Tag Archives: Alessi

Alessi’s soy sauce container is one cute little chickadee

I don’t know what this cute little bird has to do with soy sauce. Why, of all things, would you rip its head open and fill it with salty soy sauce? Why not? It’s Alessi! The Lily Bird soy sauce container was designed by Stefano Giovannoni in 2008. It’s made of bone china. Related articles [...]

High in the sky with Alessi sushi set

This sushi set designed by Stefano Giovannoni in 2008 features whimsical birds and clouds that will make your meal delightful. The set contains a small dish for soy sauce, large plate, chopstick rest in bone china, set of chopsticks in PA and a silk place mat. This is a limited edition, like many Alessi items, [...]

Magnetic trivet keeps your table from getting scorched

Imagine you are carrying a large pot of soup to the table. Your hands are full, the pot is boiling hot, and your table is looking up and pleading for you to not burn it again. These magnetic trivets attach themselves to your pot and will keep it safely away from your table. This smaller [...]

The art of the small spoon — designer espresso spoons

Think of the items people treasure. The things we hold dear and pass on from generation to generation. How big are they? Usually we think of small, intimate items such as lockets, bibles, photographs, and jewelry. Small items require closer inspection and generate a relationship between the item and the viewer. Espresso spoons are a [...]

Soft Cheese Knives by Alessi

Designed for cutting soft and semi-soft cheeses, with blades hand-forged at Berti Cutlery of Scarperia, Italy. The Alessi La Via Lattea Set of Soft Cheese Knives, created by Anna and Gian Franco Gasparini, has been engineered to ensure that every cut brings out the varied flavors of the cheese. Related articles by Zemanta alessi: ‘la [...]

Alessi corkscrew

Once upon a time, Alessandro Mendini designed a little corkscrew in the shape of a lovely maiden. Anna G was her name and she brought Mendini much joy and fame. But Anna and Mendeni became a bit lonely. So along came Sandro M. Sandro is a happy, dapper little man with a corkscrew where it [...]