Vintage BITOSSI VASE with PIUME Decor by ALDO LONDI Italian Ceramics Pottery Fat Lava Era

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Vintage BITOSSI VASE with 'PIUME' Decor by Aldo Londi Italian Ceramics/Pottery Fat Lava Era 1950s-1970s

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE RETRO ART CERAMICS

Height :  150 mm / Weight : 346 g

In excellent vintage condition with very minor signs of age-related wear on its base - no visible chips, cracks or bumps.

ALDO LONDI Italian, 1911-2003

Master Italian ceramist  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  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 (as a prisoner of war at Zonderwater in South Africa) to Montelupo Fiorentino in 1946, Londi joined the Cav. G. Bitossi & Figli factory, a happy association that would see him as a protagonist for more than fifty years, first as artistic director, then as a tireless collaborator.

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 merged tradition and the contemporaneity to create a modern product. His natural inclination to research allowed him to undertake courageous explorations and define a new expressive language, stimulated by continuous technical and material experimentation. His ceramic expertise and artistic sensitivity were extraordinary qualities for the collaborations he undertook over the years with designers and architects such as Ettore Sottsass, Remo Buti and many others.

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