D.552.2

Overview

D.552.2 is a small table by Gio Ponti, designed originally in 1952. Molteni&C's page describes it as a balance of materials and proportions, with a triangular glass top floating above the base, and offers it as a side table or an intimate display surface.

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Construction

It has a structure in solid rosewood (machaerium scleroxylon) with feet in satin-finished brass, and a top of extra-clear tempered transparent glass.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 83.2 cm, 78.9 cm and 40 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing)
• Structure: solid rosewood
• Feet: satin-finished brass
• Top: extra-clear tempered glass, triangular

A table drawn for the American market

The Molteni&C datasheet says Gio Ponti designed the D.552.2 small table for the American company M. Singer & Sons, and that it belongs to a collection destined for the American market. The 1952 design is described on the page as a display of spans, proportions and joints.

Re-edited by Molteni&C

The revision of the table curated by Molteni&C is part of the Gio Ponti Collection, and D.552.2 is among the coffee tables of the Molteni&C Heritage Collection. Molteni&C reproduces a selection of his works together with the Gio Ponti Archives.