Alessi

Author: Li Degeng
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Alessi grew up in Milan, and it is undoubtedly one of the most influential product design companies of the second half of the 20th century. Alessi revolutionized the way we view household goods, transforming the production of basic utilitarian products into creating innovative, colorful, clever, and practical products for the home. This is a lively and illustrated retrospective of the company whose name almost represents design in the 20th century. Alessi was founded in the 1920s. But it only gained global fame in the 1980s and 1990s for its highly personalized and popular product designs, including bottle openers, knives, kettles, and tea sets. The designers under Alessi—“the design giants” on the list are a who's who of modern design, including Achille Castiglioni, Philippe Starck, Richard Sapper, Michele Grigoris, and Frank Gehry. The book features exquisite images of their works.