Alessi Bottle opener Black Wood. Dimensions: Ø 6 x H 18 cm. Notice to
collectors, design fans and all those who want to rediscover the essential
figures of Italian design!The iconic Italian brand Alessi is celebrating its
100th anniversary with “Alessi 100 Values Collection”: a collection of
surprising objects from the Archives of the Alessi Museum. This series brings
together projects that have never been produced before, never-before-seen
versions of cult items as well as icons in the making. Twelve projects, each
referring to a different value, will be presented over twelve months, from April
2021 to March 2022. “Alessi 100 Values Collection” celebrates 100 years
of research in the field of applied arts and the beginning of a new century of
experimentation… Alessi or “industrial craftsmanship”… Alessi is halfway
between a series production unit and a craftsman's workshop. All operations
there are carried out using machines, but machines used in a spirit of
craftsmanship, rather than conditioned by the logic of an assembly line. In this
way, they comply with all the designer’s expressive requirements. The
Twergi collection was born in 1989 from a desire to revitalise the tradition of
wood-turning, an iconic source of know-how of the region where Alessi is based.
Fascinated by the simplicity of the wooden lathe, an ancestral artisanal
machine, Ettore Sottsass, Andrea Branzi and many young designers of that time
were inspired to design creations that are reissued today. Alessi is reissuing
some of Ettore Sottsass’s finest creations from the Twergi collection. New
chromatic combinations are now added to the original colours. A masterful play
of coloured volumes which gives rise to a tool perfectly suited to its function:
the corkscrew according to Ettore Sottsass is, like all his other creations for
Alessi, both effective and captivating. It’s made in Italy using a partly
manual turning process, from FSC-certified solid beech. The volumes designed by
Sottsass compose an ergonomic shape with a comfortable grip. Fascinating, with
its incisive, assertive design, it’s a small, expressive work of art, a
household totem that will capture your guests’ attention. Ettore Sottsass
(1917–2007) is recognised worldwide as one of the great innovators of design
and architecture of the second half of the 20th century. An influential master
whose creations are exhibited in the greatest museums of design and contemporary
art, he received numerous prizes and awards during his long career.
