Alessi - Conversational Objects cutlery set
Conversational Objects, premiered at Milan Design Week, is the second collaboration between Alessi and Virgil Abloh. A cutlery set of 16 pieces, supplied in tandem with a cutlery holder in matt finish reminiscent of a threaded bolt, was born from the designer’s passion for tradition and good food. Imagining the dining table as a theatre of dialogue, Conversational Objects encourages discussion and the development of relationships around the ritual of the communal meal. Composed of a set of stainless steel cutlery with a matt finish of 16 pieces and matching cutlery, mechanically inspired, strengthening the combination of design and industrial assembly typical of Alessi
Virgil Abloh
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Virgil Abloh was an artist, architect, engineer, creative director, artistic director, industrial designer, fashion designer, musician, DJ and philanthropist. After earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago. At IIT, while attending a design studies program devised by Mies van der Rohe, Abloh began to create the principles of his artistic practice. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago presented an important traveling survey of Abloh’s work in the summer of 2019 - one of the most frequented exhibitions in the museum’s history. Abloh was Chief Creative Director and founder of Off-White, as well as Artistic Director of the Louis Vuitton Men’s Line.
Alessi founded in 1921 as a Workshop for the processing of brass and nickel-silver plates, with foundry, it is recognized for the high quality of its products In nearly a century of history it has gradually evolved to become a leading exponent of the "Factories of Italian design". The Company is open to change and international development and also deeply rooted in the tradition and cultural background of its territory. Alessi continues to be synonymous with craft objects made with the help of machines. Today Alessi’s goal is to translate the search for the most advanced cultural, aesthetic, executive and functional quality into the industrial production series.The design product stems from the constant search for mediation between art and industry, between the "Immensity of the Creative Possible" and the needs of the market. The company’s commitment is to constantly work on a boundary line, balancing the most advanced expressions of creativity with the needs of the audience. Alessi has been called a "dream factory". Indeed, through its products it aspires to make its contribution to responding to a desire for people's happiness, to the need for Art and Poetry common to all people.
