Here are a few designs I fell in love with - and well, yes - may have
spent more money than needed.
Almost any product from Alessi is a good example of operating on
several levels. Originally a metal craft factory from Northern Italy,
Alessi5 keeps no designer on staff but commissions well-known
architects and designers to turn their everyday kitchen accessories
into whimsical, functional and attractive objects.
The Anna G. corkscrew, by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi, works
smoothly and sits beautifully in my kitchen – and seemingly from
her smile, getting on well with the bottles of wine with which she
shares the shelf. It gets high points for both visceral and behavioral
aspects.
The Philips/Alessi toaster, also by Mendini, has a streamline
influence of the early 1920’s and 30’s and what futurist doesn