Sofa by Gio Ponti

 

Down-filled sofa designed in 1953 by the Milanese Renaissance man Gio Ponti (1891–1979) for the Hotel Bristol in Merona, Italy. More images here. New York Times article about a 2011 Ponti retrospective here.

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