Table dishes glasses cutlery salad bowls and bowls boxes and jars cups trays trays and cake. He held that position for over 50 years, and created thousand of designs for vases, jugs, animals, candle stick holders and. The traditional art of ceramic working meets design thanks to partnerships with prominent designers, such as aldo londi, ettore sottsass, piero fornasetti, arik levy, karim rashid, ginevra bocini, fabio novembre, ronan and erwan bouroullec, luisa bocchietto and mario ferrarini. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. What to consider when selecting an estate sale company. Bitossi ceramiche bitossi ceramiche is an example of italian expertise born in the early 1900s.
Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created. After being taken prisoner in south africa during ww2, he returned to italy and in 1946 was appointed artistic director at bitossi. Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in october 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21. See more ideas about italian pottery, pottery and ceramics. Best italian furniture catalogue classic furniture italy classic bedroom furniture italy. With three or four kilometers to go, on a little rise, guimard took off and i followed him. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Without that factory authentication pieces by bitossi or flavia that lack a definitive mark or logo are subject to speculation. Until i find a bitossi raymor piece with the same pattern and its label intact i wont know for certain. A descendant from a long, long line of tuscan ceramic manufacturers, guido bitossi established his own ceramic craft works near florence, in montelupo, in 1921. A new collection has been launched in collaboration with not for sale that goes back to basics, starting with abc.
I especially like the textures and vibrant colours that came out of the bitossi studio in the. The result is a series of table settings that are coordinated yet highly individual, and. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Factoring in hours spent organizing and cleaning the home in preparation for the sale, the cost to advertise, the cost of supplies such as bags and wrapping used for customers at that sale, credit card fees associated with item sales, staffing for open sale days to watch over your home and your items, and lastly but not limited to the labor. As it is 31 centimeters in diameter and very big size, i use it for main dish as well as a pizza and can serve the tapa of several kinds. The trays are available in four sizes and four glazed finishes salt, matte, crackle and soba reflecting the rich and varied palette of the ceramics. That beautiful piece of bitossi pottery is in your sightline. The education and attitude to design have converged in the current collections featuring aesthetic sense of shapes, harmony of colors and an inclination to simplicity, as well as elegance and good taste. Bitossi create versatile tabletop items inspired by their tuscan heritage and fused with a cosmopolitan twist.
Aldo londi was born in montelupo in 1911, and started working for a ceramics manufacturer when he was 11 years old. Still in production for over sixty years, the collection has become indispensable to the bitossi ceramiche name. We never made overwhelmed by mode, too often fleeting, but we tried to define a style linked to the use and reinterpretation of the signs. This may mean they were made for export and the retailer didnt want a pottery mark on it which happened on some of bitossis pieces made for raymor or its from another italian pottery, maybe also retailed by raymor. Franco bitossi, the grand champion with the crazy heart. Franco bitossi born 1 september 1940 is an italian former professional cyclist for filotex. Antique tea cups, tea party, tea sets vintage, vintage. The education and attitude to design have converged in the. Explore all serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created by bitossi. A lot of riders had to go home that day because they didnt. The new international commentary nic is decadeslong project has become recognized by scholars, pastors, and serious bible students as critical yet orthodox commentary marked by solid biblical scholarship within the evangelical protestant. Bitossi ceramics, best known for its supersaturated blue hue, was founded in 1921 italy. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This vase could be by bitossi but only the factory can confirm its authenticity.
Drawing on centuries of expertise, bitossi continues the ceramic tradition by introducing an innovative artistic sensibility. My channels of creativity have primarily been through music and photography professional for a long time i have also admired pottery and ceramics for the richness of colors that are possible with this art form and the sense of balance conveyed by their symmetrical shape. Bitossi ceramiche products, collections and more architonic. As a professional cyclist, from 1961 until 1978, he won a total of 171. This charming piece can be placed in any room in the home and can serve as a purely decorative object that will liven up the atmosphere in any room. This is a stunning large vintage bitossi ceramiche pottery horse, made in italy circa 1960s. Home about us vist our new showroom online shop contact testimonials current stock furniture gallery. House logo free vector art 39,372 free downloads vecteezy. Bitossi home has 379 photos and videos on their instagram profile. Tajine projects photos, videos, logos, illustrations and branding on. Since 1871 the bitossi family has manufactured ceramics in montelupo fiorentino, where ceramicists have thrived since the 16th century. Antique tea cups, tea party, tea sets vintage, vintage tea cup is a highresolution transparent png image.
Apart from the occasional dabbling in clay, i am also an avid. Yoox exclusive items of italian and international designer. Londi channelled his experimentation with different materials, colours and techniques into the meticulous stylistic rimini blu, launched in 1959. For 40 years we value our tradition that binds us historically to ceramics, we renew constantly with particular attention to the world of the table and everything that revolves around it. The brand was established in 1921 and in the 50s aldo londis artistic direction started a successful collaboration with architect ettore sottsass and began a series of relationships with important designers who, attracted by the value of this historic. Their iconic blue period began in 1959, with the introduction of the rimini blu collection, but bitossi is known for their pieces in warm shades too mix the two for the ultimate boho look. Choose from 18 authentic bitossi animal sculptures for sale on 1stdibs. Via castellucci, 10 50056 montelupo fiorentino fi tel. Younger offshoot bitossi home was created in 2007 to showcase contemporary homeware. Pioneers in the italian ceramics industry, bitossi ceramiche was established at the beginning of the twentieth century. So, it is helpful to consider the other ways in which the pottery may be identified. Bitossi ceramiche began in the early 1900s and was built on ceramic production traditions of sixteenth century montelupo fiorentino florence. During the first years of the sixties industrie bitossi perceived that the growing demand for quality and quantity coming for the newly born and fast developing modern ceramic industry could not be satisfied by the available technology. Resembling ancient clay horses made in greece, rome or china, very solid and imposing in stature.
Bitossi home is an italian leading company in tableware. Gently used bitossi furniture up to 50% off at chairish. My own investigative study concluded that 65% of the items being sold on ebay as works by bitossi have nothing to do with the company. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. To add some spice, not every piece that left the factories had a mark. It is the piece you have been waiting years for and it is just what you need to spice up your collection. The education and attitude to design have converged into the current collections featuring aesthetic sense of shapes, harmony of colours and an inclination to simplicity, as well as elegance and good taste. This charming piece can be placed in any room in the home and can serve as a. A pizza plate of bitossi home, trabelsi leeds that just stamped the record of the trip. A wonderful stylised form to this cavallo horse sculpture, designed by aldo londi in 1963.
The bitossi family was documented in the territory of montelupo fiorentino as far back as 1536. Over the centuries they have been kiln workers, sculptors, painters, but especially potters in this area with its ancient ceramic traditions, only a few kilometers away from the city of florence, and in the twentieth. Bitossi european makers for sale shop with afterpay ebay. Of the print graze it, and condition lets feel a vintage to be, and is stylish. Bitossi ceramiche is still run by the same family and thanks to the historical and cultural heritage that was recovered in these last years, it keeps alive its original craft roots, combined with a. In 1921, guido bitossi cemented his familys work in ceramics by transforming what was a local craft into bitossi ceramiche. It is a very clean transparent background image and its resolution is 500x268, please mark the image source when quoting it. Bitossi home, interpreter of the tuscan table setting, proposes a new concept.
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