Aldo Londi Ceramics
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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Creator: Aldo Londi
Postmodern Green Lacquered Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced for Bitossi.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Montelupo, a city near Florence, and it is one of the most known Italian ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Beige Earthenware Pitcher / Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Montelupo, a city near Florence, and it is one of the most known Italian ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Aldo Londi, Bitossi candlestick, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bergen, NO
Great candle holder/ vase from Bitossi in ceramic. Beautiful red glaze color made with several layers of glaze in different tones and hand-carved patterns that create a lovely irregu...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Bitossi vase, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bergen, NO
Ceramic cylinder vase with coarse brown clay neck and base and an orange glazed body decorated with rows of Aldo Londi’s circular “Torcello” motif. Bitossi, Italy
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Bitossi candlestick, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bergen, NO
Great candle holder/ vase from Bitossi in ceramic. Handmade l from the Liberty Blue series. Beautiful glaze color made with several layers of glaze in different tones and hand-carved...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Blue Buddha Bust
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Buddha Bust, Blue. Beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a vibrant dark reflex blue. According to one legend, Kwan Yin was an Indian Pri...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Large Square Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Ashtray
Signed Large Rimini blue Mid-Century Modern ashtray. It has 3 cigar or cigarette holders and it is made in blue glazed terracotta ceram...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Giant blue ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Large glazed blue ceramic ashtray with the beautiful patterns of the best designs by Aldo Londi for Bitossi from the mid-century. The size is the largest seen to date for this model ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Mid century ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in View Park, CA
A mid century modern ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s. Tones of espresso, marigold, and mandarin. Working condition unchecked; I ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic owl by Aldo Londi as part of the Blue Rimini collection for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's. Blue and turquoise glazed ceramic with carved geometric design.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Fish Motif Ceramic Vase by Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Fish Motif Ceramic Vase by Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
The color is very bright and extremely well preserved. Very clean.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
By Bruno Paoli, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Ceramic FISH VASE Rimini Blue Design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vases fish abstract fish ilustration in rimini blue
Design:
Aldo Londi
Producer:
Bitossi, Italy
Decade:
1960s
Material:
Ceramic
This original vin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Rimini Blu Cookie Jar by Aldo Londi for Raymor Made in Italy
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in Fulton, CA
A lidded cookie jar or container by Bitossi Rimini Blu by Aldo Londi for Raymor. Retains "Raymor" paper label on base.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Midcentury pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black and blue on a brushed background.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Two Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramics Pieces, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful set of two blue Bitossi pieces. A bowl of 22cm diameter and 5.5cm high and a candleholder with a diameter or 10cm and 4 high.
Both pieces are in beautiful condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi By Aldo Londi Italian Vintage Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Terracotta, Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic XL Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
A giant sized handmade Rimini blue ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
Blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns adorning the top of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Midcentury Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Midcentury pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange, brown, grey and yellow on a brushed background.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Ceramic/Pottery Vase by Bitossi, Geometric/Mondrian Pattern
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Midcentury pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange, brown, grey and yellow on a brushed background.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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 central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
To create a set.
Measures: 15,5 cm H x 9 cm diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Midcentury Bitossi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The Rimini pattern executed in glossy dark green.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Moorish Stripes, Brown, Chartreuse, Orange, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, Moorish stripes, brown, chartreuse and orange, signed. Small low vase from Aldo Londi's Moorish Stripes series with chartreuse and orange glaze over coarse bro...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Arabesque Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Lucca, IT
Ceramic vase Arabesque Collection by Aldo Londi from Bitossi, MonteLupo Firenze Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase by A. Londi and F. Montelupo for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Flavia Montelupo
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue vase from the 1970s. Made in Italy.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Flavia Montelupo, also known as Bitossi.
Bitos...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Castle Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely large Bitossi Ceramic lamp designed by Aldo Londi in Rimini Blue. Unusual castle trellis top. The lamp has been rewired and functions well. The shade can be included but has s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Very Large Ceramic Round Ashtray, Rimini Blu
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic large ashtray designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi.
Italy, 1950-1960s.
It was handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geometric design ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Montelupo and Londi Mid-Century Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century blue glazed terracotta ceramic blue vase. This fantastic item was designed by Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury blue glazed terracotta ceramic blue vase. This fantastic item was designed by Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic
Unique Aldo Lundi Ceramic Lamp by Bitossi Italy 1960s Signed
By Aldo Londi
Located in Paris, FR
Unique ceramic table lamp by Aldo Bondi by Bitossi Signed under the base
Turquoise blue and brown hand made ceramic
Very good condition.
Height 22 cm...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Rimini Blue ceramic footed vase with geometric motifs, Italy, 1960s
This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green / turquoise color accented by decorative flowers.
Excellent vintage condition.
This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other 'Rimini Blu'Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as a cool decorative vase.
Measures: 22 cm height x 18 cm diameter (8,66 in height X 7,08 in diameter )
More Bitossi Aldo Londi pieces are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace.
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal 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.
The company 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 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. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Rare find due to the sterling silver base.
Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aldo Londi for Bitossii Mid-Century Rimini Blu Pottery Sausage Dog
By Aldo Londi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful and stylish Italian mid-century Rimini Blu art pottery sausage dog figure designed by Aldo Londi (Italian, 1911-2003) for Bitossi and dating fro...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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 centerpiece bowl...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
Aldo Londi Ceramic Bowl for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aldo Londi design decorative ceramic centerpiece bowl for Bitossi, Italy.
Fun scene depicting rooftops of Rome, Italy? Well executed and in very good original condition free of chi...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
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. Unmarked.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi Ceramic, Pottery Ashtray for Bitossi, Geometric, Mondrian, Pattern
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Yellow Spagnoli Candleholder, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed candleholder with a yellow version of the Spagnoli [Spanish] pattern.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury blue glazed terracotta ceramic vase. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Rimini, Italy, during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
This mag...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Mid-century pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange and yellow on a brushed background.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Rectangular Ashtray Empy Pocket
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue glazed ceramic rectanular ashtray or bowl, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Beautiful blue glazed (...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Large Square Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Signed Large Rimini blue Mid-Century Modern ashtray. It has 3 cigar or cigarette holders and it is made in blue glazed terracotta ceramic, designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi Studio Pottery Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Ashtray produced in the 1960s by Bitossi, based on a design by Aldo Londi. This piece is a rare abstract fat lava glaze textured piece. A truly unique piece that will add style to yo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Square Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic ashtray design by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geometric design and in a glazed vibrant turquoise and cobalt blue, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Marked Italy at the back.
Measures: 15 cm W x 15 cm D x 3 cm H ( 5,90 in W x5,90 in D x 1,18 in H )
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal 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.
The company 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 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. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Bitossi Aldo Londi Scavo Guan Yin Head, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed Scavo glazed Guan Yin head, Goddess of Compassion, Mercy and Kindness. The glaze is reminiscent of an excavated ancient stone sculpture.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Green Glazed Textural Hallmarked Ceramic Italian Vintage
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rare vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic is of a woman. We have called it the lady in the car or house. The glazed green has incised textural raised desig...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Square Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small 'Rimini blu', blue glazed terracotta ceramic squared ashtray. Design by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geomet...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
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.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Aldo Londi Blue Glazed "Rimini" Ceramic Ashtray, Bitossi Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and large round midcentury ashtray in blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu). This amazing piece was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi in Italy during 1960s.
Thi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery
Bitossi Vetrata Pattern Covered Box by Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Vetrata' pattern covered box in orange, yellow and brown. Lovely bright condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
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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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi 'Spagnoli' Pattern Mirror Frame, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare circular mirror frame designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the mid-1960s. 'Spagnoli' pattern in blue.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Aldo Londi ceramics 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 ceramics, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 65 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original ceramics 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 ceramics by Bitossi, Marcello Fantoni, and Piero Fornasetti. Prices for Aldo Londi ceramics can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $225 and can go as high as $2,950, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $960.
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Questions About Aldo Londi Ceramics
- Is all Bitossi signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, not all Bitossi is signed. A small number bear no marks at all. Most have either a hand-applied signature or a stamp that says "Italy" or "Made in Italy." You'll find a collection of expertly vetted Bitossi decorative objects and lighting on 1stDibs.
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