Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse Sculpture, Ceramic, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse Sculpture, Ceramic, Italy, 1960s. Medium scale horse with white glaze over a coarse matte brown raw clay.
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Bitossi Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A striking large-scale ceramic horse by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, executed in a beautifully textured white lava glaze.
Ceramic
Vintage Aldo Londi for Bitossi Horse, Rimini Blue Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A sculptural icon of Italian mid century design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Executed in classic Rimini blue with green accents, the surface is richly incised and layered with thick, ...
Ceramic
Bitossi Rimini Blue Ceramic Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Bitossi Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi, Rimini Blu, Italy, 1960s An exceptional Mid-Century Italian ceramic sculpture by Bitossi, designed by Aldo Londi in the 1960s. This rare piec...
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Porcelain Horse Box by Bitossi, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century porcelain keepsake/cigarette box hand decorated with a water color effect glaze depicting a horse.
Porcelain
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Horse by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming iconic Horse ceramic sculpture from the Rimini Blue series is designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy in the 1960s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Modern Bitossi Ceramic Blue Horse Pottery by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and chic horse sculpture circa 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Horse Riders Sculpture, Italy, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Quarrata, IT
A 1960s ceramic sculpture titled "Cavallerizzo" (Horse Rider), designed by the visionary artistic director Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.
Pottery
Aldo Londi for Bitossi "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Horse Riders Sculpture, Italy, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Quarrata, IT
A 1960s ceramic sculpture titled "Cavallerizzo" (Horse Rider), designed by the visionary artistic director Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy.
Pottery
Midcentury Horse Sculpture Glazed Ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful horse sculpture in glazed ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Ceramic
Rimini Blu Ceramic Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic standing horse sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Blue crystalline glaze enhancing the details of the decoration.
Ceramic
Large "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Horse by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Raymor, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful classic Rimini blue ceramic horse sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Ceramic Horse, Signed
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Large twelve-inch ceramic horse sculpture designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and imported by Rosenthal Netter, produced in the 1960s.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Horse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aldo London for Bitossi Ceramiche ceramic horse sculpture . Italy circa 1960s.
Ceramic
Horse Figures Orange Vase by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This limited edition vase features a distinctive double horse figure design emerging from a cylindrical body crafted on a potter’s wheel. The surface is adorned with intricate incise...
Ceramic
Large Mid Century Modern Verdigris Ceramic Japanese Haniwa Style Horse Sculpture
By Bitossi
Located in Troy, MI
Large modernist ceramic horse sculpture circa 1960s Mid Century interpretation of a Japanese Haniwa horse with brutalist saddle and bridle accents Formed in ceramic with a mottled ...
Ceramic
Bittosi Limited edition of 199 Vase with horse figures by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 199 pieces. All Bitossi ceramics are entirely handmade by our artisans at every stage of the production process. Riedizione Archivio Storico The Riedizioni coll...
Ceramic, Clay
Iconic Aldo Londi Horse Lamp for Bitossi – Sculptural Italian Ceramic, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic sculptural lamp designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960. This rare horse-form model exemplifies the expressive language of mid-century Italian ceramics, combini...
Ceramic
Midcentury Horse Figure in Ceramic by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Lejre, DK
Horse figure in ceramic, designed by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi, made in Italy in the 1960s.
Ceramic
60's Italian Etruscan Horse Ceramic Pottery Statue Sculpture Figure Gambone Era
By Guido Gambone, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful modernist Etruscan horse ceramic pottery sculpture figurine dating from the 1960's.
Bronze
Large Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi Mid Century Italy
Located in Nottingham, GB
This impressive extra-large ceramic horse was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi during the 1960s and is a striking example of the celebrated Rimini Blu series.
Pottery
1960s ceramic horse from the Rimini Blue collection by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Located in München, DE
A beautiful, large, decorative ceramic horse from the 1960s, part of the Rimini Blu collection.
Ceramic
Vintage Midcentury Glazed Ceramic Canoe Bowl or Vide-Poche with Horse Design
By Bitossi, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful functional and decorative ceramic piece. This piece displays one main decorative statement, a stylized horse figure in profile from the back in a stunning red glaze that co...
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Artistan Pottery Abstract Horse Head Table Lamps
By Raymor, Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Of the period of Italian masters like Guido Gambone, Aldo Londi for Bitossi ,Marcello Fantoni , Fratelli Fanciullacci and Alvino Bagni to name a few.
Pottery
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase Horse Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
By Bitossi, Fratelli Fanciullacci, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage pottery vase features a Modernist elongated barrel form and complex glaze decor. A prancing horse motif is done in white majolica glaze with bright red, teal, and go...
Gold
Vintage Tall Ceramic Horse Sculptures Glazed Pottery Figures Handmade Terracotta
By Guido Cacciapuoti, Capodimonte, Bitossi
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage 1950 - 1960 Italian glazed terracotta clay figural animal sculptures Fully handcrafted mid century design Depicting 2 very decorative the sculptures can be placed on the fl...
Clay, Pottery, Terracotta
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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