$2,026Sale Price|30% Off
Bitossi Ball Vase, Stripes, Purple, Blue, White, Red, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi ball vase, stripes, purple blue, white, red, signed.
Ceramic
$311Sale Price|42% Off
Italian Stoneware Vase in Blue and Purple Glaze from Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Executed in high-gloss blue and purple glazes and featuring a center pattern of hand-incised water drops or onions.
Stoneware
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Applied Discs, Blue, Purple, White, Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, applied discs, blue, purple, white, brown, signed.
Ceramic
Bitossi Green and Purple Ceramic Catchall Ashtray for Raymor
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Bitossi Ceramiche ceramic ashtray or catchall, circa 1960s, with a Brutalist aesthetic.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
Bitossi Raymor Cambogia Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Purple, White, Turquoise, Signed
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor vase, ceramic, stripes, violet purple, white, turquoise, signed.
Ceramic
$2,800 / set
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fantastic pair of ceramic table lamps by Bitossi. These lamps are brown ceramic in the center with a metallic glaze at the top and bottom. Newly rewired with new nickel hardwar...
Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Cobalt Blue & White Bitossi Style Ceramic Tadinate Vase Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern glazed cobalt blue & raw white ceramic vase, Vessel, Decanter in the Style of Bitossi, Italy. Makers Mark underneath, Made in Italy Ceramiche Tadinate. A-842-335
Ceramic
Column Tall Purple Ceramic Vase by Objects Of Common Interest
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
With its column-like silhouette, this white ceramic vase, inspired by classic architecture, reinvents tradition in an exquisitely contemporary key. The channeled surface is offered i...
Ceramic
$715 / item
Clear Purple Decorative Plate by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This decorative plate features a sculptural design with dynamic ridges and a crystalline violet translucent finish. crafted using white clay with fine nylon thread incision technique...
Ceramic
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Onion Pattern, Signed
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Onion Pattern, Signed. Large scale colorful ceramic low bowl with a Rimini blue exterior and a wavy abstract onion pattern interior ...
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Bull Rimini Blu by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Bull Rimini Blu by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s Beautiful bull made of ceramic and painted in "Rimini blue" color, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in ...
Ceramic
Totem Black Orange Purple and Green Decorative Sculpture by Karim Rashid
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Totem by karim rashid is a decorative sculpture composed of four distinct elements with a glossy finish in black, orange, purple, and green. Each piece is produced through a white cl...
Ceramic
Italian Bitossi "Moroccan Hearts" Pottery Bowl Dish Keep All Design Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Striking Italian pottery bowl designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, dating to the 1960s. This decorative piece belongs to the sought-after "Moroccan Hearts" series, showcasing Londi’s ...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Plate Tray Flower Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist plate, tray, or shallow bowl features graphic abstract floral decor on green background glaze. The platter is sculpted with rhythmically scalloped edge that adds visual in...
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Pottery
Vintage Ceramic Bird Lidded Vessel in the Manner of Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Charming vintage ceramic bird form lidded vessel executed in the manner of Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Featuring an elongated bird finial, incised grid pattern, and an iridescent blue, p...
Ceramic
$4,200 / set
Pair of Italian Bitossi Style Large Table Lamps
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Italian Bitossi style large table lamps.
Set of 2 V. Bjerke Petersen Rörstrand Fasett Vase 7 and 8 Purple & Black, Sweden
By Palshus, Rörstrand, Bitossi, Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen, Saxbo
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
This is a rare set of 2 vases by Danish artist Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen for Rörstrand, Sweden. The vases belong to the "Fasett" series and were designed by Bjerke Petersen in 1951-195...
Ceramic
Table lamp Also Londi Bitossi Italy 70s Mid century modern
Located in Boden, SE
This ceramic lamp were designed by Aldo Londi, art director for Bitossi ceramiche in Montelupo, Italy. The lamp feature large stylized flowers and have been finished in Bitossi's ri...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Flavia Montelupo Bitossi Pesce in Blue Ceramic, Italy 1970s
By Flavia Montelupo, Aldo Londi
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful blue-glazed decorative fish sculpture, designed by Aldo Londi for Flavia Montelupo Bitossi Ceramiche. Handcrafted with a hand-carved design in a vibrant turquoise and cobal...
Ceramic
$391Sale Price|20% Off
Ceramic vase attributed to Bertoncello Roberto Rigon
By Roberto Rigon, Bertoncello, Flavia Montelupo, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Lugo, IT
Blue ceramic vase attributed to Bertoncello Roberto Rigon. Seven defects as pictured Good conditions. Thank you
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Cylinder Vase Purple Motifs, Italy, circa 1970
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large cylindrical vase with shaped top and the brown manganese body is decorated with purple acid resist circular motifs. Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Pottery
Sold
H 2 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Raymor Bitossi Vintage Textured Ceramic Bowl Red, Brown, Black, Purple Italian
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in North Miami, FL
It is rough textured color grid of black, brown red, blue, light purple and the bottom is a purple color of glazed ceramic.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Bitossi Seta Purple Glaze Cache Pot
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Italian ceramic Orchid cachepot by Aldo Londi featuring the seta technique of decoration and glaze colors of lilac, pink, cream and gold.
Gold
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Glazed Purple Ceramic Vase, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Naples, IT
Cylindrical vase from Aldo Londi's series for Bitossi with alternating horizontal stripes of various glazes and textures from the 1960s.
Ceramic
Bitossi Ceramic Vide Poche with Glass Fused Inlays, Italy 1950's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully enameled ceramic vide poche with an off-white glaze decorated with earth tones grooves, the inside is enameled with fused blue glass.
Enamel
Bitossi Londi Raymor Striped Vase Italian Vintage MCM Pottery Label Platinum
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Striking Bitossi vase in purple and platinum stripes, circa 1960's. 6" high, 6" diameter.
Pottery
Vintage Italica Ars 1960s Italian Art Pottery Vase Mottled Blue and White Glaze
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Big hand-turned Italian pottery vase in classical form with mottled blue and white glaze. Circa 1960s. Attributed to Italica Ars. With illegible paper label on base. 12" high, 8" dia...
Pottery
Bitossi Purple Bud Vase Rosenthal Netter
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi purple bud vase for Rosenthal Netter is in excellent condition.
Pottery
Bitossi Purple Candleholder or Vase for Rosenthal Netter
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi purple candle holder or vase for Rosenthal Netter is in excellent condition.
Pottery
Bitossi Pottery Sgrafitto Seta Covered Jar Gold Purple Black
By Bitossi
Located in San Mateo, CA
Covered jar from the Seta Series by Bitossi. This has gold and purple glaze with gold highlights.
Ceramic
Bitossi Italian Londi Raymor Pottery Gears Stripes Blue Purple Large Lamp
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Bitossi lamp with turquoise over purple gear tooth decor boldly outlined in black, circa 1960s.
Pottery
Bitossi Colorful Striped Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Manufacturer: Bitossi Importer: Unknown Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi colorful striped vase is in good condition. The vase ...
Pottery
Bitossi Ceramic Box
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian ceramic box by Bitossi. Blueish purple coloring with orange and red stripes on lid.
Ceramic
Pair of Bitossi Vessels by Rosenthal Netter
By Bitossi
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and colorful pair of vessels by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter. Circular vessel is 7.5" D x 4"H. Rectangular vessel is 8"L x 4"W x 2"H.
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Seta, Gold, Pink, Stripes, Purple, Incised, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, seta, gold, pink, stripes, purple, incised, signed.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, Purple and Black, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi seta vase, ceramic, gold, purple and black, signed.
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Alzata Vase for Bitossi
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1962 ford Bitossi. Handmade and painted. Signed and packed in original box. Free shipping for European destinations! We strive for a...
Ceramic
Style of Bitossi Vintage Vase in Blue and Green Glaze Germany, 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage vase in blue or black drip glaze featuring the indented On close inspection the glaze includes flecks black and sea-blue which give greater depth to the surfaces. Ple...
Earthenware
Sold
H 12 in Dm 4.63 in
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Italian Ceramic Vase Brown with Purple Lava Glaze
By Rosenthal Netter
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase made in Italy by Bitossi for Rosenthal-Netter. The vivid purple lava glaze with bright red accents flows down over the chocolate brown base color.
Ceramic
Peasant Village Crown Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Italian crown bowl, ceramic, blue, signed. Medium scale fun crown bowl glazed in navy blue and decorated with raised jewel motifs around the band. Signed on the underside: "Italy 671...
Ceramic
Italian Bitossi Bellier Ceramics
By Bitossi
Located in Megeve, FR
Italian Bitossi Bellier ceramics. Excellent condition.
Italian Bitossi Vase Ceramics
By Bitossi
Located in Megeve, FR
Italian Bitossi vase ceramics. In excellent condition.
Bitossi, Londi Rearing Bull, circa 1965, Italy, Rimini Blu Color
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An early Aldo Londi designed stylized rearing bull in blue with the 'Rimini' color. Impressive strong design that was very popular in this period.
Pottery
Bitossi Londi Designed Double Horse Head Ashtray, Italy, circa 1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Rimini Blu' double horse head ashtray of good size and brilliant glaze. A very witty piece from the 1960s.
Pottery
Abstract Decor Vase in Persian Blu by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Imported by Raymor
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Marietta, GA
Large and stunning Italian vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and imported by Raymor. This exceptional piece is pre 1959. The design/décor is called abstract and the color is Pe...
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi purple ram Italy, circa 1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A small Aldo Londi designed ram for Bitossi with a frothy purple glaze over a manganese brown gloss body.
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Two Horsemen, Italy, circa 1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A lovely small Rimini Blu decorated horse with two riders by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968.
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Flute Man, Italy, circa 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very large heavy vase in the shape of a flute playing man in blue with the Bitossi 'Liberty' pattern. This is a rare piece and has tremendous presence, in perfect condition.
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy Sailor Wall Hanging, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi for Bitossi designed wall hanging of a sailor with a bird on his shoulder and an anchor and 'Mary' with a heart and arrow on his chest.
Pottery
Blue, Ivory, Red and Black Abstract Zoomorphic Glazed Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern Italian glazed ceramic zoomorphic (avian / bird) in ivory / off-white background with a blue, red and black design, sculpture. The color on the cerami...
Paint, Ceramic
$847Sale Price|50% Off
H 2 in W 8.25 in D 4 in
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Chartreuse, Signed
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic, chartreuse, signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with impressed geometric patterns and glazed in chartreuse, burnt orange, green and gr...
Ceramic
$600Sale Price|66% Off
H 2 in W 8 in D 4 in
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, Yellow, Signed
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, stripes, orange, black and yellow, signed. Small scale ceramic lidded box decorated with angled planks, glazed an alternating pattern of or...
Ceramic
$2,500
H 11 in W 3.88 in D 3.88 in
Bitossi Ceramic Vase, Geometric Design, British Racing Stripes, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Ceramic Vase, Geometric Design, British Racing Stripes, 1960s. Medium scale square form vase with "British Racing Stripes" decorations on the front and back. The sides are co...
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Orange and Matte Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, orange and matte brown, signed. Small scale box having a raw clay lid hash mark incising and decorated with an orange glazed pill pattern. Signed on the undersi...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ceramic Box, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ceramic Box, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s. Small scale Mondrian box decorated with rectangles and lines and glazed in red, yellow, and black. Signed faintly on...
Ceramic, Clay
$1,950
H 2.25 in W 8 in D 4 in
Ceramic Box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, Orange with Gold Decoration, C 1960
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Decorative ceramic box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960. Signed at the bottom, 79/11, Italy. Organic designs on the lid with gold decorations.
Ceramic
$1,100Sale Price|50% Off
H 2 in W 8.25 in D 4 in
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Blue, Green, White Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, blue, green, white stripes, signed. Small scale colorful lidded box decorated with a tight hard edge pattern of blue, green and white stripes which play off nic...
Ceramic
$750Sale Price|44% Off
H 8.5 in Dm 5 in
Bitossi Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Red, Blue, White, Signed
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor vase, ceramic, stripes, red, blue, white, signed. Small scale cylinder vase with modernist form and decorated with red, blue, and white stripes. Signed with Raymor lab...
Ceramic
$2,000
H 2.13 in W 8 in D 4.13 in
Bitossi Decorative Box by Aldo Londi, Ceramic, Geometric Design, 1966
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Decorative Box by Aldo Londi, Ceramic, Geometric Design, 1966. Bitossi box, ceramic, yellow and orange, geometric, signed. Small scale box from Aldo Londi's "Torcello" series...
Ceramic
$3,500
H 2.13 in W 8 in D 4.13 in
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Sgraffito, Blue, Black, Abstract, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, blue black, sgraffito, abstract, geometric, signed. Small scale lidded box with geometric sgraffito decoration, glazed in blue and black. Signed on underside of...
Ceramic
$637Sale Price|25% Off
H 2.38 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Bitossi Raymor Box, Ceramic, Metallic Platinum Silver, Black, Iridescent, Signed
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic, metallic chrome silver, black, signed. Small scale lidded box with a top glazed in metallic silver platinum and black. The bottom box is glazed in a ...
Ceramic
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.