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el croquis #227 Alberto Ponis essays designers are aligning with biologistsAlberto Ponis (Nervi, Genoa, 1933) grew up in contact with some of the most prominent Italian artists and designers of the early 20th century &mdashincluding Gi Ponti, Arturo Martini, Tomaso Buzzi, Paolo Buffa and Fortunato Depero, among others&mdash since his Father, Mario Alberto Ponis, collaborated with them through his company MITA (founded in Nervi, in 1926), specializing in the production of rugs, textiles and artists tapestries. Alberto Ponis