Alessi EM10 Farfalla Nutcracker
A project that in a few strokes captures the deepest essence of the object and the gesture that accompanies it, the nutcracker Farfalla is an example of that path of painstaking elimination of the superfluous that has always accompanied Enzo Mari's research. Designed in the late 90s and remained unpublished, its production in 2021 is a tribute to one of the masters of Italian design. To rediscover a simple yet essential gesture like breaking nuts.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Height: 10 cm / 3.9 inch
- Length: 6.1 cm / 2.4 inch
- Width: 1.8 cm / 0.7 inch
MATERIALS:
- 18/10 stainless steel mirror polished
Enzo Mari
Italy, 1932
"Form is everything" - Enzo Mari
Mari was born in Novara, Italy and he studied at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy from 1952 to 1956. In the 1970s, he founded the Nuova Tendenza art movement as a professor at Società Umanitaria, also in Milan. Also in that decade, he designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. He draws inspiration from the idealism of the arts and crafts movement, and his political views as a communist.
Enzo Mari has published a few books. In the 1960s, published a series of books, including "The Apple and the Butterfly", a wordless book of paintings depicting the story of a caterpillar and an apple and in 1974 he made the book Autoprogettazione, which deals around the DIY construction of furniture. He has multiple works on display at the Museum of Modern Art (New York). He has had recent retrospective shows in Turin, Italy, and an important presentation of his work in "Adhocracy" show during the first Istanbul Design Biennial.
Alessi is known for producing many of the most iconic home accessories and homeware in the world. Founded in 1921, each product elevates the expression and function of household items, from tableware and flatware, kitchen and bathroom accessories to tea kettles and coffee makers, and more.
In collaboration with internationally recognized designers such as Michael Graves, Philippe Starck, and Richard Sapper, Alessi embodies Alberto Alessi’s vision that "A true design work must move people, convey emotions, bring back memories, surprise, and go against common thinking."
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