Alessi Bottle opener Yellow/Black Plastic material. Dimensions: Ø 6 x H
21 cm. In 2021, the most famous pair of corkscrews in Italian design are taking
on a new range of colours designed in homage to the chromatic research work of
its creator. Anna G. and Alessandro M. come from the visual alphabet of
Alessandro Mendini (1931–2019), one of the main innovators of Italian design
in the 1980s. These brand-new colours (2021) are the result of a selection made
from pictorial studies painted by Mendini himself. This chromatic range reflects
the specifics of Mendini’s very personal expressive lexicon that can be found
in his architecture and design projects. These new colours give rise to a new
interpretation of the two iconic corkscrews. These never-before-seen versions by
Anna G. and Alessandro M. are intended for collectors of Alessandro
Mendini's creations and his corkscrews, as well as anyone looking for a tool
that combines function and emotion to open a good bottle of wine. Design
self-portrait created by Alessandro Mendini in 1994, the Alessandro M. corkscrew
is a creature-object which, through its continual transformations, gives rise to
an incredible gallery of characters. A charming, courteous character whose
smile delights users as they enjoy a fine glass of wine. Very functional,
perfectly suited to everyday use, the Alessandro M. corkscrew has an expressive
presence: something to keep in view on the kitchen worktop! Alessandro Mendini:
„I have often considered my design as a system of signs, sometimes simple,
sometimes complex, which tangle with one other and constantly find a new
expression in the objects, homes, furniture and spaces I design. Visual
alphabets, signs, colours, images, decorative elements, always similar but never
identical, caught in a continuous, infinite movement, on a small as well as a
large scale, in both two and three dimensions. A search for writing of a
written, almost literary vision, where alphabets converge to form true visual
languages“.
