Aldo Londi Furniture
Italian, 1911-2003
Master Italian ceramist Aldo Londi created a range of decorative objects in the latter half of the 20th century for the manufacturer Bitossi. In addition to the small-scale animal sculptures for which he is best known, Londi designed a variety of ceramics for the famed company that includes vases, bowls and desk accessories. Collectors know that vintage Aldo Londi pottery is marked by deep attention to detail and an integration of rich, alluring hues typically associated with the Mediterranean.
Londi was born in Montelupo Fiorentino, just outside of Florence, an area that has been known for its pottery since the Renaissance. Londi showed an early interest in the craft, apprenticing at the Fratelli Fanciullacci ceramic workshop when he was only 11 years old. He worked at the company until he left to fight in World War II. After returning to Montelupo Fiorentino in 1946, Londi became the creative director at Bitossi — a position he held for more than 50 years.
Londi's fresh and unique style breathed new life into Bitossi. He prioritized the production of high-quality and handmade decorative objects and created many of Bitossi's pottery lines himself. The most famous of Londi's Bitossi collections is the Rimini Blu line of animals and vases, which debuted in 1955. The collection is characterized by geometric and whimsical patterns and is recognizable for its marvelous blue color.
Londi's fame and popularity extended outside of Italy with the help of Raymor. The American import and distribution company introduced many esteemed Italian manufacturers such as Bitossi to boutiques and department stores in the United States. After Raymor founder Irving Richards hired Ettore Sottsass to design ceramics, Richards connected his new recruit to Londi. Decades before he founded a legendary postmodern design collective in Milan called the Memphis Group, Sottsass used the Bitossi kilns to create timeless works that manifest both primitive forms and modern geometries.
In 2021, Bitossi opened the Bitossi Archive Museum at its Montelupo Fiorentino headquarters. Many of the works designed by the company's most esteemed contributor and artistic director, Aldo Londi, are proudly displayed.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Aldo Londi serveware, lighting, decorative objects and more.
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Period: 1950s
Creator: Aldo Londi
Pair of 1950's Rimini Blue Ceramic Table Lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Stunning pair of handmade Rimini Blue table lamps signed on the bottom with cotton lampshades (size: 38 diam. x 35 H cm.). Two E27 light bulbs each.
Aldo Londi (1911-2003) was a pa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
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Brass
Aldo Londi rare early pottery / ceramic sculpture of bird , for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing modern sculpture of a bird with metal stand by the well known artist / designer Aldo Londi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large bowl, Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful, large bowl designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, for which he was art director, in the early 1950s. It is molded with refractory earth in shades of brown with a rather rare ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
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Ceramic, Maiolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Vessel with Walnut Lid, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early (pre 1956) mid-century modern ceramic vessel with walnut lid designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Signed to the underside.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
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Ceramic
Pair of Italian Pottery Lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Marcello Fantoni, Raymor, Bitossi, Fantoni
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian pottery lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Stunning and unusual pair of Italian pottery lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. These masterfully created glazed pottery lamps...
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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Pottery
1950s Aldo Londi Ceramic Bitossi Pendant Lamp for Italian Raymor
By Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Aldo Londi Ceramic Bitossi Pendant Lamp for Italian Raymor. This rare and sculptural Italian ceramic lamp is executed in a warm auburn glaze with geometric circular perforation...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
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Ceramic
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Bird Sculptures for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
Large - 17in H x 3in W x 4in D
Medium - 15in H x 3in W x 4in D
Small - 12in H x 3in W x 4in D
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Wide-Mouthed Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Littleton, CO
A wide-mouthed terracotta ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Handcrafted in Italy with hand-stamped spectacular geometric...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
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Ceramic, Terracotta
Aldo Londi Seta Series for Bitossi Modern Sgraffito Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1950s
By Bitossi, Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Miami, FL
One of Aldo Londi's midcentury creations, his SETA (Silk) Series of Sgraffito Pottery for Bitossi in fun vibrant orange glaze and gold gilt. A lovely handmade striated vase with band...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ashtray for Bitossi with Rare Pedestal Base
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Littleton, CO
A beautiful edition of Aldo Londi's ashtray design for Bitossi Ceramiche in rimini blu glaze with a rare pedestal base and cigarette rests wide enough to accommodate cigars.
Italy,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Rare Italian Gold Ceramic Bitossi Table Lamp for Bergboms 1950s Sweden
By Aldo Londi, Bergboms, Bitossi
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Large gold metallic glazed hand-incised ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi, Bitossi for Bergboms Italy, Sweden around 1950s. Made in Italy for the Scandinavian market from a limited ed...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller
Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed
by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Ceramic, Pottery Ashtray for Bitossi, Geometric, Mondrian, Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant design in this ashtray by the well known artist/designer Aldo Londi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pottery Ashtray by Aldo Londi Ceramic for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Round ceramic ashtray painted in geometric Piet Mondrian patterns. Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia Vase, Ceramic, Blue, Purple, White, Stripes, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor Cambogia (Cambodia) vase, ceramic, blue, purple, white, stripes, signed. Tall cylinder vase with banded stripes glazed in violet,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Ceramic/Pottery Vase by Bitossi, Geometric/Mondrian Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and elegant ceramic vase by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Aldo Londi for Bitossi Off White Art Pottery Table Lamp with Orange & Black
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi handcrafted off white art pottery table lamp, 1960's. Featuring a textured organic earthen form in Off White, Gray enhanced st...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Tall Aldo Londi for Bitossi Patchwork Vase
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Garnerville, NY
Tall and elegant geometric patchwork decorated vase in black, gray, white and yellow glazes. Fully signed on bottom, B 105, Italy (Italy). Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1950-1960. Go...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Geometric Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy 1950's
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi (1911–2003).
Striking ceramic “Mondrian” table lamp by Aldo Londi for historic Italian ceramics house Bitossi. With brass mounts and a ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Impressive Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Lamp
By Aldo Londi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A tall and very impressive midcentury table lamp by Also Londi for Bitossi, Italy, circa 1950s. Ceramic with base is approx. 24" H, with shade approx 36" H....
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Imprinted Cream and Off White Glazed Pottery Table Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi for Bitossi handcrafted Art Pottery ceramic table lamp, 1950's. Featuring a classic textured, hand decorated glazed bottle form on clear round Lucite base with Tan...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Aldo Londi for Bitossi Orange & Yellow Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Statuesque Aldo Londi for Bitossi Studios Vibrant handcrafted Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a textured gloss glazed Orange cylindrical column with a bulbous Bright Yellow ball top and White enameled...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Metal
1950s Aldo Londi Ceramic Bitossi Pendant Lamp for Italian Raymor
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Aldo Londi Ceramic Bitossi pendant lamp for Italian Raymor. This rare and sculptural Italian ceramic lamp is executed with multi colored glazed horizontal stripes and geometric circular perforations.
Only one available in this coloration. Another similar lamps...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Aldo Londi Bitossi 'Milano Moderna' Ceramic Lamps, Circa 1959
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Two Milano Moderna Aldo Londi by Bitossi for Raymor Geometric Art Pottery Table Lamps. Small footprint. Featuring a cylindrical bottle form, conical tea...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Fused Glass, Red, White, Brown, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi vase, ceramic and fused glass, signed. From Londi's Fritte series - large chunky, organic, hand built vase, with coarse matte brown raw clay body, elongated ne...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Female Figure Bowl, Italy, circa 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large deep bowl decorated in matt glazes of yellows and ochres with three clothed female figures, in excellent condition. A rare early piece with a Danish shop's label to the base.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Substantial Aldo Londi for Bitossi Brown & Incised White Dot Pottery Table Lamp
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Aldo for Bitossi textured Deep Brown and White Polka Dot Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950's. Featuring a handcrafted textured Chamotte style deep chocolate brown glazed clay with impre...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi Incised Bright Ochre Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche Imprinted Pottery Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted four-sided double gourd form, glazed reflective lustrous Mustard coloration, hand i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Geometric Banded Bitossi Seta Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and charming Mid-Century Modernist Bitossi Seta Ceramic Vase W/Geometric Banded Motifs in Turquoise and Gilt Glaze is by the esteemed ceramicist Aldo Londi and origina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rimini Blue Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A wonderful piece made by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. A sweet little dachshund in the iconic colours of Rimini Blu.
Aldo Londi (1911–2003) was an Italian designer who is best known for...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of "Cambogia" Table Lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Raymor, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of tall and rare "Cambogia" table lamps designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and imported to the US by Raymor in striped, glazed ceramic with volcanic ash detailing and fabric sha...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Aldo Londi furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Aldo Londi furniture, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 360 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Aldo Londi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Flavio Poli, Alfredo Barbini, and Archimede Seguso.