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Design model for the Biesse coffee pot

Design Model
About 1994 (Made), about 1994 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This object is a preliminary, full-scale design model for a coffee percolator by Pino Spagnolo and made by Frederico Guarneri. The model is the first of two and the curved handle of the coffee percolator has not yet materialised nor have the grooves around the base. The second model in the design process is E.697.1-4-1997. This model is for a percolator with a metal base which heats up on a stove.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Container Base
  • Container
  • Percolator
  • Model
  • Spout
  • Model
  • Lid
  • Model
  • Handle
  • Model
TitleDesign model for the Biesse coffee pot (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood, epo-wood and perspex
Brief description
Design model for the Biesse coffee pot designed by Pino Spagnolo and made by Frederico Guarneri.
Physical description
Preliminary design model for the coffee percolator with straight handle, full scale.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • Base diameter: 11cm
  • Width: 14cm (Note: tip of spout to widest part of handle)
Production typeModel
Credit line
Given by the designer, Pino Spagnolo.
Object history
Given by the designer, Pino Spagnolo.
Production
Attribution note: Frederico Guarneri, Head of Tecnema, a company associated with Pino Spagnolo Designs Snc, Via Gruguasco 14, Beinasco, Turin, Italy, made models of Spagnolo's designs for the Biesse coffee pot.
Subject depicted
Summary
This object is a preliminary, full-scale design model for a coffee percolator by Pino Spagnolo and made by Frederico Guarneri. The model is the first of two and the curved handle of the coffee percolator has not yet materialised nor have the grooves around the base. The second model in the design process is E.697.1-4-1997. This model is for a percolator with a metal base which heats up on a stove.
Collection
Accession number
E.696-1997

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Record createdOctober 4, 2006
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