Alessi Discolo Baskets & Fruit Bowls
DISCOLO BASKETS & FRUIT BOWLS
DISCOLO BASKETS & FRUIT BOWLS
Designed By Federico Angi
Fascinated by the aluminium trays used in Cologne, Germany to serve the local Kölschstyle beer, Federico Angi designed a seemingly elementary and familiar object.
Discolo is a centrepiece with a generous rim that conceals a complex design and production details.
DESIGNER
FEDERICO ANGI
Born in Milan in 1982, he is an Italian industrial designer known for his minimalist approach to furniture and product design.
He holds a degree in Industrial Design from Politecnico di Milano.
He has collaborated with leading design studios, and in 2010 founded his own practice, focusing on furniture, lighting, and spatial design.
His aesthetic is centered on clean, essential forms with a strong attention to detail.
His work has been exhibited at the Triennale di Milano and showcased at major design fairs in Paris and New York.
INFORMATION
MATERIAL
Centrepiece with generous rim. Turned aluminium sheet with coloured anodization, green.
BRAND
Alessi
PRODUCT TYPE
Baskets & Fruit Bowls
CODE
ITM03
PRODUCTION
Made in Germany
DESIGNER
Federico Angi
FEATURES
The anodized aluminium comes in three colours – orange, green and sky blue – that emphasise the object's shape and give it a strong scenic presence.
AVALABLE COLOR
3
YEAR PRODUCTION STARTED
2023
USE
Tableware
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor
COLOR
DETAIL
FAMILY
Il Tornitore Matto
Il Tornitore Matto is the brainchild of Alberto Alessi. Developed in collaboration with Giulio Iacchetti, it is the start of a new experimental design brand.
Rooted in the manufacturing origins of the Alessi company, the initiative is an offshoot, a collection of objects that meld design, industry and craftwork. The stimuli behind this enterprise are many, but two of them stand out.
One is the decorative arts movement Wiener Werkstätte, whose approach has been a constant reference for Alberto Alessi throughout the years. Founded in 1903, the “Viennese Workshop” involved many of the most talented artists of that period.
Working side by side with craftspeople, they created exquisitely refined artifacts. The second main stimulus behind Il Tornitore Matto is Alice in Wonderland, a world where rules are wacky. This connects to the project’s freedom from the typical limits of industrial production to give free rein to human creativity.
Nine designers including Iacchetti participated in this first chapter of the manufacturing adventure whose aim is poetic techne. Each piece of the collection is marked with the production year and a sequential number.
