Shiba saucepan - Ø 18 cm with lid by Alessi

"Alberto Alessi, about the ""Shiba"" collection designed by Naoto Fukasawa: ""The core of this project lies in the consideration that, at the end of the day, in your private life, you tend to use a very limited number of pots and pans compared to the traditional concept of cookware. So Fukasawa limited himself to designing only those that are strictly necessary, with his characteristic minimalist rigor, which are the same ones that we produced. They were designed for a family of four, with the possibility of being extended to include a couple of guests. Their shape, seemingly modest, hides an exasperated study of details, as might be expected from his purist expression. Accompanying this project, Naoto added some of his own personal recipes from Japan, to which I responded with an equal number of recipes from my family's tradition."""

Detailed color: Ø 18 cm - Mirror polished steel & Natural wood
Detailed material: Saucepan in mirror polished multiply (thickness 2,5 mm) : steel external layer, aluminium medium layer and stainless steel internal layer - Lid in stainless steel double wall - Handle and knob in wood

Alessi Italian manufacturing soared to new heights in the 20^th century and one company is synonymous with this lofty ascent. Beginning with coffee sets and trays and by the 1950s collaborating with international architects and designers including Ettore Sottsass, Alessi gained international popularity with its first cult object designed by Richard Sapper in 1978. Linking the present to the past, Sapper designed an espresso coffee pot. Philippe Starck was soon to follow with the Juicy Salif lemon squeezer, which has found its way into the Whitney Collection in New York. In fact, Alessi products can be found in museums across the world. Innovation and experimentation are two keys to understanding Alessi’s success.