Vivere alla Ponti

Los Angeles | Italian Cultural Institute | In-Ex June 18 to July 26, 2013 Lainate | Villa Borromeo Litta June 26 to July 21, 2013 ----------------------- Los Angeles | Italian Cultural Institute | In-Ex June 18 to July 26, 2013 To honor the Year of Italian Culture in the United States, Molteni&C and Dada present “Vivere alla Ponti” [Living Ponti-style], an event to promote the new collection of furniture designed by Gio Ponti. It will be staged in two phases: - a presentation of the Gio Ponti collection in the In-Ex store on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles; - an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, “Vivere alla Ponti: Le case abitate da Gio Ponti. Esperimenti di vita domestica e architetture per l’abitare e il lavoro” [Living Ponti-style. Houses inhabited by Gio Ponti. Experiments in domestic life and architecture for living and working]. The exhibition, originally prepared for the 2012 Salone del Mobile by Milan’s Ordine degli Architetti and by Muse, with Molteni&C’s support, presents a collection of furniture and a series of letters, family photographs and videos that testify to the modernity of a key figure of 20th century design. Gio Ponti, architect and designer, founder of “Domus” and “Stile” magazines and of the Compasso d’Oro award, writer and lecturer at the Milan Politecnico, honored with the Médaille d’Or by the French Academy of Architecture. PRESENTATION OF THE GIO PONTI COLLECTION In-Ex Wednesday 19 June, 6-9pm RSVP: rsvp@inexsite.com CONFERENCE AND PREVIEW Vivere alla Ponti With Giuseppe Perrone, Alberto Di Mauro, Giorgio Borruso, Michael Webb, Francesca Molteni Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles Tuesday June 18, 6pm RSVP: rsvp.iicla@esteri.it by 6/14 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS Gio Ponti Collection In-Ex 8800 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Ph + 1 310.358.0500 – info@inexsite.com Opening hours Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Sat 11am-6pm Vivere alla Ponti June 18 to July 26 2013 Italian Cultural Institute 1023 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles CA 90024 Ph + 1 310.443.3250 – iicla@esteri.it Opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-1pm, 2-5pm Architecture Tours LA organizes private guided tours to the two exhibitions being held at the Italian Cultural Institute and in the residence of the Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles. To book, contact number +1 323 578-4762 ----------------------- Lainate | Villa Borromeo Litta June 26 to July 21, 2013 After Milan, Rome, Venice, Palermo, Brescia, London, Moscow, Paris, Vienna, New York and Los Angeles, Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta at Lainate will now be hosting a collection of furnishings designed by Gio Ponti between 1935 (chair for the first Montecatini Building) and the 1950s (bookcase, bureau, small table, picture frames and rug for Casa Ponti in via Dezza in Milan, 1956-57). After lengthy research and study of the prototypes, this already emblematic collection is now being produced by Molteni&C thanks to an exclusive agreement signed with Ponti’s heirs and with the artistic direction of Cerri&Associati. As Gio Ponti’s nephew, Salvatore Licitra, says, “as Italians and Milanese, we have a duty to make people aware of Ponti’s heritage and to reveal a little-known archive. There are numerous forgotten works and products to be re-edited, which also offer us a chance to understand the man, his work and a crucial moment in Italian architecture and design.” The “Vivere alla Ponti” exhibition thus pays tribute to Gio Ponti’s genius and, through a both intimate and professional narrative, to the vitality of one of the great masters of Italian design. OPENING June 26 h 18.30 Sala Della Musica Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta Largo Vittorio Veneto 12 20020 Lainate (MI) RSVP Sandra Covre scovere18@gmail.com After opening, a visit to Ninfeo will take place. “VIVERE ALLA PONTI“ EXHIBITIONS Le case abitate da Gio Ponti. Esperimenti di vita domestica e architetture per l’abitare e il lavoro June 27 to July 21, 2013 Wednesday h 21-22.30 Saturday and Sunday h 10-12 / 15-18.30 Opening on request for groups (min. 8 people) Free entrance Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta Largo Vittorio Veneto 12 20020 Lainate (MI) Info Ufficio Cultura T 02 93598266-67 cultura@comune.lainate.mi.it In collaboration with Comune of Lainate, Associazione Amici di Villa Litta, Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Milano, Ordine degli Architetti di Monza e Brianza, Cavallini Linea C.