Il Ponte Auction: Ico Parisi to Aurelio Zanotta's Home Furnishings

On June 25-26, 2026, Milan auction house Il Ponte presents a design sale spanning over forty years of Italian creativity. The catalog features furniture, lamps, ceramics, and glass from important private collections. Highlights include works by Ico Parisi from his most experimental period (late 1940s-early 1950s), such as a Y-leg console by Fratelli Rizzi and prototype armchairs later produced by Cassina. Another core group comprises Giuseppe Rivadossi's sculptural furniture from the 1970s-1980s in solid Slavonian oak. The second session opens with furnishings from Aurelio Zanotta's apartment, designed 1974-1976 by De Pas, D'Urbino, and Lomazzi, featuring Pop colors and Zanotta-produced pieces like a rare "Sacco" armchair, "Linda" chairs, Gae Aulenti's folding "April" chairs, Achille Castiglioni's "Joy" bookshelf, and Superstudio's "Quaderna" console. The auction also includes works by Osvaldo Borsani, Paolo Buffa, Tomaso Buzzi, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, lighting by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, ceramics by Fausto Melotti, Roberto Crippa, Gio Ponti, a rare Carlo Scarpa "a macchie" bowl for Venini, a George Nakashima Conoid Bench, Gaetano Pesce's "Sessantuna" table for Cassina, and a Gianfranco Fini "Regolo" sofa for Poltronova. The sale concludes with Art Deco furniture by Pier Luigi Colli, Murano glass, Carlo Scarpa architectural drawings, and a section on Piero Fornasetti.