The ’Soliflore‘ vase, designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, Milan, on the occasion of the VI Triennale in 1936, was produced between the 1930s and 1950s. The shape is simple, slender and elegant. Signed "Arthur Krupp Milano" on the bottom. In good condition, without dents.

Born in Milan in 1891, Giovanni (Gio) Ponti studied architecture at the Polytechnic. After the First World War, in which he had to serve, he worked as an artistic director for the esteemed Richard-Ginori ceramic manufacturing company. Between 1923 and 1927 he associated himself with the architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia, opening his own studio in 1928, and founded the famous design magazine Domus, through whose pages (and those of Lo Stile, a magazine he founded and edited in 1940s) Ponti influenced international taste for design for over fifty years.

Around 1933 Ponti joined the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to create the Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini Studio, which decisively embraced the modernist aesthetic, and which he would work until 1945. In 1950 Ponti won the commission for what, with its 32 floors, it will become one of the iconic buildings of the 20th century, the Pirelli Tower in Milan (built in 1965).

Throughout his career Ponti has juggled numerous different roles; architect, industrial designer, craftsman, professor, painter, editor and journalist. In addition to his prolific work as an architect, his designs have brought him further fame. For example the Pavoni coffee machine in 1949, the first in the world, but also various lamps and furnishing objects designed for manufacturers of the caliber of Cassina, Artemide, and Venini.

“Soliflore”花瓶是由 Gio Ponti 在 1936 年第六届米兰设计三年展之际为Arthur Krupp 设计的，生产于 1930 年代至 1950 年代。 造型简洁、修长、优雅。 底部签名“Arthur Krupp Milano”。 状况良好，无凹痕。

Giovanni (Gio) Ponti 1891 年出生于米兰，在米兰理工大学学习建筑学。 第一次世界大战结束后，他在著名的 Richard-Ginori 陶瓷制造公司担任艺术总监。 1923 年至 1927 年间，他与建筑师 Mino Fiocchi 和 Emilio Lancia 合作，于 1928 年开设了自己的工作室，并创办了著名的设计杂志 Domus，通过该杂志的页面（以及他在 20 世纪 40 年代创办和编辑的杂志 Lo Stile 的页面） 五十多年来，Ponti 影响了国际设计品味。

1933 年左右，Ponti 与工程师 Antonio Fornaroli 和 Eugenio Soncini 一起创建了 Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini 工作室，该工作室果断地拥抱了现代主义美学并一直运转到 1945 年。 1950 年，Ponti 赢得了建造一栋 32 层摩天大楼的委托， 它将成为20世纪的标志性建筑之一——米兰倍耐力大厦。

在 Ponti 的整个职业生涯中，他扮演过许多不同的角色。 建筑师、工业设计师、工匠、教授、画家、编辑和记者。 在建筑师的多产作品外，他的设计作品为他带来了更多的声誉。 例如，1949 年世界上第一台咖啡机 Pavoni ，以及为 Cassina、Artemide 和 Venini 等品牌制造商设计的各种家居设计。