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Blue Bitossi Vase Ear Vase Rimini Blue Aldo Londi Design Sixties
Blue Bitossi Vase Ear Vase Rimini Blue Aldo Londi Design Sixties

Blue Bitossi Vase Ear Vase Rimini Blue Aldo Londi Design Sixties

By Aldo Londi

Located in Poperinge, BE

geometric pattern, design attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi, colour Rimini Blue, 1960s, not marked

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy 1960s

Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy 1960s

By Aldo Londi

Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR

Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase or Pitcher for Bitossi, Italy. This magnificent

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Italian 1960s "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi
Italian 1960s "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi

Italian 1960s "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Vienna, AT

Huge Italian modern ceramic cat sculptures from the Rimini Blue series.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Vase in Rimini blue glazed ceramic, geometric pattern
Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Vase in Rimini blue glazed ceramic, geometric pattern

Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Vase in Rimini blue glazed ceramic, geometric pattern

Located in København, Copenhagen

. THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE. Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Vase in

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi Style Italian Sgrafritto Pottery Table Lamps
Bitossi Style Italian Sgrafritto Pottery Table Lamps

Bitossi Style Italian Sgrafritto Pottery Table Lamps

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Miami, FL

blue green glaze over a sgrafritto incised pottery reminiscent of Aldo Londi's Bitossi designs and his

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Aldo Londi Koala Bear in Ceramic Glazed Deep Rimini Blue, 1965
Aldo Londi Koala Bear in Ceramic Glazed Deep Rimini Blue, 1965

Aldo Londi Koala Bear in Ceramic Glazed Deep Rimini Blue, 1965

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Antwerp, BE

star relief designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1965 Italy. A must for any Bitossi collector in perfect

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Flavia Montelupo Rimini Unglazed Ceramic Owl Italy
Vintage Flavia Montelupo Rimini Unglazed Ceramic Owl Italy

Vintage Flavia Montelupo Rimini Unglazed Ceramic Owl Italy

By Bitossi, Flavia Montelupo, Aldo Londi

Located in San Diego, CA

by Aldo Londi (Bitossi), this unglazed figurine showcases the intricate details of a playful and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Midcentury White Glazed Bull Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Italian Midcentury White Glazed Bull Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Italian Midcentury White Glazed Bull Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Vienna, AT

. In the 1950s he was Art Director of Bitossi and designed the famous Rimini blue series, lots of

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Roma, IT

Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s or early 1960s. This magnificent

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Roma, IT

Londi for Bitossi in Rimini, Italy, during the late 1950s or early 1960s. This magnificent piece was

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Roma, IT

Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s or early 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Montelupo and Londi Mid-Century Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
Montelupo and Londi Mid-Century Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

Montelupo and Londi Mid-Century Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Roma, IT

Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s or early 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Vessel by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Vessel by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy

Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Vessel by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Lovely, Mid-Century Modern, decorative sculpture, art pottery vessel by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi Two Riders on one Horse Scavo Design for Bitossi, Italy 1980s
Aldo Londi Two Riders on one Horse Scavo Design for Bitossi, Italy 1980s

Aldo Londi Two Riders on one Horse Scavo Design for Bitossi, Italy 1980s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in San Diego, CA

. Manufactured from Bitossi Italy beautiful blu rimini excellent condition.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Terracotta Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Terracotta Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Terracotta Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Flavia Montelupo

Located in Roma, IT

Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s or early 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Tang Horse' Bookends
Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Tang Horse' Bookends

Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Tang Horse' Bookends

By Aldo Londi

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Wonderful bookends by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1963 in Rimini Blue. The form was stylized

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Vintage Danish Ceramic Cubist Urn in Turquoise Raku, 1970s
Vintage Danish Ceramic Cubist Urn in Turquoise Raku, 1970s

Vintage Danish Ceramic Cubist Urn in Turquoise Raku, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

circa 1970-80. This piece is signed but not identified. This style is reminiscent of Bitossi and Londi's

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Cream Lamp
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Cream Lamp

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Cream Lamp

By Aldo Londi

Located in Hudson, NY

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Cream Lamp

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Ceramics Horse, 1960 Italy
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Ceramics Horse, 1960 Italy

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Ceramics Horse, 1960 Italy

Located in Vienna, AT

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Ceramics Horse, 1960 Italy, good original condition

Category

Vintage 1960s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Predestal Bowl, circa 1965
Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Predestal Bowl, circa 1965

Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Predestal Bowl, circa 1965

Located in Houston, TX

” button below and see them first! Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Predestal bowl, circa 1965.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Bitossi Rimini Blue Ceramic Castle Lamps, Italian
Pair of Bitossi Rimini Blue Ceramic Castle Lamps, Italian

Pair of Bitossi Rimini Blue Ceramic Castle Lamps, Italian

By Bitossi

Located in New Westminster, British Columbia

. Featuring the iconic Bitossi Rimini blue glaze and stamped imprint designs. Singed "6988 Base made in Italy

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Blue Pair Lamps, Signed, circa 1965
Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Blue Pair Lamps, Signed, circa 1965

Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Blue Pair Lamps, Signed, circa 1965

By Bitossi

Located in Houston, TX

and see them first! Vintage Italian Bitossi Rimini Blue Pair Lamps, Signed, circa 1965. This

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi Rimini Blue Centerpiece
Bitossi Rimini Blue Centerpiece

Bitossi Rimini Blue Centerpiece

By Bitossi

Located in Southampton, NY

A sculptural bowl on a tapered pedestal base incised with paisley decoration in Rimini blue glaze

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Bitossi "Rimini" Lamps
Pair Bitossi "Rimini" Lamps

Pair Bitossi "Rimini" Lamps

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in New York, NY

1960s Rimini blue lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Recently reworded for US usgage and fitted with

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Bitossi Rimini Blue Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase, circa 1960
Tall Bitossi Rimini Blue Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase, circa 1960

Tall Bitossi Rimini Blue Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase, circa 1960

By Aldo Londi

Located in Houston, TX

A rare Bitossi Rimini blue vintage Italian ceramic vase circa 1960. Designed by Aldo Londi this

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Large Bitossi's "Rimini-Blue" Horse Sculpture
Large Bitossi's "Rimini-Blue" Horse Sculpture

Large Bitossi's "Rimini-Blue" Horse Sculpture

By Bitossi

Located in Madrid, Madrid

A large, blue-enamelled ceramic horse from Bitossi´s “Rimini Blue” series.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

A group of Bitossi Rimini's ceramics
A group of Bitossi Rimini's ceramics

A group of Bitossi Rimini's ceramics

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Madrid, Madrid

A group of six ceramics from the “Rimini blue” series by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. (Two ashtrays, a

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Lamp
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Lamp

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Lamp

By Aldo Londi

Located in New York, NY

Hand built and embossed lamp base by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Newly rewired with a two-bulb cluster

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, 1950s

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, 1950s

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Basel, CH

Aldo Londi vase manufactured by Bitossi in Italy in the 1950s. Vase of the famous Rimini Blu series

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi 'Rimini Blue' Owl, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
Bitossi 'Rimini Blue' Owl, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965

Bitossi 'Rimini Blue' Owl, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An Aldo Londi designed Rimini blue owl with its head turned to the left and large dark blue eyes

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Monumental and Uncommon Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Lamp
Monumental and Uncommon Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Lamp

Monumental and Uncommon Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Lamp

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very large and tall table lamp with “Rimini Blue” glaze and rare incised motif by Aldo Londi for

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Sgraffito Ceramic Lamp
Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Sgraffito Ceramic Lamp

Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blue Sgraffito Ceramic Lamp

By Aldo Londi

Located in Chicago, IL

Large sculptural Aldo Londi ceramic lamp for Bitossi in Rimini Blue glaze with green undertones and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Large Scale Bitossi

Rare Large Scale Bitossi

By Aldo Londi

Located in Aspen, CO

Large Scale Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blu vase.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi
Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi

Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Madrid, Madrid

A Blue-enameled ceramic in the shape of an owl from the Bitossi's "Rimini blue" serie's by Aldo

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi style 'Lion Man', Italy, circa 1965
Bitossi style 'Lion Man', Italy, circa 1965

Bitossi style 'Lion Man', Italy, circa 1965

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An early piece in the Bitossi 'Rimini Blu' style pattern. I've dubbed this the 'Lion Man', it has

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Tall Bitossi Blue Rimini Aldo Londi Vintage Italian Lamp, circa 1960
Tall Bitossi Blue Rimini Aldo Londi Vintage Italian Lamp, circa 1960

Tall Bitossi Blue Rimini Aldo Londi Vintage Italian Lamp, circa 1960

By Bitossi

Located in Houston, TX

. The gorgeous colors in this vintage Italian Bitossi lamp circa 1960 were created by Aldo Londi and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Rimini Blu Dove by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Rimini Blu Dove by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Rimini Blu Dove by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Cologne, DE

varnish, above 150 different objects. The Rimini Blu dove is part of the series and produced by Bitossi.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Bitossi Aldo Londi Gatto Rimini Orange, Italy, circa 1965
Bitossi Aldo Londi Gatto Rimini Orange, Italy, circa 1965

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. Designed in the mid-1960s by

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Set 'Rimini Blu' by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy
Set 'Rimini Blu' by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy

Set 'Rimini Blu' by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in JM Haarlem, NL

A platter and six vases 'Rimini Blu' by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Aldo Londi was born in

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1968
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1968

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1968

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An Aldo Londi designed 'Rimini Blue' small stylized horse.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy Rimini Blue Cat, circa 1965
Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy Rimini Blue Cat, circa 1965

Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy Rimini Blue Cat, circa 1965

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An Aldo Londi designed two faced cat in Rimini Blue pattern.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant, Italy, circa 1968
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant, Italy, circa 1968

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant, Italy, circa 1968

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An Aldo Londi designed elephant of large size decorated with the 'Rimini Blue' pattern.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy circa 1968 Rimini Blue Cat
Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy circa 1968 Rimini Blue Cat

Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy circa 1968 Rimini Blue Cat

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Pymble, NSW

A whimsical Aldo Londi designed fat sitting cat in a 'Rimini Blu' pattern. In lovely condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant Italy C.1968
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant Italy C.1968

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Elephant Italy C.1968

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Pymble, NSW

A lovely Aldo Londi designed Rimini blue elephant with a bright blue glaze in excellent condition

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Big Rimini Blu Horsehead by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Big Rimini Blu Horsehead by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Big Rimini Blu Horsehead by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Cologne, DE

In 1957 the Italian artist Aldo Londi started with his famous Rimini Blu ceramic series and created

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Rimini Series Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1950s
Blue Rimini Series Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1950s

Blue Rimini Series Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1950s

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Savona, IT

Blue Rimini series vase produced by Bitossi based on a project by Aldo Londi in the 1950s. Colored

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bitossi, Londi Rearing Bull, circa 1965, Italy, Rimini Blu Color
Bitossi, Londi Rearing Bull, circa 1965, Italy, Rimini Blu Color

Bitossi, Londi Rearing Bull, circa 1965, Italy, Rimini Blu Color

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Pymble, NSW

An early Aldo Londi designed stylized rearing bull in blue with the 'Rimini' color. Impressive

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Large "Rimini Blue" Plate
Large "Rimini Blue" Plate

Large "Rimini Blue" Plate

By Bitossi

Located in Madrid, Madrid

A large blue enameled-ceramic plate from the "Rimini Blue" series’ by Bitossi.               

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rimini Blue Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
Rimini Blue Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

Rimini Blue Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful ceramic lamp in rimini blue by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s. Newly rewired and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Linen

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Bitossi Rimini For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bitossi rimini you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A bitossi rimini — often made from ceramic, pottery and terracotta — can elevate any home. Find 632 options for an antique or vintage bitossi rimini now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the bitossi rimini you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A bitossi rimini is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made bitossi rimini has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bitossi, Aldo Londi and Raymor are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bitossi Rimini?

The average selling price for a bitossi rimini at 1stDibs is $823, while they’re typically $87 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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.

Questions About Bitossi Rimini
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Rimini Blu is a line of ceramic ware produced by the company Bitossi Ceramiche founded by Guido Bitossi in 1921. The pieces were easy to identify because of their vibrant blue color. Find a range of Bitossi ceramic ware on 1stDibs.