Rimini Blu Catchall Ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Description

Large Italian handmade ceramic vide-poche or catchall tray in the vibrant signature blue of Aldo Londi's iconic art pottery collection … more Large Italian handmade ceramic vide-poche or catchall tray in the vibrant signature blue of Aldo Londi's iconic art pottery collection Rimini Blu, originally designed in 1959 for Bitossi Ceramiche and imported by Raymor in the 1960s. The cigar ashtray features a deep blue glaze that varies in turquoise and aqua green shades and undertones and has a radiant sheen. The hand carved patterns of lines, dots and Xs on the dish produce a Brutalist mid-century modern aesthetic. The whole is finished in an amazing high quality glaze.

Bitossi (or Manifattura Cavaliere Bitossi e Figlia) was founded by Guido Bitossi in Florence, Italy in 1921. The Bitossi Foundation released the biography of the master Aldo Londi and presented a show dedicated to him, titled “Aldo Londi, a 20th Century Ceramist.”. less