Bitossi - Aldo Londi - Ashtray - "Rimini Blu" - Ceramic - LARGE DIMENSIONS
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Large Rimini Blu ceramic ashtray designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, from the 1950s, a single 20 cm wide by 20 cm deep by 4 cm high piece in excellent condition.
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Splendid and rare large ashtray from the Rimini Blu series, designed by Aldo Londi in 1959 and still produced today.
Born in 1911 in Montelupo Fiorentino, Aldo Londi led 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 artistic director and then as a collaborator.
Ceramic expertise and artistic sensibility were his prerogatives. Paired with a penchant for experimentation, they allowed him to undertake bold explorations and define a new expressive lexicon.
The iconic Rimini Blu series, produced uninterruptedly since 1959, is distinguished by the texture of the surface. The decoration, composed of marks that create a fantastic whirl of abstract-geometric elements fixed under the blue, recalls the play of light on the surface of the sea.
Dimensions 20x4 cm
Perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo, I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artist vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and the ability of great artisans and designers who shape this so fragile material, turning a raw mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I became interested in the history of 19th- and 20th-century tableware art; today, every day, I work with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. Of my work I love that I can discover more about the objects I find as I travel around Italy, always learning something new. I always strive to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each one of them has a story to tell: the story of who created it, the story of who preserved it, and the story of who will give it a new life.
Translated by Google TranslateSplendid and rare large ashtray from the Rimini Blu series, designed by Aldo Londi in 1959 and still produced today.
Born in 1911 in Montelupo Fiorentino, Aldo Londi led 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 artistic director and then as a collaborator.
Ceramic expertise and artistic sensibility were his prerogatives. Paired with a penchant for experimentation, they allowed him to undertake bold explorations and define a new expressive lexicon.
The iconic Rimini Blu series, produced uninterruptedly since 1959, is distinguished by the texture of the surface. The decoration, composed of marks that create a fantastic whirl of abstract-geometric elements fixed under the blue, recalls the play of light on the surface of the sea.
Dimensions 20x4 cm
Perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo, I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artist vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and the ability of great artisans and designers who shape this so fragile material, turning a raw mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I became interested in the history of 19th- and 20th-century tableware art; today, every day, I work with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. Of my work I love that I can discover more about the objects I find as I travel around Italy, always learning something new. I always strive to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each one of them has a story to tell: the story of who created it, the story of who preserved it, and the story of who will give it a new life.
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Era
1900-2000
Manufacturer/brand
Bitossi
Model
"Rimini Blu"
Title additional information
LARGE DIMENSIONS
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
20 cm
Depth
20 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
