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Table Centrepiece
BLOW UP stainless steel bowl
ALESSI
£100.00
£83.33 HT
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Table Centrepiece
BLOW UP stainless steel bowl
ALESSI
BLOW UP stainless steel bowl
£100.00
£83.33 HT
£100.00
£83.33 HT
Description
Blow up is a shiny 18/10 stainless steel bowl designed by the famous brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana for Alessi in 2004. The designers play with fullness and emptiness to give this basket a new, fresh and poetic look. Its distinctive shape is created by steel rods that appear to have been assembled at random, a feature that is characteristic of many of the Brazilian brothers' projects. Blow up will look great on any table in the living room or dining room.
Born in Sao Paolo, Fernando & Humberto Campana studied industrial design at the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture. They set up their own studio, where they developed their work based on diverting artisanal products and recycling industrial waste, poetically sublimating poor materials. From 1989, they took part in a number of exhibitions, including the 1st entitled "Desconfortaveis" in Sao Paolo. In 1997, in New York, they met Massimo Morozzi, artistic director of Edra, with whom they forged a special relationship that marked the beginning of a long collaboration. In 1998, the Vermelha armchair marked their 1st creation published by Edra. The Campana brothers create unique, handmade pieces that have found their way into international galleries and museums. Fernando & Humberto Campana became the best ambassadors of the Brazilian revival, collaborating with numerous firms such as Alessi on tableware accessories like the Blow Up baskets, lighting for O Luce, and furniture for Cappellini. In 2004, the Design Museum in London paid tribute to them with a retrospective exhibition that marked their worldwide success. The duo like to highlight the colours of their country and draw inspiration from the social mix, urban chaos and favelas. Their creativity knows no bounds in combining beauty and poverty in each of their projects, exploring the boundaries between art and design.
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ALESSI
In 1921, Giovanni Alessi founded the Italian company Alessi. Since 1929, the company has focussed on producing nickel- or silver-plated copper tableware. When Carlo Alessi, Giovanni's son, was appointed design director in 1935, handcrafting methods were replaced by industrial manufacturing. In 1955, the company began collaborating with world-renowned architects and designers such as Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, and later, Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders. Alessi makes design accessible by focussing on useful, humorous and visually appealing home accessories. Most of its products have become design classics that are sold and exhibited around the world.