Alessi Centrepiece Yellow/Natural wood Wood. Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 14 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. This centrepiece is made in
Italy using a partly manual turning process, from solid FSC-certified lime wood.
It consists of a leg on a round base, topped by a large bowl. This centrepiece
takes on an aesthetic dear to Sottsass, with the superimposition of volumes and
shapes of different sizes that reach upwards, like “a tree with formidable
branches and roots firmly anchored in the ground”. Fascinating with its
incisive, assertive design, it’s a small work of art that will capture
attention in any interior. Variations in grain, knots and the look of the wooden
make each centrepiece unique. The large bowl can hold fruit, chocolates and
sweets, dried flowers or other decorative items, according to your personal
taste and requirements. 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.
