Bitossi • ARKITECTURA
Sculpture H.25cm
Pressed in red clay. Engraved shape, glossy black glaze. Designed by Aldo Londi para Bittossi Ceramiche.
REF. 87901
W.18 x H.25cm
In Stock
Aldo Londi explores traditional subjects by choosing glossy monochrome surfaces, where craftsmanship is combined with design, by creating a contemporary proposal.
The Arkitectura Collection offers various animal figures developed during Londi artistic career from 1955 to the 80s. This collection includes different elements, such as fishes and cats, with black and white glaze andgraphic engravings.
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.
