decoRATING with Jason Kontos
I'm just realizing we're a bit Gio Ponti-happy in our Jan-Feb 2010 issue. He's made his way into two stories in the design well:
"At the back of the house, the family room looks down on the garden. Southern light plays off the Gio Ponti chairs and table with reverse painted top, providing reading or games space." (page 56)
photograph by Peter Margonelli
"Gio Ponti sofas and armchairs join Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chairs in a room where art takes center stage." (page 64)
photograph by Anastassios Mentis
"The end table is a Piero Fornasetti/Gio Ponti collaboration." (page 68)
photograph by Anastassios Mentis
Flipping through the pages of this issue yet again, I see that the seating in particular has a great story to tell.
From the rawness and grime of "Brooklyn Express" to the antiqued elegance of "Self Contained."
Below is a little slide show for you. It's like speed-dating…if you don't like one, on to the next!
Play the Blues (page 55): "The family room balances curvaceous white Brazilian chairs..." Gaivota armchairs, from Espasso Inc.
(photography by Peter Margonelli)
Got it Cornered (page 66): "...a chair from Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana's Sushi III series (2002) - constructed of felt, textiles, and plastics, all rolled up and fitted in a steel frame..." www.campanas.com.br
(photography by Anastassios Mentis)
Got it Cornered (page 69): "A pair of Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi lacquered-fiberglass Ribbon chairs (Italy, 1961) face off in the media room."
(photography by Anastassios Mentis)
(photography by Jazmin Francis)
(photography by Jazmin Francis)
Self Contained (page 77)
(photography by Joshua McHugh)
Self Contained (page 76)
(photography by Joshua McHugh)
Personal Space (page 89): "Chairs from Donghia surround a custom dining table." www.donghia.com
(photography by Joshua McHugh)
Play the Blues (pages 58-59): "The mahogany stools and chairs have childproof woven-vinyl seats." Stools are custom Diamond Baratta Design by JM Upholstery. Stool fabric was custom vinyl by Dualoy Inc.
(photography by Peter Margonelli)
~Jason Kontos
