A stunning design that has literally thrown caution to the wind…
Product Code: Alessi MT04
Dimensions: : Diameter: 22.6cm, H: 19.3cm
Finish-Type: Mirror Polished 18/10 Stainless Steel
The striking La Stanza dello Scirocco citrus basket is part of an intriguing collection of bowl designs by Mario Trimarchi. He has created an appealing range of designs for Alessi that at first glance appear far too delicate for their assigned task. It is only when you actually get chance to hold one in your hands that you realise that the deceptively delicate looking piece is actually crafted from laser cut stainless steel and is more than up to the job…
The design resembles a stack of playing cards tumbling to the ground, creating an engaging collection of geometrically irregular forms. The designs are inspired by childhood memories of the ferocious sirocco wind that pounds Sicily mercilessly for about three days, forcing its inhabitants to shut themselves away in windowless rooms until it subsides. So by contrast with the designer's normally neutral, impersonal aesthetic, the collection is autobiographical and has a narrative element.
Trimachi has created a piece that appeals for many reasons - including a striking interplay with light and shadow.
This is a design that wanders happily in that ambiguous area between art and design because the designer was also interested in the interplay with light and shadow on the design as he was its function. But be in no doubt that this design does actually perform its primary function with ease and aplomb.
'As a child, I stayed in an old country house near Messina in the summer holidays. When the sirocco blows, children just have to wait. They do homework or play with cards, building up marvellous, unstable, fragile castles. I tried to reproduce all these sensations in this collection.'
The stainless steel is also meticulously polished to produce an eye catching mirror finish.
A distinctive gift for a wedding, anniversary or house warming present...
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Price£91.00
