Gio Ponti - Cento Lettere An original epistolary, elegant and flowing, 'cento lettere' was conceived by the architect-designer-painter to convey, to his friends, a thought, translated into a sign of spontaneous generosity. In this way Gio Ponti managed to dedicate messages of pure friendship to those closest to him. Letters created from 1949 to 1979, midway between design and literature, between the line and colour, that every so often fortunate friends would find in their post boxes. A delight. The sketch is fine. Swift. Deliberate. Delicate. The words flow from the lines that are equally fine, swift, deliberate and delicate. Occasionally lines and words, or even a tangle or a cloud of ink create a face. Or a body. Or a part of a house. Or a fish. Or a landscape. Rarely displaying colour. Everything on the page moves with the balance of a tight-rope walker. Each letter is a gift 'ad personam', you and only you will receive it, an emotion flows and an understanding with no uncertainty and nothing is expected in return. What more can you wish for? If you receive something like this the day takes on another meaning. Hard to find and now legendary, this version of Cento Lettere in ceramic, made by Bardelli, is no long produced. The tiles have a matte background and measure 20 x 20 cm, in perfect condition and never used. Careful shipping with tracking.