Vintage 1960's Italian Orange and Brown Ceramic Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are so excited to present to you this Stunning Pair of Aldo Londi Lamps. Please carefully look at the pictures to see the condition before purchasing as they form part of the ...
Ceramic
Italian Pottery Partridge designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Round Rock, TX
A lovely ceramic partridge designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Circa 1960s Hand decorated with a beautiful yellow glaze.
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Modern Vase
By Aldo Londi
Located in Round Rock, TX
A large scale ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Vibrant yellow and orange glaze over a textured brown clay body.
Clay
Large Stoneware Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian modernist large-scale sculptural stoneware ceramic lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi with yellow red orange gloss glazed relief decoration and brown black soft satin glaze decor...
Stoneware, Pottery
Sold|$1,090
Small Cross Vase by Karim Rashid
By Bitossi, Karim Rashid
Located in Milan, IT
This striking, multicolored vase in white clay features a mouth in the shape of a cross. The outside of the cross is finished in vivid yellow with an orange top edge, while the inter...
Ceramic
Sold|$337
Italian Vase
By Bitossi, Alvino Bagni
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown ceramic vessel with a rustic mustard glaze and painted floral decoration.
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Glazed Ceramic Pendants or Lanterns
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Fantoni, Marcello Fantoni, Bitossi
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian glazed ceramic pendants or lanterns. This stunning pair of Italian ceramic pendants have perforated detail that emits beautiful light. These lanterns have been profes...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aldo Londi for Bitossi orange ceramic bird sculpture.
Bitossi Pair of Orange Lamp Bases Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A fine pair of large semi matt orange glazed lamp bases designed by Aldo Londi with bands of orange and ochre yellow 'ravioli' shaped designs. Both lamps are marked on the underside....
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Gatto Rimini Orange, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very rare Bitossi "Gatto" [cat] with an orange Rimini pattern glaze.
Pottery
Italian Pottery Table Lamp by Aldo Londi, Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Basel, CH
A big pottery lamp from the 1960s Blu Rimini Collection of Bitossi by Aldo Londi, Italy. Original rope lampshade, which can be buckled sideways. New wire.
Burlap, Pottery
Large Aldo Londi Milano Moderno Bitossi Italian Art Pottery Table Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Denver, CO
Monumental Italian art pottery table lamp from the "Milano Moderno" series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Colors of yellow, orange and greens, with walnut base and cap.
Ceramic, Walnut
Bitossi Aldo Londi Orange Gatto cat c.1968 Italy.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
Hard to find brilliant orange glaze on this very rare item with the Rimini design stamped into the body. One of Aldo Londi’s most desirable animals in beautiful condition. Marked und...
Pottery
Guido Gambone Ceramic Bowl in Oarange for Bitossi, Italy
By Guido Gambone
Located in Chicago, IL
Guido Gambone midcentury bowl for Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960s. Marked underside with Donkey mark.
Ceramic
Bitossi Orange Seated Cinese Glazed Cat Aldo Londi Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed orange 'Cinese' glazed sitting cat for Bitossi, circa 1968.
Pottery
Bitossi Orange Seated Cinese Glazed Buddha Aldo Londi Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large seated Buddha by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in 'Cinese' orange glaze.
Pottery
Vintage Orange Bitossi Ceramic Ashtray
By Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Bitossi ashtray with orange glaze with incised accents.
Ceramic
Large Bitossi Organic Ceramic Lamp Orange & Black on Cream
By Bitossi
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This delightful large Mid-Century Modern lamp was designed by Bitossi, Italy and is made of a textured cream ceramic body with rows of circular indentations and alternating orange an...
Brass
Bitossi Style Vintage Orange 'Piranha' Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Bitossi style vintage orange 'Piranha' sculpture, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Bitossi Vintage Orange Vases Set of Two, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Bitossi vintage orange vases set of two, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Bitossi Londi Designed Orange Candleholder Italy, circa 1968
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A brilliant orange candleholder in the 'Rimini' pattern designed by Aldo Londi.
Pottery
Bitossi Londi Rimini Orange Boar, Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed Rimini orange boar in excellent condition, circa 1965. A large impressive piece.
Pottery
Bitossi Londi Design, Italy, circa 1968 Orange Horse
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Aldo Londi designed brilliant orange horse. Highly stylized, the form resembles ancient clay horses made in ancient Greece, Rome or China. This is the large size at 31 cm high.
Pottery
Bitossi Londi Designed Rare Orange and Yellow Bird, Italy, circa 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
Another inspired Aldo Londi stylized bird from the 1960s, smooth bodied in yellows and oranges and natural brown clay decorated with hand-painted feathers. Timber base in black.
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Bird in Brown and Orange, Italy, circa 1968
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed Gallina, [Hen] highly stylized and whimsical, this example in orange, manganese-brown and yellow glazes with impressed and sgraffito patterns. A rare and col...
Pottery
Sold|$900
Aldo Londi Penguin for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Toronto, ON
Orange ceramic penguin designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Orange/Gold/Yellow Thailand pattern Vase, Italy, circa 1968
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very bright Aldo Londi designed vase with a ball shaped swelling near the top. Acid resist glaze techniques with many colors and gold bands. Thailand pattern colour way.
Pottery
Bitossi Lime Green and Brown Footed Bowl for Raymor
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This lovely Italian ceramic footed bowl in striking lime green has the classic Bitossi textured finish and is lined with a brown glaze and has a delightful form. Still retaining the ...
Ceramic
Sold|$4,416
Sottsass TOTEM Made by Bitossi, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Sottsass TOTEM in ceramic. Ettore Sottsass designed this TOTEM for Bitossi in Italy. Limited edition of 150. This is piece 44/150. Signed and numbered on the bottom of the TOTEM. The...
Ceramic
Sold|$950
Pair of Italian Raymor Pottery Vases
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Waltham, MA
Abstractly carved vases by Raymor. Design attributed to Bitossi. Marked to the underneath of one vase "Italy".
Ceramic
Sold|$3,500
Aldo Londi Sculpture
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Princeton, NJ
Two-piece sculpture manufactured by Bitossi and imported by Raymor. Attributed to Aldo Londi as part of his "Onorevoli" series.
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
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
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.