Indiscret!ons

January 16, 2009 at 11:23 am (Tableware) (, )

Pss!Pss! I have an indiscretion!

Today begins the Macef 2009 (16th – 19th January) and Alessi is going to present its new SpringSummer collection by Chipperfield:

New Collection SpringSummer2009

New Collection SpringSummer2009

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P8

December 17, 2008 at 11:27 am (Table Accessories, Tableware) (, , )

Programma 8 by Franco Sargiani and Eija Helander for Alessi 2005

70s: Franco Sargiani and Eija Helander Alessi draw for the “Program 8″, a comprehensive and full of small household objects and modular units based on the same methodology employed by the International style of architecture of that period: the theory of metaprogettazione to open system, adapted to the composition of infinite free housing types and formal. Defined by Alessandro Mendini “the most advanced system ever built home at the international level” (home Landscape, 1979) this project, a radical revision of the instruments for service in the kitchen table and geared for maximum convenience and flexibility of use that all ‘era of his presentation was much buzz in the small world of the Arts de la table, is now resumed and completed by adding features from the cook and serve the store.

Table set 70s

Table set 70s

A distance of three decades, and after so much work Alessi  has developed on the research front and expressive of the strong visual identity of objects, it seems interesting to repeat the scene of this beautiful utopia design standards and deactivation of archetypal forms of household, research a different balance between Bello and Profit.

This series composed of flat plates, dessert plates and a bowl, all in white porcelain, complete the “Programma 8″ line, fitting precisely into the guiding aesthetic of simple expressive rigour and modularity that characterises the project as a whole.

 

The primary and fundamental unit remains the stainless steel tray around which grow stoneware containers, dosing for oil, vinegar, salt, pepper in 18/10 stainless steel mirror polished, bakelite and glass, cutlery from the service, bamboo-wooden chopping board with feet in non-slip rubber.

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F.F.F.

December 13, 2008 at 11:17 am (Table Accessories, Tableware) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Family Follows Fiction

designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Guido Venturini, Stefano Pirovano, Massimo Giacon, Philippe Starck, Mattia di Rosa, Alejandro Ruiz, Michael Graves, Biagio Cisotti, Alessandro Mendini, Lorena Bozzoli and CSA/LPWK.

A di Alessi products are the result of longstanding collaborations with the best international designers.
Working from a desire to introduce the public at large to the quality and exclusivity of the finest contemporary design, they have created a line of “democratic” and accessible products for every home.
This innovative grater is part of the Family Follows Fiction (F.F.F.) range, hilariously funny and fantasy-inspired products ideal for enlivening any family home.

The metaproject F.F.F. begun in 1991, grew out of a desire to explore the emotional structure of objects, focused in the most delicate, intimate, sensory human needs.
The objects became ludic tools, telling little tales, giving captivating twists to everyday uses, suggesting a mediation with playfulness and becoming a bridge to the fantastical.
At the outset the idea was to reproduce the process of creation and animation of the object common to the world of childhood and to primitive cultures.

Since 2004, the year of “Anna G.” and “Alessandro M.”, we have all been waiting for a new element of surprise on the corkscrew front. “Parrot”, the practical, pocket-sized sommelier corkscrew, has been designed to meet these expectations.

sommelier corkscrew

sommelier corkscrew

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Colombina collection

December 2, 2008 at 8:55 pm (Tableware) (, , , )

Colombina collection – by Doriana Mandrelli and Massimiliano Fuksas for Alessi

an interesting experiment in color and form

2008

With the porcelain and glassware presentation, Doriana and Massimilinao Fuksas have completed the “Colombina Collection”, a table set that not only stands out for its aesthetic quality but offers a refined and ambitious innovation for current dinning services.

The Colombina collection is a lovely design, characterized by a sculptural approach: elegant, new, and pleasing plates, containers and cups made from different materials and different colours. It is a complete set, open to the evolution of being on the table at the same time with its gaming component, its attitude to change and change in the composition of the items on the table.

One thing contains another, or they can easily be placed side by side like a welcoming pile of petals that can be leafed through one by one according to the guests’ preferences and, naturally, the dinner options.

The components of the table set are made of: bone China, white porcelain, black melamine and crystal.

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The Beauty of Eating

September 28, 2008 at 10:56 pm (Tableware) (, , , )

Bettina – design Future Systems, for Alessi 2008

The “Bettina” table service, designed by Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems, a group of architects who has already worked with Alessi in 2003 on “Tea & Coffee Towers”, is certainly Alessi’s most innovative design in this area. It took a long time to complete ( over 4 years), many sketches, designs and prototypes to achieve the elegant and simple result.

Beauty, flexibility, practicality are the keywords.

The Table set

The set includes plates, platters, bowls and cups (coffee, tea and mugs) and the cutlery set. The items are multifuctional: for example the saucer can be used for both the mocha cup and the tea cup, or can be used as a plate for a dessert or a side dish.

the production material is thick porcelain.

The Glassware

One of the most peculiar and curious characteristics is the glassware which consists of two separate parts, the cup in crystal clear glass and the base. The design makes them appear to be a single element, but reality is very different!!

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