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Product catalog summary

Overview: The document provides a historical and contemporary overview of FontanaArte, an Italian design company known for its innovative lighting and furniture designs. It highlights the company's legacy, key designers, and recent collections.

Historical Background: FontanaArte was founded in 1932 by Gio Ponti, bringing together top designers and artisans. The document mentions notable designers like Pietro Chiesa and Max Ingrand, whose works were ahead of their time in terms of irony and elegance.

Key Designs and Collections: The document lists several iconic designs and collections from different years, such as the 'Corteccia' by Pietro Chiesa (1937) and 'Shanghai' by Max Ingrand (1955). It also highlights the 2012 collection, which includes new products and LED lighting innovations.

Exhibitions and Collaborations: FontanaArte's pieces are showcased at events like Light+Building in Frankfurt and in historic locations like Casa degli Atellani in Milan. The company collaborates with various designers and artisans to create unique products.

Recent Innovations: The 2012 collection introduces new products like 'Gravity' by Johan Lindstén and 'Rocchetto' by Pierluigi Cerri. The document also mentions collaborations with C&C Milano and La “Fabbrica Lenta” Bonotto for specific designs.

Contact Information: The document provides contact details for FontanaArte's headquarters, subsidiaries, and showrooms in various locations, including Milan, Brussels, Atlanta, and New York.

Design and Production Credits: The concept and graphic design were managed by Wurbs, with art direction by Roberto Gherlenda. Photography and postproduction credits are also listed.

Catalog excerpts

FONTANA ARTE SAPER FARE ITALIANO DAL 1932

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FontanaArte eighty year history Back from the past are the modern-looking, surprising pieces by Pietro Chiesa and Max Ingrand, their irony and elegance way ahead of their time. Together with the 2012 Collection by FontanaArte, they are on show at the Light+Building in Frankfurt and in the historic Casa degli Atellani, where Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Piero Portaluppi, and Italy’s most elegant and creative designers of that period used to meet, and in which vineyard in the centre of Milan Leonardo da Vinci would stroll when he would take a break from working on the Last Supper, across the street....

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2011. SINCE 1979. SINCE 1954. SINCE 1932. SINCE GRAVITY JOHAN LINDSTÉN 2012. HÉCTOR SERRANO 2011. CARMEN GAE AULENTI PIETRO CHIESA 1932. FONTANA GIO PONTI 1931. BILIA PIERO CASTELLINI BALDISSERA 2012. I.PUNTO SHIGERU BAN PIERLUIGI CERRI 2012. ROCCHETTO DAVID CHIPPERFIELD 2004. CHANDELIER CHRIS HARDY 2011. WIG DENIS SANTACHIARA 2005. AUREA DANIELA PUPPA 1992. PRIMA SIGNORA GAE AULENTI FERRARA PALLADINO E ASSOCIATI 2009. BOTREE VOON WONG BENSON SAW 2003. LOOP ROBERTO MENGHI 1968. GLOBO DI LUCE FOSTER + PARTNERS RENZO PIANO SOMMATORIA LIVIO E PIERO CASTIGLIONI 1972. SCINTILLA HISTORICAL ARCHIVE...

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FontanaArte 2012 collection & news 3. 5. 1. D. protagonisti del saper fare italiano 6. B. 7. A tribute to the 80th anniversary of the company created by Gio Ponti The most refined fabric meets Lumen floor lamp, a classic that has been in production for 60 years, and NewTone, the newest interpretation. 4. IN COLLABORATION WITH C&C MILANO A. C. A. LUMEN PARALUMEN 2012 NEW PRODUCTS 2012 1. GRAVITY JOHAN LINDSTÉN 2012 IN COLLABORATION WITH LA “FABBRICA LENTA” BONOTTO C. LUMEN PARALUMEN 2012 D. PARALUMEN 2012 Artistic contribution by Paolo Facchinelli An idea by Stefano Corona and Roberto Gherlenda...

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HEADQUARTERS FONTANAARTE SPA Alzaia Trieste 49 I-20094 Corsico (MI) Ph. +39 02 45121 Fax +39 02 4512660 [email protected] SUBSIDIARIES FONTANAARTE FRANCE 1390 Avenue du Campon F-06110 Le Cannet Ph. +33 (0)4 93 45 69 78 Fax +33 (0)4 93 45 69 39 [email protected] FONTANAARTE CORP. 1316 B Logan Circle NW Atlanta, GA 30318, USA Ph. +1 (404) 8356150 Fax +1 (404) 8356155 [email protected] FONTANAARTE ASIA PACIFIC CO. The Bridge8 Room 7-202 No. 10 Jianguo Zhong Road 200025 Shanghai, P.R.C. Ph. +86 (21) 61379371 Fax +86 (21) 61379372 [email protected] SHOWROOMS...

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