{"id":12624,"date":"2015-05-18T18:37:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T17:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kissthedesign.ch\/product\/alzata-500-bowl-ettore-sottsass-bitossi\/"},"modified":"2019-02-16T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T11:50:39","slug":"bowl-alzata500-sottsass-bitossi","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.kissthedesign.ch\/en\/product\/bowl-alzata500-sottsass-bitossi\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzata 500 bowl | Ettore Sottsass | Bitossi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alzata 500 &\u00a0501 bowl, design\u00a0Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi<\/h2>\n

Ettore Sottsass (1917 – 2007) is a major figure of postmodernism. He joined the Italian Anti-design movement in the 60’s and Studio Alchimia founded by\u00a0Alessandro Mendini, before to create the Memphis group in 1981.<\/p>\n

The Alzata bowls serie was designed in 1958 for Bitossi and is part of the\u00a0Hollywood series.
\nCeramic bowl, black and white, mat. Signed under the base.
\nAvailable in 2 sizes
\nAlzata piccola 500.\u00a0Size:\u00a0H 18 cm, \u00f8 21 cm.
\nAlzata grande 501.\u00a0Size: H 23 cm, \u00f8 25 cm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The collaboration between Aldo Londi at Bitossi Ceramiche and Ettore Sottsass started in the 1950.\u00a0Thus were created the well-known black and white ceramics, the multicolour \u201cTotems\u201d and the historical production for Memphis. Sottsass had a positive and important influence on the artistic development of the company. Ettore Sottsass opened the way from tradition to design.<\/p>\n

The Italian manufacturer was created in 1921 by Guido Bitossi close to Firenze (a place with strong tradition in ceramic manufacture). The company came to design in the 50’s with Aldo Londi as art director.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bitossi is a reference in ceramic design for collectors and is an example of Italian excellence, thanks a.o. pieces by important designers like Ettore Sottsass and Piero Fornasetti. Bitossi always keeps alive its original craft roots, combined with a constant innovation, as visible in the contemporary production of limited editions by big names like Arik Levy, DimoreStudio and Karim Rashid.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1487099865373{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]\n

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