Bitossi - Aldo Londi - Ashtray - Ceramic - Rimini Blu
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Ceramic ashtray from the Rimini Blu series, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and dating to the 1950s–1960s (circa 1959), made in Italy, in excellent condition with minimal signs of wear, measuring 18 × 10 × 4 cm.
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Splendid and rare ashtray from the Rimini Blu series, designed by Aldo Londi in 1959 and still produced today. A rare specimen from the 1970s, marked Flavia Montelupo.
Born in 1911 in Montelupo Fiorentino, Aldo Londi lived a life devoted to art: he was a painter and sculptor, but above all a ceramist. For more than fifty years he collaborated with Bitossi, first as art director and then as a collaborator.
Ceramic expertise and artistic sensibility were among his prerogatives. Combined with a predisposition for experimentation, they allowed him to undertake bold explorations and define a new expressive lexicon.
The iconic Rimini Blu series, produced uninterrupted since 1959, stands out for the texture of the surface. The decoration, composed of marks that create a fantastical whorl of abstract-geometric elements set under the blue, recalls the play of light on the surface of the sea.
Dimensions: 18x10x4 cm
Perfect condition.
Splendid and rare ashtray from the Rimini Blu series, designed by Aldo Londi in 1959 and still produced today. A rare specimen from the 1970s, marked Flavia Montelupo.
Born in 1911 in Montelupo Fiorentino, Aldo Londi lived a life devoted to art: he was a painter and sculptor, but above all a ceramist. For more than fifty years he collaborated with Bitossi, first as art director and then as a collaborator.
Ceramic expertise and artistic sensibility were among his prerogatives. Combined with a predisposition for experimentation, they allowed him to undertake bold explorations and define a new expressive lexicon.
The iconic Rimini Blu series, produced uninterrupted since 1959, stands out for the texture of the surface. The decoration, composed of marks that create a fantastical whorl of abstract-geometric elements set under the blue, recalls the play of light on the surface of the sea.
Dimensions: 18x10x4 cm
Perfect condition.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Manufacturer/brand
Bitossi
Title additional information
Rimini Blu
Number of objects
1
Material
Ceramic
Country of origin
Italy
Designer/artist/maker
Aldo Londi
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
4 cm
Width
18 cm
Depth
10 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
