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Newly
Stocked Items
an area
in our Alessi section which will be updated regularly to show new designs
retromodern is now stocking from Alessi
click
on
Jasper
Morrison's Saladim salad bowls (now in green for 2000)
to
view several newly stocked objects added in July including new releases
from Alessi as well as some classics
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Upcoming
Items
a preview
of the Spring 2000
Alessi
Collection featuring several new designs plus some favorites and surprises
introduced in the new Alessi Colorlink 2000 colors of white gold, pale
blue, and navy blue; several of these designs will be in stock from Milan
throughout
the Spring
shown
left is Juicy Salif which will is now available in a 24 carat gold
edition in honor of the 10th anniversary of this world-famous design
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Dinnerware,
Flatware,
and
Stemware
retromodern
stocks several dinnerware, stemware, and flatware designs by Sottsass,
Mendini, Starck, Dominoni, and Castiglioni
click
on Castiglioni's Dry cutlery to view the extensive range and new lower
pricing for 2000
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Cookware
a new
area in our Alessi section which features stainless cookware by Stefano
Giovannoni, Massimo Morozzi, and Abdi Abdelkader
click
on Giovannoni's new Mami cookware range to view several great examples
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Alessi
il Bagno
given
the new production and releases from Alessi in 1999, along with the extant
pieces from Starck, Venturini, and Giovannoni, we have created some great
ideas for the bathroom
click
left to see the full range of Alessi's offerings
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Stefano
Giovannoni
a fun
range of objects developed for Alessi from 1993 through 1999 click
on Johnny the Diver sink plunger for 30 wonderful, whimsical items
including
his new pieces for the bathroom and new Mami cookware
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Philippe
Starck
a prolific
designer throughout the late 1980s and 1990s with several pieces for Alessi
including the Faitoo hanging kitchen system
click
on Starck's Juicy Salif to view more than 40 in-stock items
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King-Kong
Design
and
Girotondo
a whimsical
and extensive line which retromodern now stocks, featuring designs by Stefano
Giovannoni and Guido Venturini
(as King-Kong
Design)
click
on the Girotondo classic stainless steel round tray for over 20 objects
in the series
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Andrea
Branzi
a collection
of beautiful objects from the 1990s along with some of the pieces created
for his
Genetic
Tales series in 1998
click
on Branzi's Genetic Tales round serving tray for
several
selections
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Comix
in the Kitchen
a whimsical
line of napkins, trays, mitts, and placemats introduced in 1997; no longer
in production, we are pleased to offer a selection in limited quantities
from the "Loving the Alien" series designed by Massimo Giacon
click
on the Comix in the Kitchen oven mitt
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Historic
Editions
a new
area in our Alessi section which features historic Bauhaus Archiv- Berlin
editions as well as the work of Christopher Dresser click
on Otto Rittweger and Josef Knau's 1924 tea infuser set
for
some incredible examples
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Richard
Sapper
a classic
range of objects spanning 1979 through 1994
click
on Sapper's "4060" Coffee/Tea Pot for several items
including
his ever-popular, classic espresso makers
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Guido
Venturini
a fun
range of objects developed for Alessi from 1993 through 1998 click
on Venturini's Nonno di Antonio garlic press for several new releases by
this designer
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Special
and Editioned Objects
and
Alessi Art Books
an area
featuring VERY special Alessi objects including silver tea services,
classic coffee services, editioned ceramics, and the early 1970s Alessi
D'Apres line of stainless sculptures by artists; along with a series of
beautifully crafted and visually engaging art books created by Alessi on
a number of topics
click
on the Multi Model X sculpture for several engaging objects
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Ettore Sottsass
several
pieces in porcelain, stainless steel, crystal, and wood by this critically-acclaimed
and prolific Italian designer
click
on Sottsass' classic cruet set for over 20 beautiful objects
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Marc Newson
a new
series of objects created fro the 1999 Alessi Collection
click
on his Gemini pepper mill to view several designs
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Classic
Tea Kettles
Alessi
is known for its signature sculptural tea kettles; we have highlighted
several by Graves, Gehry, Branzi, Rossi, and Sapper
click
on Frank Gehry's Pito tea kettle for incredible examples
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Aldo Rossi
several
pieces by this important 20th century architect
click
on Rossi's La Conica espresso maker for several items
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Memory
Containers
a special
line created by several designers in the early to mid 1990s featuring dramatic
and exquisite trays, centerpieces, trays, and kitchen containers
click
on click on
Constantin
Boym's Tin Man covered containers for over 25 beautiful pieces
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Mattia
Di Rosa
from bottle
stoppers to cake stands developed for Alessi from 1994 through 1998
click
on the whimsical Coniglio electronic timers for several whimsical items
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Jasper
Morrison
several
pieces by this critically-acclaimed designer for
the 1998
Alessi collection
click
on the Tin Family group of stainless covered containers (featured in the
December 1999 issue of Gourmet Magazine)
for
several objects
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Massimo
Morozzi
award-winning
multi-purpose cooking sets
click
on Morozzi's Vapor Set
to
view these items
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Family
Follows Fiction
Other
Designers
an innovative
fun line developed in 1993 this line features work by
Morozzi,
Zanzi, Cisotti, Pirovano and Dresser
click
on Cisotti's Diabolix
bottle
opener for a group
of
really fun items
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Achille Castiglioni
several
pieces by critically-acclaimed 20th century Italian designer for Alessi
click
on Castiglioni's classic oil and vinegar set for several wonderful items
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Pierangelo Caramia
a group
of zoomorphic pieces developed for Alessi from 1991 through 1993
click
on the Penguin water pitcher for several items
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Alessandro Mendini
founder
of the Studio Alchymia movement in Italy has created several pieces for
Alessi including the ever-popular Anna G. series
click
on Mendini's just released Anna Box for several items including his ever-popular
(and expanding) Anna series of kitchen and barware
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Twergi
a unique
line developed by Alessi with new pieces added annually;
we have
highlighted some fun objects by Animal Design, Iosa-Ghini, Prey, Rooz,
Venturini, Graselli, and Giovannoni
click
on Animal Design's cutting board to view over 25 items in Alessi's Twergi
Collection
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Enzo Mari
a remarkable
1997 collaboration between Danese and Alessi to reissue many of Enzo Mari's
important designs from the 1960s and 70s, plus many of Mari's new designs
for Alessi
click
on Mari's Adal fruit bowl from 1967 for a number of classics and new designs
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Michael Graves
one of
the comprehensive tableware lines for Alessi, the Graves collection has
been an Alessi classic since the mid 1980s
click
on his incredibly beautiful just released oil container
for
over 35 Graves pieces
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Other New and Classic
Alessi Designs
including
the new designs of
Ron Arad,
Andrea Branzi, Anna Gili, Marc Newson, George Sowden Design, as well as
classic pieces from Luis Clotet, Joe Colombo, Christopher Dresser, Luigi
Massoni, Silvio Coppola, Pio Manzu, Robert Venturi
click
on Abdi Abdelkader's Gsaa couscous covered container for a number of objects
by various designers
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Going Out Of Production
is a new
category created as a service to our Alessi customers; for your review,
we have compiled a list of items we stock which Alessi is no longer producing
-- this means that stock is finite from Milan and will eventually be unavailable
through retromodern
click
on Philippe Starck's
Walter
Wayle II clock to review 35 different items which are now out of production
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Replacement Parts
Alessi
creates a number of replacement parts and, because of the number of requests
we receive for certain items, we are now stocking certain popular parts...
the long and short of it... your Mister MeuMeu never needs to look like
the one shown left :)
click
on the photo for information about replacement Graves kettle birds, knobs,
Mister MeuMeu spoons, and glass cylinders for the Graves and Rossi
coffee presses and mugs
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