The present folding table is part of the 'Apta' series, a furniture line developed by Gio Ponti and produced by cabinetmaker Walter Ponti in 1970. Exhibited at the third annual Eurodomus exhibition, organised by Ponti to encourage industrial furniture production for the modern home, 'Apta' formed part of 'La Casa Adatta' (The Adapted House), a flexible housing concept whose principles were developed by Ponti over the course of his long career. Joining the open-plan space and mobile concertina walls in 'La Casa Adatta', the 'Apta' furniture range was both versatile and collapsible, capable of folding into multiple configurations in order to serve a variety of functions. This is exemplified by the present lot which, thanks to its sophisticated folding mechanism, is simultaneously a dining table, a console, and a two-dimensional, stowaway table. The last major furniture project of his career, 'Apta' is also aesthetically exemplary of Ponti's oeuvre, its bold geometry and block colour contrasts, both of which feature in the present table, figuring as recurring motifs across Ponti's many furniture designs.