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Fontana Arte

Architect Gio Ponti founded FontanaArte in 1932 as an artistic division in the company Luigi Fontana. Historically, the company has been a leader in advanced glass manufacturing and design. The design company's works were first distinguished by its realization of artistic stained-glass windows, many of which today are still functional and ornamental elements in churches and cathedrals, amongst them, the Duomo in Milan and the cathedral of Brasilia. By using glass, architect Ponti realized what an enormous potential this material could offer in the making of furnishings for interiors. Urged by this intuition he started to design and produce furniture, lamps and objects with glass as the main distinguishing feature. In a short time, a new collection was ready to be marketed, and his new design concept was being used as a component of the interior decoration in many houses that he personally designed.
  • coffee table with wheels small cm 110x110
    • coffee table with wheels small cm 110x110
      1380.00 €
    • An industrial trolley used at the FontanaArte plant to transport glass: this was the object that inspired Gae Aulenti to design her Tavolo con Ruote. It is a specimen of intuitive design that skips the drawing board stage and goes straight from the idea of an everyday item to the prototype stage. This wheeled table replaces the factory trolley’s woode(...)