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Bitossi Ceramics by Aldo Londi "Rimini Blue" Ashtray Vase Candlestick, 1950s

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  • Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase
    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. Signed Italy at the base. To create a set: We have avaliable and listed at our 1stdibs marketplace more ceramic items from Bitossi and Aldo Londi. Measures: 18 cm H x 14.5 cm diameter (7,08 in H x 5,70 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, 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...
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    Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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    Ceramic, Terracotta, Pottery

  • 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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  • 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...
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    Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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    Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic

  • Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Rectangular Ashtray Bowl
    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 Ashtrays

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  • 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 Ceramics

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  • 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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    Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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