Aldo Londi

Aldo Londi was born in Montelupo of Florence in 1911, and almost immediately became immersed in the world of pottery. At the age of 11 he took his first job with a ceramics manufacturer, where he immersed himself in the craft.
After the war, Londi continued his work and eventually was made Art Director of the famous Bitossi family ceramics studio in Montelupo. It was at Bitossi that he designed thousands of forms, both functional and sculptural, and then thousands of patterns and techniques to apply to them. Rimini Blu remains his signature pattern, a great mid century modern classic.