Oriente Italiano Bario Soup Plate by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori

The Oriente Italiano Collection features a magnificent pattern created through inventiveness of color and artistic airbrush technique. A stylized flower, known as the "garofano," or carnation, in the tradition of Florentine ceramics and reinterpreted by Gio Ponti in 1946, adorns the collection. Dimensions: 9.5" Care: Not microwave safe. Hand washing is suggested. More from the Oriente Italiano Bario Collection here. Pieces not available for quick shipment but in the catalog (here) are available by special order. Please contact us. More from the Richard Ginori Dinnerware Collections here. The Richard Ginori Collections are available here. Gio Ponti was one of the most important architect-designers of the twentieth century. Ponti was notable not only for the tremendous amount of his structures that were built, but also for the mere fact that his career bridged numerous design movements, from the 1925 Art Decoratifs in Paris through the beginnings of the Memphis movement. Ponti's experien