Gio Ponti for Neoponti Wide-Spout Pitcher, 1997 Re-Edition

A theatrical study where form becomes gesture. From a compact, grounded silhouette extends a sharp, elongated beak of a spout, sharply counterbalanced by a high, looping arc of a handle. The effect is distinctly avian, almost zoomorphic, as if the essence of a creature had been captured mid-movement and rendered in clay.

The design cleverly traces its ancestry to ancient pouring vessels, yet in Ponti’s modernist re-imagining, ritual function is pared down to essential, almost geometric clarity: a sphere truncated by a cone, punctuated by a sweeping arc. The glaze—a jet black achieved through the same bucchero-style firing that fascinated Ponti—is profoundly light-absorbing, swallowing incidental detail to ensure that the purity of the silhouette alone speaks. Issued in 1997, this is not a mere reproduction but a thoughtful resurrection of Ponti’s dialogue with history. When held, it presents a delightful paradox: feeling heavy and substantial in its materiality, yet simultaneously airy and light in its graphic outline—a sculptural drawing realized in three dimensions.

Designer: Gio Ponti

Collection: Neoponti (1997 Re-Edition by Costantino)

Dimensions: 21,5 X 30 X 15 cm

Height: 21,5 cm | Width: 30 cm | Depth: 15 cm

Weight: 1,3 Kg

Style: Mid-Century Modern, Italian Modernism

Inspiration: Etruscan Bucchero Ware

Material: Ceramic

Finish: Jet Black Reduction-Fired Glaze

Made in Italy