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Nuovo Milano

Cutlery Set
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The design of this cutlery service, intended for hotel and domestic use, is deliberately neutral; a set of practical tools for eating rather than a set of table furniture which dominates the setting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Knife
  • Fork
  • Knife
  • Fork
  • Spoon
  • Spoon
TitleNuovo Milano (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stainless steel
Brief description
Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982

Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982

Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982

Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982

Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982

Stainless steel, Milan, made by Alessi s.p.a., designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1982
Physical description
The surfaces of this set of cutlery is uniformly highly polished which, in the manufacturing process, is first done mechanically and then finished by hand.
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Given by Alessi through their British agents, Penhallow Marketing Ltd, Sheffield
Historical context
The design of this cutlery service, intended for hotel and domestic use, is deliberately neutral; a set of practical tools for eating rather than a set of table furniture which dominates the setting.
Summary
The design of this cutlery service, intended for hotel and domestic use, is deliberately neutral; a set of practical tools for eating rather than a set of table furniture which dominates the setting.
Bibliographic reference
Scarzella, Patrizia. Steel & Style, From Project to Product, The Story of Alessi Household Ware. Milan : Arcadia Edizioni, 1985 (translated 1987), pp. 144-146
Collection
Accession number
M.17 to E-1990

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2008
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