The museum Marini in Florence is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the influential architect and designer Gio Ponti and historic ceramic and porcelain maker Richard Ginori to hightlight the fruitful collaboration between the two.
“Gio Ponti and Richard Ginori: An Unpublished Correspondence” features 50 pieces among the least known of the pottery collection of the Richard Ginori Doccia Museum, as well as a selection of 30 letters with sketches, drawings and notes by the Milanese-born architect, under whose artistic direction, between 1923 and 1933, Richard Ginori experienced one of its most glorious times.
Richard Ginori was founded in 1735 by marquise Carlo Ginori in Doccia, near Sesto Fiorentino, in the province of Florence, and was originally called the Doccia Porcelain Manufacture. It went on to become the most important porcelain-making company in Italy. However, Richard Ginori filed for bankruptcy in 2013, crushed by global competition and the domestic economic crisis.
The exhibition is a nice opportunity to see the work of a historic Italian company and the quality of its craftsmanship.
