Bitossi • GUADALUPE
Vase H.49cm
Cast in white clay. Glossy green crystalline glaze. Designed by Bethan Laura Wood for Bitossi.
REF. 87893
Diam.16 x H.49cm
In Stock
The past and the future meet in the Guadalupe Collection.
Bethan Laura Wood revisits the past in a contemporary key, mixing a decorative taste and colour proposals typical of Bitossi's unmistakable style: the geometric engraving of the surface is combined with the light blue and blue Rimini crystalline crackle glazes for a marine trait.
Presented in 2016, is a tribute to one of Aldo Londi's most iconic collections.
Bethan Laura Wood has run a multidisciplinary studio since 2009 characterised by materials investigation, artisan collaboration and a passion for colour and detail.
Residencies and location-based projects have become an important factor in her design process, often working in response to her location, in collaboration with local manufacturers, or reflecting back into her work the visual and material culture particular to that area.
Bethan is fascinated by the connections we make with the everyday objects that surround us and, as a collector herself, likes to explore what drives people to hold onto one particular object while discarding another. Bethan explores these relationships and questions how they might become cultural conduits. She is interested in critical approaches to achieving sustainability within mass consumption and the production-driven context of the design industry.
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.
