Bitossi • ALDO LONDI
Sculpture W.35cm
Shape made on the potter's wheel with stamped incisions on refractory red clay, finished with a bright yellow glaze. Designed by Aldo Londi. Bitossi edition. Riedizioni Archivio Storico.
REF. 95935
W.35 x H.17cm
In Stock
Produced in limited editions with great attention to detail, the Historical Archive Reissues faithfully reproduce some of the ceramics Londi created between the 1950s and 1970s, now housed in the Bitossi Archive.
Icons of Aldo Londi's and Bitossi's creativity, these pieces feature the original inventory number and the historic brand name "Cav. G. Bitossi & Figli" on the base. The Reissues collection was launched in 2003.
Aldo Londi (1911-2003), a tireless narrator of feelings and intuitions, lived a life dedicated to art: he was a painter and sculptor, but above all he was a ceramist.
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 merges tradition and contemporaneity to create a modern product.
His natural inclination to research allows 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.
Bitossi Ceramiche, founded at the beginning of the 20th century, remains at its original location in Montelupo Fiorentino, near Florence. Starting by producing typical local handmade objects, this traditional production has been modernised thanks to the artistic direction of Aldo Londi, a man attentive to the evolution of taste and with an innate creative and aesthetic sense. Today is a favorite destination for leading names in the design world, fascinated by the company's historic value and the possibility of creating exclusive collections by the hands of its artisans.
