Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy Mondrian Design Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
View Similar Items
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy Mondrian Design Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:
- Attributed to:Aldo Londi (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 27.96 in (71 cm)Diameter: 4.73 in (12 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:Seller: 3T101CDAHBH1stDibs: LU1632229980592
Bitossi
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.
Find a collection of vintage Bitossi decorative objects, lighting and serveware on 1stDibs.
- Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy Mondrian Design Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960sBy Raymor, Bitossi, Aldo LondiLocated in Atlanta, GAThis striking 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi geometric ceramic table lamp was imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. This table lamp features a "Mondrian" style design with a cylindrical geometric shape and a bright yellow semi-gloss enamel finish contrasted by a textured matte black. There is no visible maker's mark. For fifty years, Bitossi's creative director, Aldo Londi, brought the ceramics manufacturer into the modern era with his abstract motifs and vivid use of colors. The lamp does not come with the shade photographed (for in situ only purpose). The table lamp electricity was updated to fit US standards. The harp and finial are included with the lamp sale...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsFaience, Ceramic
- Bitossi Italy for Raymor Ceramic and Glass Mosaic Centerpiece Bowl CatchallBy Raymor, Bitossi, Aldo LondiLocated in Atlanta, GAThis outstanding 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic decorative centerpiece or vide poche was imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. The bowl features ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
MaterialsCeramic, Faience, Glass
- Bitossi Italy for Raymor Ceramic Ashtray Bowl Centerpiece with Glass MosaicBy Raymor, Bitossi, Aldo LondiLocated in Atlanta, GAThis superb massive ceramic decorative centerpiece or cigar ashtray was crafted by Bitossi, Italy, in the 1960s, with a design by Aldo Londi. Imported and distributed in the United S...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
MaterialsCeramic, Glass, Faience
- Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Yellow Ceramic Box and Vide Poche Set, Italy 1960sBy Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Rosenthal NetterLocated in Atlanta, GAThis is a striking 1960s Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic set of three pieces, a box, and vide poche or catchalls. This set is imported and distributed in the United...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
MaterialsCeramic, Faience
- Pierre Giraudon Resin Table Lamp with Inclusions, 1960sBy Pierre GiraudonLocated in Atlanta, GAThis unique Pierre Giraudon resin table lamp with inclusions is a stunning statement piece. Crafted in the 1960s, the piece features a layered poured resin with orange coral-like inc...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsResin
- Mutual Sunset Aluminum Table Lamp, a pair, 1960sBy Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.Located in Atlanta, GAThis pair of table lamps, designed by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co, Brooklyn, NY, boasts a modernist Machine Age shape with polished cast aluminum and black painted metal with a textured pa...Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Aluminum
$2,400 / set
- Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960sBy Aldo Londi, BitossiLocated in Nürnberg, BayernRare model of table lamp by Aldo Londi for Italian manufacturer Bitossi. The lamp is in very good vintage condition. The lamps measure 44cm up to the socket. Please note that the s...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Vintage Italian Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960sBy Aldo Londi, BitossiLocated in Asaa, DKVintage Italian ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s Italian mid-century modern table lamp in Rimini blue glace wit...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Huge Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue and Brown Italian Ceramic, 1960sBy Aldo Londi, BitossiLocated in Aarhus C, DKHuge vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi. The lamp foot has a geometric decoration in two wide bands glazed blue on a brown background The lamp is made in Ita...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Large Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue Green Stripes Italian Ceramic 1960sBy Aldo Londi, BitossiLocated in Aarhus C, DKTall vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi. It's made of ceramic with stripes in blue, turquoise and green shades. The lamp is made in Italy, circa 1960s. Sold without lampshade. The lampshade can be requested. It´s a new lampshade designed and made in Denmark. It is made of woven fabric with some texture and is off white. It has a top cover so it will spread a cozy light downwards. The Bitossi bird...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- 1960s Ceramic Lamp, Aldo Londi, Bitossi, ItalyBy Aldo LondiLocated in Paris, FRVintage ceramic table lamp with lampshade, Italian production Aldo Londi - Bitossi from the 60s. . Ceramic base worked and painted by hand (on the bottom it bears the monogram of...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italian Ceramic LampsBy Bitossi, Aldo LondiLocated in New York, NYPair of Italian hand decorated ceramic lamps feauring a light brown background and exhuberant stylized fauna and flowers in light blue, lilac, and celadon. Rewired for use in the USA...Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
$5,850 Sale Price / set25% Off