Dining room " Domus Nova"- Table

This table is part of a dining room suite designed by Gio Ponti
and Emilio Lancia and is made of walnut wood with brass end pieces. The entire dining room suite of eleven pieces of furniture
was part of a series of furniture conceived and designed to renew the image and
furnishings of the Italian middle-class home through more practical objects,
which allowed a more rational use of space. The aim was to "provide at
modest prices furniture that was simple but tasteful in form and studied in
every detail, so as to include all the most modern practical qualities and
perfect workmanship".  Indeed, at
the end of the 1920s, designer furniture became accessible to a wider public
who were able to learn about them directly through catalogues. Giò Ponti, with
Emilio Lancia and the collaboration of Giulio Rosso, created Domus Nova, a line
of mass-produced furniture that was sold in La Rinascente department store in
Milan. This table, with the entire dining room, was shown at the third
International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza in 1927, where it was
bought by the painter Cristoforo De Amicis.