As a master cabinetmaker and furniture craftsman, Giordano Chiesa produced beautiful mid-century modern pieces, largely in collaboration with Italian starchitect and designer Gio Ponti.
Although the pair had a long history of collaboration, their work for stylish mid-century Italian hotels stands out. In the mid-1950s, Ponti and Chiesa teamed up with manufacturer Dassi Lissone to create streamlined walnut and brass furniture for the Royal Hotel in Naples, including headboards, side tables and wardrobe doors for each room. A decade later, the duo designed sleek, blue formica-surfaced ashwood writing desks, dressers and headboards, for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome.
Chiesa produced Ponti’s sculptural glass-topped coffee table, which features artistically aligned maple legs and slats to form a sort of grid as its base. Similar to Ponti’s no. 1101 coffee table for Singer and Sons, Chiesa and Ponti’s table rivals the more famous design in its eloquence and craftsmanship.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Giordano Chiesa tables, storage case pieces and other furniture and collectibles.
Gio Ponti Wood Glass Round Coffee Table Walnut Mid Century Giordano Chiesa
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
This elegant and iconic round coffee table, designed by Gio Ponti circa 1954, exemplifies the refined Italian modernism of the mid-20th century. Crafted in Italy by Giordano Chiesa, ...
Brass
Gio Ponti, Low side table, Prod. Giordano Chiesa, early 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rivoli, IT
Particular coffee table designed by Gio Ponti in the very early 1950s and produced by Giordano Chiesa with different finishes depending on the commission It appears in the offices of...
Glass, Wood
$1,409
H 19.3 in W 34.26 in D 16.54 in
Wood Coffee Table in the Style of Gio Ponti Glass and Mahogany, 1950s, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid coffee table featuring a wooden structure and two shelves of different dimensions, which gives the whole table a trapezium shape. In the style of the Italian designer Gio Po...
Brass
Gio Ponti, Unique Coffee Table, Oak, Glass, Italy, c. 1937
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and glass coffee table designed by Gio Ponti and possibly executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy, circa 1937. Sold with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archi...
Glass, Oak
$1,690Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.9 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Gio Coffee Table Ponti ''tripod'' of the 1950s 20th century
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, IT
This coffee table designed by Giò Ponti embodies the timeless elegance and innovation of 20th-century Italian design. Featuring a tripod frame with a central key holder support in pa...
Brass
$14,092
H 19.3 in W 44.49 in D 21.26 in
large Gio Ponti coffee table, walnut and Fontana arte thick glass, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table with an important Fontana arte glass top, 1950 walnut, glass and brass feet very good original condition measures: height: 49cm ; 113 x 54 cm ; glass thickne...
Brass
Gio Ponti Attr. Italian Sculptural Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti attributed Italian sculptural walnut coffee table.
Glass, Walnut
Gio Ponti, Side Table, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and iron coffee or side table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy. 1950s.
Metal
$7,895
H 14.75 in W 48 in D 17.5 in
Expertly Restored - Gio Ponti Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials Walnut Wood, Original Travertine Stone ______________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this ...
Travertine
$44,000
H 37.5 in W 59 in D 17.75 in
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Ash Wood Console, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and important ash wood console table with two drawers and six legs ending in brass sabots, Italy, circa 1955. This exquisite sculptural console has...
Brass
$3,900
H 14 in W 60.5 in D 20.5 in
Gio Ponti Style Low Coffee Table Tapered Legs Walnut Mid-Century Modern Italy 70
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Italian long rectangle low Coffee Table in Walnut Wood with tapered Legs attributed to Gio Ponti. A Classic Sofa Table Mid-Century Modern from Italy. Restored condition and ready fo...
Walnut
$3,757
H 19.69 in W 37.41 in D 22.84 in
Gio Ponti Coffee Table in Walnut and Brass with Crystal, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare Italian Mid-Century coffee table in walnut wood, brass, and metal with a crystal glass top. This charming coffee table is attributed to the iconic design...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$10,000
H 15.38 in W 60 in D 17.75 in
Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Top
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in West Chester, PA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with a travertine top on a sculptural solid walnut base. Top measures 60” x 15 7/16” x 3/4”. Designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons circa 1950s un...
Travertine
Gio Ponti style Maple and Laminate Circular Low Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Gio Ponti style maple wood and blue laminate circular low table reminiscent of the furniture designed for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento. Purchased directly from the Pont...
Laminate, Maple
Rare Gio Ponti Round Coffee Table in Walnut and Brass
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare and exceptional example of Italian mid-century modern design, this sculptural round coffee table was designed by Gio Ponti circa 1954 and crafted in Italy by Giordano Chiesa. ...
Brass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table Giordano Chiesa Italy 1930 Walnut Wood Glass Top
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Catania, IT
Very rare Gio Ponti coffe table manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Italy, 1930. Walnut wood, glass top. Excellent vintage patina. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gi...
Walnut, Glass
Sold
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 16.54 in
Pair of Gio Ponti Black Walnut Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal Naples
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of luggage-racks, side tables designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955 in 2005 arch. Cristina Longo used original items from Hotel Royal in Naples and she has made 10 limited editon pair of stands in black lacquered for a private residence in Rome, Italy ( pubblished in AD ITALY, march 2010) Italian lacquered walnut, brass. Brass details: Handles, foot and seven sections on top (each Stand) this version is with three horizontal slats in the Sub-shelfs and different brass sabots limted edition: n. 10 of 10 Measures: Height 65 cm; 65x 42 cm, height without handle 51,5 cm These items comes directly form the original furniture of the Hotel in Naples (original Hotel Royal invoice). Sold with a copy of a letter of authentication from Lisa Licitra Ponti. a pair of luggage racks from the same private provenience (compendio gallery...
Brass
Sold
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 16.54 in
Important Pair of Gio Ponti Black Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of luggage-racks, side tables designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Giordano Chiesa for Hotel Royal, Naples 1955 in 2005 arch. Cristina Longo used original items from Hotel Roy...
Brass
Pair of Gio Ponti Side Tables from Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti side tables (stands) produced by Giordano Chiesa, from the suite of the Hotel Royal Naples, 1955. Italian walnut, brass. Brass details: ...
Gio Ponti 1950's Coffee Table In Maple With A Glass Top.
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Dronten, NL
Gio Ponti coffee table in maple with a glass top manufactured by Giordano Chiesa. A stamped and signed document by Lisa Licitra Ponti is included. Provenance; the estate of Gio Pon...
Glass, Maple