Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Italian, 1911-2003
Master Italian ceramist Aldo Londi created a range of decorative objects in the latter half of the 20th century for the manufacturer Bitossi. In addition to the small-scale animal sculptures for which he is best known, Londi designed a variety of ceramics for the famed company that includes vases, bowls and desk accessories. Collectors know that vintage Aldo Londi pottery is marked by deep attention to detail and an integration of rich, alluring hues typically associated with the Mediterranean.
Londi was born in Montelupo Fiorentino, just outside of Florence, an area that has been known for its pottery since the Renaissance. Londi showed an early interest in the craft, apprenticing at the Fratelli Fanciullacci ceramic workshop when he was only 11 years old. He worked at the company until he left to fight in World War II. After returning to Montelupo Fiorentino in 1946, Londi became the creative director at Bitossi — a position he held for more than 50 years.
Londi's fresh and unique style breathed new life into Bitossi. He prioritized the production of high-quality and handmade decorative objects and created many of Bitossi's pottery lines himself. The most famous of Londi's Bitossi collections is the Rimini Blu line of animals and vases, which debuted in 1955. The collection is characterized by geometric and whimsical patterns and is recognizable for its marvelous blue color.
Londi's fame and popularity extended outside of Italy with the help of Raymor. The American import and distribution company introduced many esteemed Italian manufacturers such as Bitossi to boutiques and department stores in the United States. After Raymor founder Irving Richards hired Ettore Sottsass to design ceramics, Richards connected his new recruit to Londi. Decades before he founded a legendary postmodern design collective in Milan called the Memphis Group, Sottsass used the Bitossi kilns to create timeless works that manifest both primitive forms and modern geometries.
In 2021, Bitossi opened the Bitossi Archive Museum at its Montelupo Fiorentino headquarters. Many of the works designed by the company's most esteemed contributor and artistic director, Aldo Londi, are proudly displayed.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Aldo Londi serveware, lighting, decorative objects and more.
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Creator: Aldo Londi
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vase with Matching Candleholders
By Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi designed for Bitossi vase with a matching set of 4 candle holders.
Candle holders height 6.5'' depth 3.75''.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochroma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Vase Orange Stripes Pottery Italy 1960s
By Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Munich, DE
Bitossi vase, ceramic, stripes, orange, yellow, white. Medium scale vase, with modernist form, glazed in orange, matte white, chartreuse yellow, mint green, and caramel stripes. A fi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Ceramics Seta Vase by Aldo Lodi for Bitossi Raymor, Italy 1960
s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Ceramics Studio Seta Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor Ceramiche. Made in Italy 1960's period. Large fluted neck vase with stripes in green, yellow and ora...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
c.1960s RARE Bitossi Candle Holder by Aldo Londi (1911-2003), Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Skien, NO
RARE Italian Mid-Century Modern Design Studio Ceramic candle / tealight holder / candlestick from ca. 1950/1960s.
Model No. / Production marks: 68/130 Italy
Designer: Aldo Londi (I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and Italica Ars, Italy 1970s
By Italica Ars, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue vase from the 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Flavia Montelupo, also known as Bitossi, for Ars Italica.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Mon...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Mid-century Italian Glazed Ceramic Vase, Marked
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
Aldo Londi Bitossi Mid-century Italian Glazed Ceramic Vase, Marked
Offered for sale is an Italian blue and green glazed ceramic vase attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi. The vase ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Ceramic Vase Pink Stripes Signed Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in Munich, DE
Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor ceramic vase stripes pottery signed, Italy, 1960s, stoneware Cambogia vase in vibrant bands of turquoise, violet, pink, light an...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Art Pottery Table Set Tall Jars
Ashtray
By Aldo Londi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Incredible set by Aldo Londi for Raymor Italy 1950's.
A large pair of lidded jars standing 16 inches tall x 5-1/2 wide.
Large ashtray is 10-1/2 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Vase by Bitossi
Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous vase by Aldo Londi and Bitossi in mustard & burnt orange with archaic impressions banded along symmetrically. Fantastic color. Vase is tapered on both ends. In excellent vin...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Handmade Brown Lacquered Earthenware Pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
This jug is made in lacquered earthenware with brown and orange shades, which are rare colors.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces o...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Gold Metallic, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi vase, ceramic, gold metallic, signed. Small cylinder vase decorated with bands of impressed geometric patterns and glazed in metallic gold. The Bitossi factory mix...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italian vase Rimini blue by Aldo Londi , 1970s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Delft, NL
Amazing Rimini blue vase by Aldo Londi
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Milano Moderna Vase, Ceramic, Green, Brown, Incised, Geometric, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Milano Moderna Vase, Ceramic, Earth Tones, Incised, Geometric, Signed. Tall vase with dumbbell form with an incised geometric pattern and glazed...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,575 Sale Price
55% Off
Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Beige Earthenware Pitcher / Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Montelupo, a city near Florence, and it is one of the most known Italian ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Blue Ceramic Vase of Rimini Blu Collection by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in NEUVILLE-DE-POITOU, FR
Blue ceramic vase of Rimini Blu Collection from the middle of the last century by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lamp holder vase by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi, 1970 Signed.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Ceramic lamp holder by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 1970 .
Glazed ceramic, hand painted, signed.
This rare model was produced in a limited series of pieces,
Each wor...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,224 Sale Price
25% Off
Vase of the Rimini series by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi , 1970
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Terracotta, pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Rimini Blue Vase designed by Aldo Londi for Bittossi Ceramics, Italy 1970s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Mid Century Modern Rectangular Vase, Glazed in various tones of blue - Rimini, Turquoise and Cerulean Blue. The vase was designed by Aldo Lon...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 small Vases by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Montelupo pottery, 70s.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 3 small Ceramics planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Glazed ceramic, hand painted in shades of yellow . .
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Fritte series lamp holder by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1964 Limited series N.31/35
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Fritte Ceramic lamp holder by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 1964 .
Glazed ceramic, green pictorial decoration.
This rare model of the Fritte series was produced in a li...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$3,737 Sale Price
30% Off
Lamp holder vase by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi, 1970 Signed.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large Ceramic lamp holder by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 1970 .
Glazed ceramic, hand painted, signed.
This rare model was produced in a limited series of pieces,
Ea...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,847 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Montelupo pottery, 70s.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Small Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Glazed ceramic, hand painted in shades of yellow . .
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex w...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$687 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Aldo Londi vase by Bitossi ceraic Italy 1960.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Paris, FR
ALDO LONDI. vase, ceramics, Bitossi, Italy, around 1960
A rare Model stamped on the reverse.
Good condition. Crackling frenzy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi, vaso serie Etrusco per Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Firenze, IT
Aldo Londi, vaso serie Etrusco per Bitossi
Vaso creato da Aldo Londi per Bitossi, della serie Etrusco in smalto bianco opaco.
Realizzato negli anni 60.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Red Ceramic Tagliato Vase with Black Matte Exterior by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York City, NY
Red glazed "Tagliato" ceramic vase with black matte exterior by Bitossi, Italy, c. 1960s. Marked on the underside.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vase of the Rimini series by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramics , 1970
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Terracotta, pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Lamp holder vase by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi, 1970 Signed.
By Aldo Londi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Ceramic lamp holder by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 1970 .
Glazed ceramic, hand painted, signed.
This rare model was produced in a limited series of pieces,
Each wor...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Londi Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,224 Sale Price
25% Off
Aldo Londi vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Aldo Londi vases and vessels are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Aldo Londi vases and vessels, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases and vessels by Aldo Londi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases and vessels by Flavio Poli, Fratelli Toso, and Barovier&Toso. Prices for Aldo Londi vases and vessels can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $200 and can go as high as $4,005, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $998.