Kettles by Alessi – Perfect Blend of Beauty and Function
Alessi tea kettles are works of art and utility at the same time. Who says the two can’t be combined into a seamless blend of function and beauty? The wide array of choices provides ample proof.
Consider a long-standing favorite, the Alessi 9091 kettle. A truly fine design can look contemporary even though it was designed years earlier. This model was first created in 1983. From its ergonomically designed black handle to the half-dome container to the superb brass spout, the Alessi 9091 is a work of utilitarian art.
As the first of Alessi’s designer kettles, they chose well for the premier offering because even now this model is an outstanding pot. Its shining stainless steel exterior offers a brass whistle that sings mi and si when the water for your tea is ready. You’ll steam ahead during the morning when you use this kettle.
Though it bears a similar model number, the Alessi 9093 kettle is a completely different design. Yet it shares with its cousin some of the same outstanding features. First introduced in 1985, it has remained in the Alessi catalog because it continues to provide unsurpassed contemporary style.
The Alessi 9093 is a product of the prolific imagination of designer Michael Graves. It houses a magnetic stainless steel bottom that gives stability and thorough heat diffusion. With a spacious 2 liters you’ll get plenty of use. Yet, thanks to a powder blue handle and volcano-shaped pot, it lends style to the kitchen. A humorous touch of a little bird whistle at the spout completes that superior style.
Providing the ultimate in style is the superb Alessi Il Conico kettle (# 90017). It seems impossible that it should have joined the Alessi family back in 1986. Cone-shaped and made of mirror polished stainless steel, the Il Conico seems to have emerged only yesterday from designer Aldo Rossi’s drawing pad.
Even such simple touches as the handle – a sturdy L-shape seamlessly integrated into the cone – provides both simple function and elegant design. The Il Conico is a kettle that will be featured on the stove all the time, never hidden away to be used only at preparation time.
For an outlandishly quirky design, embrace architect Frank Gehry’s Pito kettle. Characteristic of the architect’s work, the mirror-polished pot is asymmetric. This piece of art will generate many an interesting conversation around the stove. Even so, it remains a fully functional kitchen implement that will serve you well for years.
With unique mahogany wood handles designed on a sea life motif, one whale forms the handle while the other provides a spout with a truly distinctive whistle. You’ll find no other kettle like the Alessi Pito in the entire Alessi catalog.
Naturally, one doesn’t purchase a kettle based on the artist’s name alone. But that name has become renowned because of the many stylish and innovative products from their hands. A whole range of Alessi kettles demonstrate that with ease, even to the most severe critic.