Alessi Salt and pepper mill Red Wood. Dimensions: Ø 7 x H 15 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 mill is made
in Italy using a partly manual turning process, from FSC-certified solid beech.
Using the colourful overlapping volumes typical of Sottsass's style, this mill
is a nod to fans of the designer's iconic totems. This colourful little
sculpture can be displayed on a table or worktop. With just a few turns of the
wrist, even the simplest of dishes are topped off to perfection, thanks to the
intensity of freshly ground herbs, for delicious meals. The shape of the mill
provides a firm, comfortable grip. The ceramic mechanism adapts to all types of
elements, allowing even very hard ingredients like salt crystals to be ground.
Two wings at the base of the mill let you regulate the grinding size. 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.
