{"product_id":"ginger-jar-vase-by-alvino-bagni-for-raymor-italy","title":"GINGER JAR VASE BY ALVINO BAGNI FOR RAYMOR (ITALY)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ginger jar shaped vase was created by Alvino Bagni for Raymor. It features a drapery decor in shades of crimson, orange, and maroon with accents in silver and black. It was probably produced in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALVINO BAGNI\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1919 in Lastra a Signa in the environs of Florence. His boyhood and adolescence were spent without his father; as a communist, he had been exiled under Italian fascism. The young Bagni learned the basics of drawing and clay modeling under the tutelage of artist\/sculptor Torello Santini. Bagni's interest in ceramics—a locally important industry—grew, and he found work at Arnaldo Pugi’s furnace in Ponte a Signa. Following WWII, Pugi helped him finance the opening of his own studio, BAGNI CERAMICHE, where several family members including wife Gina were employed. Gina would work along side Bagni throughout his career. 3,500 elephant-head plates bearing the slogan “I like Ike” were manufactured for export during Eisenhower's 1952 US presidential campaign—an early and prophetic commission: the large majority of Bagni’s work would be for the US market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s and '60s Bagni established fundamental collaborations with Bitossi Ceramiche in nearby Montelupo Fiorentino and with the import companies Rosenthal Netter and Raymor, the latter being a dominant American firm. These relationships allowed Bagni to open a larger, better-equipped factory where he was able to surround himself with highly skilled artists—Enzo Borgini, M. Mannori, Remo Buti, and Michelangelo Santonocito among them. Bagni produced a stunning variety of designs for Raymor, including some highly individualistic studio work. He was always experimenting with glazes and produced some truly radical combinations and colors schemes. A case in point is the 'Sea Garden' décor, an unusual mix of turquoise, blue, green, yellow, brown, and black. Bagni often incorporated metal rings or other pieces with his ceramic designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1980 BAGNI CERAMICHE had almost 100 employees and was internationally renowned for high-quality, artistic production and the use of innovative techniques. However, as the world increasingly opened up to global competition, the company found itself in financial straits. Tied as it was to an “artisanal” approach, it struggled to withstand the downward pressure on prices. Despite Bagni's noble efforts to save his factory and employees, BAGNI CERAMICHE closed for good in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBagni returned to pottery with Nuove Forme, a venture founded with son-in-law Gianfranco Ghiretti in 1993. A natural evolution of his older company, Nuove Forme continued to research and experiment with colors and processes. It found its niche producing limited runs of virtually unique objects for the most discerning of buyers. Nuove Forme owns many of Bagni's historical designs and curates an enormous Bagni showroom—something of a museum of his work. Bagni retired for health reasons in 2001. He died in 2009 at age 90.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"js-heading-details\" class=\"section-title\"\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"js-heading-details\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"product-info-content collapse in\" id=\"js-info-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e4.5ʺW × 4.5ʺD × 8.25ʺH\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStyles\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAbstract\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eItalian\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMid-Century Modern\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAlvino Bagni\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDesigner\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAlving Bagni\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePeriod\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e1970s\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePlace of Origin\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eItaly\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eItem Type\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"item-type-item\"\u003eVintage, Antique or Pre-owned\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMaterials\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eCeramic\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eGood Condition, Original Condition Unaltered\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eColor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eRed\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"tear-sheet-actions js-product-tear-sheet-actions\"\u003e\n\u003ca aria-label=\"Print Tear Sheet\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/product\/2456580\/tear-sheet\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cicon cicon-printer\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca aria-label=\"Download Tear Sheet\" download=\"vintage-vase-by-alvino-bagni.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/product\/2456580\/tear-sheet?is_download=1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cicon cicon-download\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"js-swap-sibling\"\u003e EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KELLY LOCKER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31639975559210,"sku":"GINGER JAR VASE BY ALVINO BAGNI FOR RAYMOR (ITALY)","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/products\/IMG_20200522_114454-01.jpg?v=1590166711","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/ginger-jar-vase-by-alvino-bagni-for-raymor-italy","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}