Bitossi Lamp, Ceramic, Stripes, Blue, White, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lamp, ceramic, white and blue stripes, signed. Bottle shaped form table lamp with
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Bitossi Lamp, Ceramic, Stripes, Blue, White, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lamp, ceramic, white and blue stripes, signed. Bottle shaped form table lamp with
Ceramic
Bitossi Lamp, Ceramic, Metallic Gold, Black Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lamp, ceramic, gold and black stripes, signed. Medium scale ovoid form table lamp glazed
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
Ceramic
$1,325Sale Price|47% Off
H 11 in W 3.88 in D 3.88 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Geometric, Stripes, Green, Yellow, White
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, Geometric, stripes, green, yellow, white. Medium scale square form vase with
Ceramic
$2,026Sale Price|30% Off
H 9.13 in Dm 8 in
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. Chunky medium scale lavender glazed
Ceramic
$750Sale Price|70% Off
H 10.25 in Dm 4.5 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Matte Brown, Yellow, Orange, Green
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, brown, dark yellow, orange and green stripes. Medium scale cylinder vase
Ceramic
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
H 9.5 in Dm 9 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Chartreuse, Green, Earth Tones, Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, chartreuse green, earth tones, stripes, signed. Medium scale chunky
Ceramic
$787Sale Price|65% Off
H 8.32 in Dm 4.13 in
Bitossi Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Red, Blue, White, Stripes, Signed
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Red, Blue, White, Stripes, Signed. Small scale cylinder vase with
Ceramic
$750Sale Price|70% Off
H 8.5 in Dm 5 in
Bitossi Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Red, Blue, White, Signed
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor vase, ceramic, stripes, red, blue, white, signed. Small scale cylinder vase with
Ceramic
$1,250Sale Price|50% Off
H 5.5 in Dm 6.5 in
Aldo Londi Bitossi Multicolore Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Multicolore Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Signed. Small spherical ball vase with
Ceramic
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.25 in Dm 3.75 in
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. Aldo Londi's medium
Ceramic
$1,925Sale Price|44% Off
H 8.5 in Dm 5.75 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic Moorish Stripes, Chartreuse, Orange, Brown Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic Moorish stripes, Signed. Small to medium scale rounded and tapered vase, from
Ceramic
Bitossi Italian Ceramic Vase with Geometric Stripes, Signed, Mid-Century
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Striking Italian ceramic vase by Bitossi, featuring a bold geometric striped decoration in white
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,375Sale Price|44% Off
H 10.88 in Dm 5 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Geometric, Stripes, White, Yellow, Black, Red, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, geometric, stripes, signed. Medium scale gourd form vase decorated with
Ceramic
$2,400Sale Price|50% Off
H 8 in Dm 8 in
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed. Chunky ball vase with
Ceramic
$1,575Sale Price|65% Off
H 16.75 in Dm 7.5 in
Londi Bitossi Lidded Vase, Ceramic, Moorish Stripes, Chartreuse, Orange, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lidded vase, ceramic, Moorish Stripes, chartreuse, orange and brown, signed. Tall lidded
Ceramic
$1,575Sale Price|55% Off
H 4.38 in Dm 7.25 in
Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Moorish Stripes, Brown, Chartreuse, Orange, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Londi Bitossi vase, ceramic, Moorish stripes, brown, chartreuse and orange, signed. Small low vase
Ceramic
$1,200Sale Price|60% Off
H 12 in Dm 5 in
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Geometric, Stripes, White, Yellow, Black, Red, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, geometric, stripes, signed. Medium scale gourd form vase decorated with
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
$1,000
H 9 in Dm 10 in
Bitossi Ceramiche Alzata Centerpiece, Black and White Stripes by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi in 1958, this pedestal bowl from his black-and-white
Ceramic
$1,575Sale Price|65% Off
H 24 in Dm 5 in
1960's Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Gold, Blue, Black, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Seta vase, ceramic, stripes, gold, blue and black, signed. Tall tapered bottle form vase
Ceramic
$1,028
H 21.07 in Dm 11.82 in
Italian Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Stripes with Lamp Shade, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Midcentury Italian ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Made circa 1960s. Bright stripe
Ceramic, Fabric
$1,980Sale Price|44% Off
H 14 in Dm 4.38 in
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Purple, White, Stripes, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia (Cambodia) vase, ceramic, blue, purple, white, stripes, signed. Tall
Ceramic
$2,117
H 25.79 in Dm 14.97 in
Large Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue Green Stripes Italian Ceramic 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi. It's made of ceramic with stripes
Ceramic, Fabric
$1,694
H 19.69 in Dm 12.21 in
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Table Lamp with Yellow and Brown Stripes, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Karis, Nyland
glaze offset by vivid yellow and brown stripes. The interplay of earthy surface and sharp graphic detail
Brass
$650Sale Price|27% Off
H 7.5 in Dm 6.5 in
Italian Ceramic Vase, White, Stripes, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Teal Green, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Italian Ceramic Vase, White, Stripes, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Teal Green, Signed. Small scale chunky
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Vase Orange Stripes Pottery Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in Munich, DE
Bitossi vase, ceramic, stripes, orange, yellow, white. Medium scale vase, with modernist form
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Vase Pink Stripes Signed Italy 1960s
By Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Munich, DE
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor ceramic vase stripes pottery signed, Italy, 1960s, stoneware Cambogia
Ceramic
$3,500Sale Price|37% Off
H 15.5 in Dm 5 in
Aldo Londi Thailandia Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, White, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Thailandia vase, ceramic, stripes, orange, black, white, signed. Tall tapered
Stoneware, Ceramic
Montèe Stripes Vase Limited Edition by Simona Cardinetti
By Simona Cardinetti, Bitossi
Located in Firenze, IT
Manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche Materials: Ceramic
Ceramic
Montèe Blue Stripes Vase Limited Edition by Simona Cardinetti
By Simona Cardinetti, Bitossi
Located in Firenze, IT
Manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche Materials: Ceramic
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Silos Green and Stripes by Simona Cardinetti, Handmade in Italy
By Simona Cardinetti, Bitossi
Located in Firenze, IT
Silos green and stripes designed by Simona Cardinetti Manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche (Tuscany
Ceramic, Wood
Unavailable
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Silos Pink and Stripes by Simona Cardinetti, Handmade in Italy
By Simona Cardinetti, Bitossi
Located in Firenze, IT
Silos pink and stripes designed by Simona Cardinetti Handmade in Italy Materials: Ceramic
Ceramic, Wood
Unavailable
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Silos Wood and Stripes by Simona Cardinetti, Handmade in Italy
By Simona Cardinetti, Bitossi
Located in Firenze, IT
Silos wood and stripes designed by Simona Cardinetti Handmade in Italy Materials: Ceramic
Ceramic, Wood
Bitossi Italian Glazed Ceramic Vase Yellow and Black Stripes 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Bitossi glazed ceramic vase with yellow an black stripes.
Ceramic
Bitossi Pottery Vase Londi Italian Raymor Stripes Swirl Mid-Century Modern
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Big Bitossi vase in rouleau form with thick glaze of blue and white swirling stripes, Circa 1960’s
Pottery
Vintage Bitossi Ceramic Rosenthal-Netter Pottery Londi Raymor Stripes Jar Bowl
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Bitossi jar and cover for Rosenthal-Netter in striking decor of bright stripes. Measures: 7" high
Pottery
Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Table Lamp Yellow Black Gray Stripes Signed Italy 1950s
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Table Lamp Yellow Black Gray Stripes Signed Italy 1950s. Tall ceramic lamp
Ceramic
Sold
H 20 in Dm 5.5 in
Bitossi Seta Decor Modernist Italian Pottery Vase Lamp Base Raymor Gilt Stripes
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Stellar Bitossi seta lamp base in great modernist rouleau form with gilt highlighted green and
Pottery
1970s Tall Murano White Frosted Glass Table Lamp with Rainbow Stripe
By Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
A tall unique table lamp, circa 1970s white satin frosted glass, with a colorful rainbow stripe
Blown Glass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Glazed Purple Ceramic Vase, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Naples, IT
Cylindrical vase from Aldo Londi's series for Bitossi with alternating horizontal stripes of
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Ceramic Vase by Bitossi
Located in Dallas, TX
stripes. Made by Bitossi, Montepulco. Signed.
Bitossi Ceramic Vase Spherical Stripes Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi ceramic vase spherical stripes signed, Italy, 1960s. Spherical ceramic vase with glazed
Ceramic
Raymor Bitossi Vase, Ceramic Stripes, Yellow Orange Red, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Raymor Bitossi Vase, Ceramic Stripes, Yellow Orange Red, Signed. Small spherical ceramic vase with
Ceramic
Sold
H 4.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
Bitossi Cigar Ashtrays, Ceramic, British Racing Stripes, Green, Yellow, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi cigar ashtrays, ceramic, British racing stripes, green, white, yellow, signed. Pair of
Ceramic
Bitossi Raymor Bagni Tray Bowl Stripes Blue Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor Bagni tray bowl stripes signed, Italy, 1960s. Alvino Bagni designed scooped tray in
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow Orange Red, Brown, Black, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic Stripes, Yellow Orange Red, Signed. Small spherical ball vase with graduated
Ceramic
Bitossi Ceramic Vase Pottery Raymor Pastel Stripes Gold Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi ceramic vase pottery Raymor pastel stripes gold signed, Italy, 1960s. Tall vase pinched at
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
Pottery
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Yellow, White, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, stripes, orange, yellow, white, signed. Medium scale vase, with modernist
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Thailandia, Stripes, Orange, White, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Thailandia box, ceramic, orange, white, brown, stripes, signed. Hard to find small scale
Ceramic
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Blue Stripes, Signed
By Rosenthal Netter, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic, blue stripes, signed. Small scale lidded box glazed with
Ceramic
Raymor Bitossi Ceramic Vase Stripes Bagni Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Alvino Bagni, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Raymor Bitossi ceramic vase stripes Bagni signed, Italy, 1960s. Large vase with girth. Nicely
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Matte Black, Yellow, Orange, Stripes, Signed
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor vase, ceramic, matte black, yellow and orange, signed. From Bitossi's Genovese
Ceramic
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Seta, Gold, Pink, Stripes, Purple, Incised, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, seta, gold, pink, stripes, purple, incised, signed. Small scale lidded box
Ceramic
Sold
H 11.25 in Dm 3.75 in
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Vase Stripes Pottery Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor ceramic vase stripes pottery signed, Italy, 1960s, stoneware Cambogia
Ceramic
Sold
H 11.25 in Dm 3.5 in
Aldo Londi Ceramic Vase Bitossi Raymor Blue Violet Stripes Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor ceramic vase blue violet signed, Italy, 1960s Aldo Londi, the artistic
Ceramic
Midcentury Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi for italian pottery manufacture Bitossi. Large multicoloured
Sold
H 2.13 in W 8 in D 4.13 in
Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Ceramic Box Blue Stripes Pottery Signed, Italy, 1960s
By Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Ceramic Box Blue Stripes Pottery Signed Italy 1960's. Medium size lidded
Ceramic
Tall Spiral Stripe Ceramic Table Lamp by Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
orange and black spiral stripe and white-grey ground. By Bitossi. Italian, circa 1960.
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Rochetto Ceramic Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
stripes. Made by Bitossi, Montepulco. Signed.
Large Italian Raymor Bitossi Ceramic Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Modern in the Tradition of Good Taste" Large scale Raymor Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi Yellow and Green Signed on underside: Italy 4675 Retains partial original Raymor paper la...
Pottery, Ceramic, Clay
$641
H 5 in W 12.5 in D 10 in
Vintage Aldo Londi For Bitossi Feather Plume Ceramic Bowl White And Gold Italian
Located in North Miami, FL
This sculptural vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic bowl or vessel has gold painted teardrop like surround shapes on the exterior over white ceramic with a short sculptura...
Ceramic
Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottoman with Oak Ball Feet
Located in London, England
Custom-made ottomans developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. This example is upholstered in 'Moonlight' cream sheepskin and features ...
Sheepskin, Oak
$1,320Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 33 in W 17 in D 17 in
Restored Rattan & Wicker Swivel Bar Stool Set of 2
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan and wicker bar stools with swivel seats. These chairs are slightly shorter than average bar stool height, will be a perfect for a lower bar or for your unique interior needs. ...
Wicker, Rattan
Table Lamp by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ceramic table lamp by Bitossi, Italy. Marked: B4/35 Italy. Existing wiring, we do not guaranty functionality, rewiring available upon request. The lamp base heigh 14"; diam -5.5". ...
Stoneware
A Rose Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Rose color Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi. A fairly rare color to come across.
Ceramic
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
Chalice Vase by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant vase was designed by famous Italian architect Ettore Sottsass in 1962. It is in white clay and its geometric shape with a white finish is adorned with a series of parall...
Ceramic
Shroom Rattan Pencil Reed Table Lamp Mid Century Modern
Located in Oxford, GB
Illuminate your space with elegance and artistry with this mid century modern style pencil reed rattan table lamp. Handcrafted with a beautiful structural shroom shape and accented w...
Rattan
$7,865
H 21.86 in Dm 11.82 in
Rare Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass Adjustable Table Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage German made table lamp or desk light by Florian Schulz circa 1970s. Featuring polished brass hardware (now with age related patina) and an adjustable ...
Metal, Brass
De Sede DS-101 Lounge Chair in Patinated Cognac Leather 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Meer, VAN
De Sede DS-101 Lounge Chair in Patinated Cognac Leather 1970s Directly from the first owner, this is an early 1970s De Sede DS-101 lounge chair in wonderfully patinated cognac leath...
Leather
$1,539Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
Delicious Murano Glass Pendant or Lantern by Ercole Barovier, 1930
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
Piece of great elegance designed by Ercole Barovier. Two fine rostrato handblown bowl surrounded by two amazing leaves. All glass parts are in excellent original vintage condition....
Glass
$3,050Sale Price|25% Off
H 39 in W 30.5 in D 33 in
Leather 'Falcon' Sling Chair by Sigurd Ressell for Vatne Møbler, 1970s
By Vatne Møbler, Sigurd Resell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic leather 'Falcon' sling chair in burgundy leather by Sigurd Ressell for Vatne Møbler, suspended in air and harnessed by four sculptural dark wood frame components featuring ...
Leather, Canvas, Wood
$1,150
H 1.75 in W 10.75 in D 7.25 in
Bitossi Italy for Raymor Ceramic and Glass Mosaic Ashtray, Catchall Mid Century
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Outstanding 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic catchall or cigar ashtray. Imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. Featuring a large-scale low centerpie...
Ceramic, Art Glass
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Ceramic
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of the famed Italian company Bitossi Ceramiche embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in Bitossi pottery that includes artisanal vintage vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
Bitossi was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical cats, owls, horses and other animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. After hiring Sottsass to design ceramics for his New York imports company, Raymor, American entrepreneur Irving Richards connected the Milanese design polymath to Londi, who introduced Sottsass to ceramics in the 1950s.
During that decade, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis postmodern design collective in Milan, Sottsass used the Bitossi kilns to create timeless works that manifest both primitive forms and modern geometries. In later decades, Bitossi would welcome new generations of designers, which have included such names as Ginevra Bocini and Karim Rashid.
While always looking forward, Bitossi is firm in their belief that mastery of craft is the first step towards beautiful design. As you will see from the works offered on these pages, that is a winning philosophy.
Find a collection of vintage Bitossi decorative objects, lighting and serveware on 1stDibs.
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.