Bitossi Lighting
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 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.
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 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.
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1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Stoneware
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Metal, Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Copper
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Stoneware
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Pottery
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1960s Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Terracotta
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Fabric
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Raffia
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Fabric
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Gold Plate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Linen
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Stoneware
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Gold
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Bitossi Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bitossi Lighting
Ceramic
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- 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.