gio Ponti's round small table of 1954-55: a hand-painted steel grid under a glass top.
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