Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, Cinese Blue
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and calming female Buddha — Goddess of Mercy and Compassion — glazed in Bitossi's Cinese (Chinese) finish — a muted, textured lava glaze in soft turquoise blue.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cinese Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cinese Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha Head Sculpture, Cinese Blue Gold Ceramic, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha Head Sculpture, Cinese Blue Gold Ceramic, Italy 1960s.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, White Cinese, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, White Cinese, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cinese Vase, Ceramic, Red-Orange, Gold, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cinese Vase, Ceramic, Red-Orange, Gold, Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Bitossi Londi Raymor Vintage Italian Pottery Lamp Blue Cinese Mid Century 1960's
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Bitossi pottery lamp in Cinese blue lava glaze, circa 1960's.
Pottery
Aldo Londi Cinese Modern Lidded Vessel for Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi
Located in Miami, FL
An Aldo Londi Cinese Series vessel retailed by Rosenthal Netter and produced by Italian manufacturer Bitossi.
Ceramic, Pottery
Bitossi Lamp, Ceramic, Cinese Blue, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi lamp, ceramic, blue, signed. Medium scale gourd-shaped table lamp glazed in Londi's signature "Cinese" blue -inspired by ancient Chinese bronze vessels and decorated with two...
Ceramic
Vintage Bitossi Cinese Blue Decor Lava Italian Art Pottery Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Large, hand thrown, vintage Bitossi rouleau cylinder vase with great Chinese blue decor lava glaze, circa 1960. 12 1/4" high, 5 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.
Pottery
Vintage Bitossi Rimini Blue Cinese Londi Lamp Italian Pottery Ceramic Raymor
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Great Bitossi pottery lamp in Rimini blue Chinese glaze with impressed design around shoulder. The textured and variegated glaze gives the appearance of a deeply saturated color. Mea...
Pottery
Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Blue Gold, Cinese, Signed
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
The "Cinese" series of vases and sculptures was created by Bitossi's creative director, Aldo Londi, and distributed worldwide by Rosenthal Netter.
Ceramic
BITOSSI 1964 Italian Cinese Tall Vase In Glazed Blue Terracotta With Gold
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
Drew heavily from the forms and patinations of ancient Chinese bronze vessels. Bitossi distributed the Cinese collection via New York's Rosenthal Netter stores.
Gold, Enamel
Sold
H 11.62 in W 5.52 in D 6.7 in
Aldo Londi Buddha Bust of Guanyin in Blue Cinese Glaze, Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
It was manufactured by Bitossi in Italy in the late 1960s. This authentic looking bust from Londi depicts Guanyin.
Stoneware
Sold
H 12 in W 5.5 in D 6.5 in
Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha Bust, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Rosenthal Netter, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Rosenthal Netter, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi distributed the Cinese decor via New York's Rosenthal Netter.
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Horse head, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Cinese' [Chinese] glaze large horse head in blue.
Pottery
Bitossi Buddha, 'Cinese' Glaze, Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very rare large seated Buddha in the 'Cinese' [Chinese] glaze. A truly spectacular figure that is a substantial 45 high. This type of glaze is very susceptible to damage but this p...
Pottery
Bitossi Londi Designed 'Cinese' Glaze Sitting Cat, circa 1968
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Cinese' blue glaze large sitting cat with a gold Greek key collar.
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi 'Cinese' Glaze Buddha, Italy, circa 1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A stunning Aldo Londi designed Buddha head in the 'Cinese' [Chinese] glaze, replicating ancient bronze pieces that have been on the ocean floor for millennia. The glaze is fragile an...
Pottery
Bitossi Cinese Pattern Pair of Lamp Bases, Italy, 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very rare pair of large Aldo Londi designed Cinese pattern lamp bases, circa 1965. Both marked to the base and in excellent condition. Some minor flaking on the top of one by the ...
Pottery
Sold
H 17.72 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Bitossi Orange Seated Cinese Glazed Buddha Aldo Londi Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large seated Buddha by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in 'Cinese' orange glaze.
Pottery
Sold
H 12.21 in W 5.12 in D 8.27 in
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
$912Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.11 in Dm 3.55 in
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase, Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
$4,500
H 14.25 in W 5.25 in D 7 in
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Coin Bank, Ceramic, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Coin Bank, Ceramic, Italy, 1960s. A beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a royal blue, with a hint of green in her hair, and having a...
Ceramic
Blanc de Chine Porcelain Buddha Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
A Dehua figure of Buddha, Qing dynasty, early 18th century.
Porcelain
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in Paris, IDF
ALDO LONDI. vase, ceramics, Bitossi, Italy, around 1960 A rare Model stamped on the reverse. Good condition. Crackling frenzy.
Ceramic
$560
H 10.04 in Dm 6.3 in
Large Terracotta Vase in Rimini Blue by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Large Terracotta Vase in Rimini Blue by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s This large vase was designed by Aldo Londi in Italy during 1960s. Blue, pale green and turquoise terraco...
Enamel
Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning sphere-shaped terracotta ceramic Rimini blue vase for Bitossi. This magnificent set was designed by Aldo Londi in Italy during 1960s. This fantastic piece is wonderful th...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Stone Buddha Head Chinese Qi Dynasty on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved out of a single block of grayish brown stone (likely granite type), this Buddha head represents Northern Qi style in China (550-577AD) and likely of the period. The Northern Q...
Marble
19th Century Hand-Carved Marble Quan Yin Buddha Bust on Acrylic Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautifully executed hand carved marble buddha head fragment of Quan Yin. The youthful face is peaceful and serine framed by an intricately carved headdress. A striking art object wi...
Marble
$450
H 4.75 in Dm 6.38 in
Vintage Italian Modern Ceramic Rimini Blu "Ikano" Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi's "Ikano" series (ca. 1960s, Italy). Features an attractive geometric/circular pattern in Bitossi's iconic Rimini Blu glaze co...
Ceramic
$916 / item
H 13.39 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Decorative Buddha Head Stand Antique RESIN BUDDHA HEAD ON STAND 1960
Located in Wembley, GB
The antique Buddha head is an icon of confidence, awareness, knowledge, compassion and concentrated meditative practices. Every faculty of the Buddha's head symbolizes a hidden meani...
Metal, Gold Leaf, Sheet Metal, Gold Plate
Vintage ceramic vase Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-Century round Italian pottery vase with Bitossi Rimini Blue pattern. The outside surface of the vase is decorated with a printed pattern. The glaze has a deep blue and turquoise ...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Pietra Ceramic Vase, Cyan Blue, Ribbed, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi vase, Italy, 1960s. Small scale vase from Bitossi's Pietra (Stone) decor series. The cyan blue glazed body has deep relief ridges contrasted with a simple base...
Ceramic
$3,225
H 17.5 in W 8.25 in D 7.75 in
Vintage Chinese Carved Stone Bust of Guanyin the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage carved stone bust of Guanyin from the mid 20th century, with ornate headdress. Created in China during the midcentury period, this carved stone bust captivates us w...
Stone
$1,750
H 13.6 in W 5 in D 6 in
Antique Asian Cast Bronze Buddha Head Fragment Bust Sculpture Thai, 18th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Asian and extremely detailed cast bronze fragment of the head of Buddha, dating from the 18 century and presumably having Thai or Tibetan origins. The sculpture fragment is s...
Bronze
$1,170
H 7 in W 2.375 in D 2.375 in
Thai Bronze Buddha Head Sculpture, Sukothai Period, Gilded, Circa 1600
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes and lips, aquiline nose. Wearing ...
Bronze
$1,376
H 20.08 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Porcelain Blanc de Chine Guanyin statue, China circa 1900 - 51cm
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A porcelain Blanc de Chine Guanyin statue standing on a fine lotus flowers and leaves decoration ; China circa 1900. This is a tall piece to place on a large mantel or a commode, the...
Porcelain
$2,860
H 1.34 in W 8 in D 6.19 in
Unique Ceramic Mid-Century Dish by Guido Gambone. Florence, Italy, 1950s.
By Bruno Gambone, Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Guido Gambone
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique dish with lava-like glaze and an amazing hand-painted motiv. Made by Guido Gambone in Florence, Italy, 1950s. Great condition. No chips or cracks. Marked with...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Set of Six 19th Century Spanish Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional set of six 19th century Spanish dining chairs featuring richly aged leather upholstery and beautifully carved wooden frames. The chairs display classic Spanish craftsm...
Leather, Wood
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. Small indentation to right rear leg done in the pro...
Ceramic
$2,522
H 16.15 in W 18.9 in D 7.49 in
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s Exceptionally rare and very large Mid-Century Italian design ceramic sculpture, made by Aldo Londi fo...
Ceramic, Paint
$1,146
H 16.34 in Dm 29.53 in L 16.34 in
Chrome and Smoked Crystal Round Italian Coffee Table, Giotto Stoppino, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful round coffee or side table in chromed metal with smoked crystal glass top. This stylish coffee table was designed in Italy in the 1970s in the style of Giotto Stoppino. Th...
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
$3,623Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 81.5 in W 42.13 in D 18.9 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Wall Units by William Watting for Scanflex, 1960s
By ScanFlex, William Watting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern modular two-tone wall units or shelving units. Design by William Watting for ScanFlex Holland. Striking Danish/Dutch design from the 1960s. Both wall units...
Beech, Teak
Mid-Century Chrome Dining Table 1970
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Italian Chrome Dining Table, 1970 Lovely 1970s dining table with chrome legs and oval glass top. Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Pierre Pauline, Serge Moui...
Chrome
Gemstone Cube Puzzle
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
The gemstone Cube by DAR Proyectos is a reimagined classic, a unique combination of 7 brightly coloured gemstones that form a perfect square (in any one of 32 ways to solve!). This p...
Stone, Multi-gemstone, Serpentine, Soapstone
$963 / item
H 15.36 in Dm 5.91 in
Table Lamp Indoor-Outdoor On-Off Soft Touch Led Techn Cordless Rechargeable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Teak Sideboard, Denmark, 1960's
Located in The Hague, NL
Magnificent Scandinavian Modern period sideboard produced in 1960's Denmark. Four doors with drawers inside This sideboard is in a very good vintage condition, has been professiona...
Teak
Large Guido Gambone Bowl, Italian Ceramic Centerpiece
By Guido Gambone
Located in Greensboro, NC
Large glazed ceramic bowl by noted and highly collected Italian artist Guido Gambone. A lovely example of his work in muted yellow and neutral toned surface with signature on botto...
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug Featuring an Adamesque central medallion set against a warm caramel ground, the composition is elegantly anchored by swa...
Wool
$1,834 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a n...
Steel, Chrome
$765Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.15 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Italian Ceramic Sausage Dog by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Italian ceramic bassotto (dachsund) by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1960s). An iconic vintage design, decorated with an impressed Rimini pattern in 'Rimini blu'. Weighty and substan...
Ceramic
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 10 in D 10 in
1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone
By James Mont
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Asian aesthetics with Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles tall standing rotary phone made of thick and heavy brass in the style of James Mont . Working very well and clear soundi...
Brass
Majolica Violet Cache Pot Delphin Massier circa 1890
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Purple flower Violet Cache Pot signed Delphin Massier Circa 1890.
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.