Alessi

Twergi Bottle opener wood / By Ettore Sottsass - Alessi 100 Values Collection

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 wood 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.

In detail:

• Variation : Pink

• Brand : Alessi

• Designer : Ettore Sottsass

• Type : Bottle opener

• Colour : Pink - Red - Yellow

• Material : FSC-certified solid turned beech, water-based paint - Stainless steel worm

• Dimensions : Ø 6 x H 18 cm
• Weight : 0.66 lb
• Characteristics : Alessi 100 Values Collection: collection to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Alessi brand - Model created in 1993 by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) - Made in Italy using a partly manual turning process - FSC-certified wood - Packaging specially created for Alessi's centenary
• Country of Manufacture : Italy