“Christy” suger bowl by Christopher Dresser, Alessi

1993

Designed by Christopher Dresser

Produced by Alessi, Italy

H8.5*13*13 cm

The original design of the vessel is from 1885 and was crafted in metal by Christopher Dresser. In 1993, Alessi re-launched a resin replica in different colors.

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) was one of the main interpreters of the Arts and Crafts aesthetic movement, a design theorist, and one of the first people to interpret the designer's profession in a modern and independent way. He is known as the world's first designer .

About Alessi, In 1921, Italian craftsman Giovanni Alessi purchased a piece of land in Omegna, Piedmont, and together with his brothers founded a small studio called Fratelli Alessi Omegna. The studio initially produced handcrafted wooden and metal tableware and homewares, often inspired by the Art Nouveau designs popular in Austria and England at the time. Obsessed with quality and detail, Giovanni Alessi quickly led his company to success.

In 1932, Giovanni's eldest son Carlo Alessi joined the family business and designed most of Alessi's products between 1935 and 1945, playing an increasingly important role in the company's introduction of industrial processes over the years. As a result of this breakthrough, Alesi received numerous commissions from hotels and restaurants. In 1945, Giovanni's other son Ettore Alessi joined the company as director of the technical office and soon began commissioning projects from independent designers such as Luigi Massoni.

The 1970s was the era of the third generation of the Alessi family. The visionary Alberto Alessi was strongly influenced by the avant-garde scene in Milan at the time and began the transformation of the company with the goal of making Alessi one of the most advanced and modern manufacturers of designer products in the world. Alberto believes that the "function" of an object must always include an emotional component, and for this reason he collaborates with numerous designers and architects to create new collections imbued with poetry, spirit and identity.

In the following decades, Alessi collaborated with Eero Aarnio, Ron Arad, Mario Botta, the Bouroullec Brothers, Andrea Branzi, the Campana Brothers, the Castiglioni brothers, Nigel Coates, Joe Colombo, Michele De Lucchi, Naoto Fukasawa, Frank Gehry, Anna Gili, Michael Graves, Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, Piero Lissoni, Enzo Mari, Alessandro Mendini, Jasper Morrison, Jean Nouvel, Karim Rashid, Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Studio Job, Marcel Wanders and other designers

Alessi products can be admired in many museums around the world: the most important pieces on display include the Bombé tea and coffee set by Carlo Alessi (1945), the teapot 9091 (1983) by Richard Sapper and the 9093 (1983) teapot by Michael Graves 1985), Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif citrus juicer (1990) and Alessandro Mendini's Anna Gili corkscrew (1993). Another project of great significance and originality was the Tea & Coffee Piazza series of 1983, for which Alberto commissioned limited edition "miniature buildings" from many great architects, such as Hans Hollein, Charles Jencks, Richard Meier, Aldo Rossi, Stanley Tigerman and Robert Venturi.

Despite the diversity of its various product lines and collections, Alessi has always focused on the highest production quality, especially in nickel, chrome-plated metal, silver and plastic products. The family-owned company is nearly half a century old and remains a leader in the industry. In 1998, the Alessi Museum opened in Milan, where visitors can admire design prototypes, drawings, projects, photographs, publications and catalogues.

黑色树脂容器 Christopher Dresser设计, Alessi 复刻版本

设计年：1885；制造年：1993

设计师：Christopher Dresser （1834-1904）

制造商：Alessi, 意大利

高8.5*13*13 厘米

容器的最初设计源自 1885 年，由 Christopher Dresser 以金属制作。 1993 年，Alessi 重新推出了不同颜色的树脂复刻版本。

Christopher Dresser （1834-1904）是工艺美术美学运动的主要诠释者之一、设计理论家，也是最早以现代和独立的方式诠释设计师职业的人之一，被称为全世界第一位设计师。

关于Alessi, 1921 年，意大利工匠 Giovanni Alessi 在皮埃蒙特大区的 Omegna 购买了一块土地，并与兄弟一起创办了一家名为 Fratelli Alessi Omegna 的小工作室。 该工作室最初生产手工制作的木制和金属餐具以及家居用品，其灵感通常来自当时奥地利和英国流行的新艺术风格设计。 Giovanni Alessi 痴迷于品质和细节，很快带领他的公司取得了成功。

1932 年，Giovanni 的长子 Carlo Alessi 加入了家族企业，并在 1935 年至 1945 年间设计了 Alessi 的大部分产品，多年来在公司引进工业流程方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。 由于这一突破，阿莱西从酒店和餐馆获得了大量佣金。 1945 年，Giovanni 的另一个儿子 Ettore Alessi 加入公司，担任技术办公室主任，并很快开始委托 Luigi Massoni 等独立设计师设计项目。

70年代，是 Alessi 家族第三代的时代。 富有远见的Alberto Alessi受到当时米兰前卫界的强烈影响，开始了公司的转型工作，目标是使 Alessi 成为世界上最先进、最现代的设计师产品制造商之一。 Alberto 认为，物品的“功能”必须始终包含情感成分，为此，他与无数设计师和建筑师合作，创造出充满诗意、精神和身份的新系列。

在接下来的几十年里，Alessi 与 Eero Aarnio, Ron Arad, Mario Botta, the Bouroullec Brothers, Andrea Branzi, the Campana Brothers, the Castiglioni brothers, Nigel Coates, Joe Colombo, Michele De Lucchi, 深泽直人, Frank Gehry, Anna Gili, Michael Graves, Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, Piero Lissoni, Enzo Mari, Alessandro Mendini, Jasper Morrison, Jean Nouvel, Karim Rashid, Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Studio Job, Marcel Wanders 等设计师合作

Alessi 产品可以在全球许多博物馆中欣赏到：展出的最重要的作品包括 Carlo Alessi 设计的 Bombé 茶具和咖啡具（1945 年）、Richard Sapper 设计的 9091（1983 年）茶壶和 Michael Graves 设计的 9093（1985 年） 、Philippe Starck 的 Juicy Salif 柑橘榨汁机 (1990) 和 Alessandro Mendini 的 Anna Gili 开瓶器 (1993)。 另一个具有重要意义和独创性的项目是 1983 年的 Tea & Coffee Piazza 系列，Alberto 委托许多伟大的建筑师设计了限量版的“微型建筑”，如 Hans Hollein、Charles Jencks、Richard Meier、Aldo Rossi、Stanley Tigerman 和 Robert Venturi。

尽管其各种产品线和系列多种多样，但 Alessi 始终专注于最高的生产质量，特别是镍、镀铬金属、银和塑料产品。 这家家族企业拥有近半个世纪的历史且仍然是该行业的领先者。 1998 年，阿莱西博物馆 (Alessi Museum) 在米兰开放，观众可以在馆内欣赏设计原型、图纸、项目、照片、出版物和目录。