Alessi GJ02 18 LE Palle Quadrate Amore Al Cubo Christmas Ornament
Halfway between an old-fashioned toy and a video game character, the Palle Quadrate reinterpret classic Christmas tree decorations with a touch of lightness. A collection of colourful figures to decorate the Christmas tree, a corner of the house or the festive table in an unconventional and fun way.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Height: 6.5 cm / 2.6 inch
- Length: 7.5 cm / 3 inch
- Width: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inch
MATERIALS:
- Blown Glass
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Hand-decorated
Marcello Jori
Marcello Jori was born in Merano on 12 December 1951. He currently lives and works in Bologna. Having obtained his degree from DAMS (Drama, Art and Music Studies, Bologna), in 1977 Jori embarked on his career as an artist, soon exhibiting in national and foreign galleries and museums. In the mid-seventies, Jori took his first tentative steps in certain conceptual streams, from which he soon moved away and indeed openly went against their colder and most austere aspects, in an attempt to infuse art with a new lease of life. This he did with a series of photographic works, in which he reinterprets a number of classical masterpieces in a modern key. In this way, art is brought back to a human dimension; the artist "gives body" to the paintings, and takes possession of them so as to transform them into something true. Thus, an abstract painting depicting sunset is exposed to the lights and colours of a real sunset (“Tramonto sul mare sul mare a tramonto” - Sunset over the sea over the sea at sunset, 1976). In 1979, Jori painted himself on top of a ladder painting the fall of the angel, in contact with the heavens, which marked a turning point in his artistic career. This painting displays a new expressive energy that featured in his works over the entire following decade. It was during this phase that painting became central to his creative evolution. These were the years of the "Scritture" (Inscriptions), vertical and fluctuating words suspended mid air between the real and the artist’s mental idea of space. These words were then caged in multicoloured "Teatrini" (Theatres), extravagant examples of architecture in movement that were the forerunners of the following "Cristalli" (Crystals) and "Gioie" (Jewels) series, enchanted and kaleidoscopic geometric patterns.
Massimo Giacon
Italy, 1961
Massimo Giacon was born in Padova, Italy in 1961. Since 1980, he has worked in Milan as a cartoonist, illustrator, designer, artist and musician. In 1985 he started working with an architect's studio, Sottsass Association, honing his design skills by working with Artemide, Alessi, Swatch, Philips, Ritzenhoff and Telecom.
He has designed wall hangings, rugs, ceramics, and kitchen items, produced advertising illustrations, worked with designers and fashion magazines and animation for television.
He teaches in Milan at the European Institute of Design. He is currently working on the production of various items for Alessi and designing computer games.
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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