Padua, Italy.
In the Late 1930's, Carlo Anti, the rector of Padua University, instructed Giò Ponti to design the interiors of a new wing. Here are the results! Prepare to drool... (Images from World of Interiors, Nov. 2011. Photography: Bill Batten)
Below: Galleria del Rettorato (connecting the wing with the rest of the building). Lighting by Ponti. Frescos by Piero Fornasetti.
In the Late 1930's, Carlo Anti, the rector of Padua University, instructed Giò Ponti to design the interiors of a new wing. Here are the results! Prepare to drool... (Images from World of Interiors, Nov. 2011. Photography: Bill Batten)
Below: Galleria del Rettorato (connecting the wing with the rest of the building). Lighting by Ponti. Frescos by Piero Fornasetti.
The reading room of the Circolo dei Professori. The floor is made up of marble mosaic fragments in stripes. The panels and doors are in cherrywood.
The Staircase of Knowledge includes frescoes by Ponti, with the assistance of Giovanni Dandolo and Fulvio Pendini. Palinuro, 1946, is the statue by Arturo Martini. Coat tree and bench by Ponti.
Dining room. Lighting, doors and furniture by Ponti. Woven-textile walls. Framed still life by Antonio Fasan.
