Designer: Aldo Londi
Manufacturer: Bitossi
Materials: Ceramic
Country of Origin: Italy
Date: 1960s
Dimensions: 8.75”H x 3.5”W x 2.25”D
Condition: Very good with some loss of glaze pictured.
After WWII, Master ceramist Aldo Londi (1911-2003) became Italian ceramics manufacturer Bitossi Cermaiche’s Creative Director. He would hold this position for more than 50 years and would design over 1,000 objects. Londi employed his high-level technical expertise and vast experience in traditional artisanal methods to create distinctively expressive and whimsical forms, patterns, and finishes. Londi’s best-known collection is the 1950s-era Rimini Blu (1955-1965), a now-iconic midcentury modern series encompassing over 150 designs, all glazed in vibrant blue and embossed with abstract motifs and shapes.
