Look! Villa Planchart by Gio Ponti

Villa Planchart, perched a hilltop in El Cerrito in Caracas, Venezuela, and built in 1956 by Gio Ponti, is one of the classics of the modernist movement. Here Ponti designed not only the house, but most of the furniture and the decorative objects as well. It's a great example of how lighthearted a home can be when the imagination is given free rein and allowed to express the personality...

We especially love the creative use of colour, the wild tilings both inside and outside the home (the garden was designed by Burle Max) and the ceilings. Usually neglected, here they are given exuberant shouts of color and pattern and design. For more photos, click here.

[images: Casa Vogue Brasil via Karina-Elbeso.blogspot.com]

Comments (3)

I can't decide if this is interesting or gaudy. I think the colors must be appealing to my eyes and blinding me from the craziness of the decor.

posted by Kimber on September 24th 2008 at 5:57pm
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If I bought this house today (anyplace USA) I would be painting over or taking most of it down. Esp. that outside design or artwork in the garden.
I do like the big room and polished floor, not the furniture in it.
I find this hard to say because I have always liked his furniture designs all my life.
Perhaps one can get to much of a designers look going!

posted by poptart on September 24th 2008 at 7:37pm
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There's some of this I wouldn't do, but I loooove the bubbly tiles... a lot. Hmmm... wonder if a ceramic kiln is too hot to slump glass...

posted by whytephoenix on September 25th 2008 at 5:28am
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