‘Archivio’ collection

Archivio is a collection taken from the Alessi catalogue and is based on the designs kept in the company museum. The Alessi Museum, established in 1998 in the Crusinallo di Omegna factory, has collected objects that embody more than a century of research in the field of applied arts and have been produced by the company from 1921 to the present day. With more than a thousand authors represented in its collection, the museum offers an impressive cross-section of 20th and 21st century design. A rich reservoir from which Alessi can draw to open up new terrain, as in early 2025 with the new edition of the Arran tray by Enzo Mari and the Maya basket by Giulio Confalonieri.

‘Maya’ basket, design Giulio Confalonieri

In the early 1970s, a group of Italian graphic designers turned their attention to the overlap between graphic design and industrial design. The collection of baskets and trays designed by Silvio Coppola, Giulio Confalonieri, Franco Grignani, Bruno Munari and Pino Tovaglia for Alessi - known at the time as "Exhibition Design" - was one of the most important results of this research. Among the designs proposed by Giulio Confalonieri, the Maya basket was an essential and at the same time mysteriously reflective line. A true graphic design that evolved in three dimensions and was translated into sheet steel by cold forming, it features the sharp angles typical of the 1970s, with the fine joining details refining and softening the whole. In this edition, the elegant original version in polished stainless steel comes to life as two new, complementary, iridescent colour versions that move between the colour poles of green and violet. A dynamic game that interacts with the viewer's perspective and enables a different perception of the forms.

"Maya", design Giulio Confalonieri 2025 (1997)

Round basket in 18/10 stainless steel mirror polished.

Round basket in steel coloured with iridiscent epoxy resin, Green-purple

Round basket in steel coloured with iridiscent epoxy resin, Purple-green

Vassoio Arran, design Enzo Mari

The Arran tray was designed by Enzo Mari for Danese in Milan in 1961 and follows in the footsteps of an industrial design predecessor by the same author: the Putrella centrepiece (1957). The tray is one of the best designs of the time and was put back into production by Alessi in 1997 - an outstanding testimony to a happy era of Italian design. Arran is now available both in the original polished stainless-steel version and in two new iridescent versions in shades of green and purple. A subtle analogy emerges between these colours and the time that Arran passes through: if you look at the tray from different perspectives, the colour changes continuously, in an elusive movement of shades and reflections. The time that has passed since the first edition has also changed our perspective and thus our perception of the forms of this object, which nevertheless continues to demonstrate its expressive power.

‘Arran’, design Enzo Mari

Rectangular tray in 18/10 stainless steel, mirror polished.

Rectangular tray in steel coloured with iridescent epoxy resin, Greenpurple.

Rectangular tray in steel coloured with iridescent epoxy resin, Purple

Kettle with small bird-shaped whistle.

The head of a large and successful family of objects designed for us by Graves in the Eighties and Nineties, this was the first product by an American designer to be included in the Alessi catalogue. It opened the way for the playful design style that subsequently characterised the Nineties and thanks to an inspired mix of post-modern and pop idioms it has become one of the intenationally recognised icons of the Eighties. An Alessi best seller since 1985, this is actually the product that has sold the greatest number of units in the history of the company.

Alessi Tales, design Alessandro Mendini

In 1994 Alessandro Mendini designed the Anna G. corkscrew, manufactured by Alessi in chromed
zamak and thermoplastic resin. Approximately ten years later Alessandro M. was born, a second
corkscrew that completed an iconic couple. To celebrate their anniversary, Alessi now launches a
creative and technological exploration, a project that goes beyond giving the two characters a new
look and renews their substance by using an innovative biocomposite. Starting from the concept of
hybridization, a recurring theme in Mendini’s work, Alessi involved three different talents coming from the worlds of fashion, graphic design and painting: Arthur Arbesser, Studio Temp, and Fulvia
Mendini.

Anna G. e Alessandro M. - Parade
Pattern design Arthur Arbesser.

Anna G. e Alessandro M. - Liquid
Pattern design Studio Temp.

Anna G. e Alessandro M. - Arborea
Pattern design Fulvia Mendini.

The new and unexpected outfits , also present a special limited series of 9 numbered pieces and
an artist’s proof: high workshop objects, embellished with special treatments and accessories.
A unique reinterpretation of two classics, now developed with the use of AlkiPaper®, an innovative
biocomposite material designed to have an ecologically responsible life cycle.. The material was
developed by Alkivio Srl Società Benefit, a startup born from the collaboration between the Italian
Institute of Technology (IIT) and Novacart SpA, a world leader in the production of paper and
cardboard items for confectionery and food use.

The contemporary essence of wood

A pepper mill and a nutcracker are the latest additions to the series of re-releases of wooden objects designed by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi starting in 1989. The colours of the first edition are joined by surprising new juxtapositions that offer us a new and exciting full immersion in the chromatic language of one of Italy's greatest designers. 

Expanding the collection of “domestic totems” by Ettore Sottsass, this pepper mill created by the designer back in 1989 returns to the Alessi catalogue with all the contemporary essence of his unmistakable style. New colours now appear alongside the original version: a vibrant and sculptural object in turned wood that eloquently expresses Sottsass's poetics.

La Cupola is the coffee maker designed in 1988 by Aldo Rossi. La Cupola was created from the desire of the designer to create a coffee pot easily available for everyone, thus gaining a lot of public success. This coffee maker is a small table architecture with a dome – shaped top, functional and at the same time beautiful to see.  An icon of contemporary industrial design, with which one can prepare and serve a great coffee.