Blu Ponti
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Thirty three decorations with geometric and naturalistic motifs signed by Gio Ponti are in the Blu Ponti Collection of Ceramica Francesco De Maio.
The colors of the sky and the sea of Sorrento in the Blu Ponti Collection of Ceramica Francesco De Maio that Gio Ponti realized between 1960 and 1962 to cover, with different combinations, the floor of the lobby and of the hundred rooms at the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento, the first design hotel in the world.
The Ceramica Francesco De Maio was chosen by the Ponti’s heirs as the exclusive licensee for the re-edition of the 33 white and blue decorations and now, after almost 60 years later, produces and sells, in world exclusive, the Blue Ponti Collection.
A re-edition of the Blu Ponti majolica tiles so faithful for the glaze, colors, decorations and the thickness of the '60s that has recognized to the Ceramica Francesco De Maio the valuable use of the signature of this architect, a proponent of the industrial design and great appreciator of the craftsmanship. The prestigious signature of Gio Ponti, architect, designer and Italian essayist, one of the most important on the international scene and among the greatest of the twentieth century is on the ceramic tiles of this Italian company, nowadays a world excellence.
Rigorously hand-painted majolica tiles according to the ancient technique of hand-made decoration to merge the craftsmanship, the territoriality and the design to emphasize the true Made in Italy.
(Gio Ponti)
The blue of the sky and the sea, the geometric traits and infinitely combinable like the profiles of nature, the light touch of the hand guided by the heart are in the Blu Ponti Collection, conceived in the 1960s by Gio Ponti, father of Italian industrial design, and reissued by Ceramica Francesco De Maio.
The special 20x20 majolica, rigorously hand-decorated, has been selected by the New York Musem of Modern Art to represent the historical icons of the Italian design in the exclusive Design Store.
The reproduction of the Blu Ponti tiles is so faithful that has recognized to the Ceramica Francesco De Maio the valuable use of the signature of this architect, designer and Italian writer, among the greatest of the twentieth century.
Designer: Gio Ponti
Color: White, Blue and Light Blue
Color variants: Green, Yellow, Red e Black
Material: hand-decorated double-fire ceramic tiles (also available in stoneware (Grès Maiolicato®) and Anti-slip R10, if requested)
Ceramica Francesco De Maio production: handicraft (double-fire) and Industrial (stoneware (Grès Maiolicato®) and Anti-slip R10)
Finishing: Smooth
Sizes: 20x20cm – 53x53 cm
Thickness: 13 mm – 12mm
Weight: 21 Kg/Mq
Intended use: internal and external (stoneware (Grès Maiolicato®) and Anti-slip R10,) walls and floors, domestic and non-domestic environments, swimming pool.
Technical features: resistant to sudden temperature changes (stoneware (Grès Maiolicato®) and Anti-slip R10,), easy to clean.
Complementary pieces: Blu Ponti Collection can be combined with 10x20cm sizes and with Pennellati a Mano in various colours and sizes.
Blu Ponti Collection is sold in box of 25 (or 4) decors (pcs) in the 20x20cm (or 53x53cm) size each for a total of 1mq (or 1,12mq) which create infinite combinations.
Blu Ponti
Gio Ponti
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Majolica tiles by Authors and Gio Ponti pebbles in limited edition made of art and creativity, combined with the excellence of Italian design, give life to projects of high tailoring.
Blu Ponti in Grès Maiolicato®
The infinite combinations of white and blue by Gio Ponti, the value of the Blu Ponti collection and the charm of the ancient workmanship of the decoration by hand on the strength of an exclusive stoneware support, also non-slip, to create a unique innovation.
Blu Ponti Tiles made of art and creativity, combined with the excellence of Italian design, give life to prestigious projects.
33 white and blue decorations created by the great designer Gio Ponti in 1960 to cover, with different combinations, the floor of the lobby and the hundred rooms at the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento.
