Corkscrew
1994 (made)
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This object is a quirky, playful, rather whimsical design, typical of recent Alessi production where they have sought to move away from the aggressively architectonic aspects of much post modern design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chromium plated steel and polyamide |
| Brief description | Chromium plated steel and polyamide, Italy, Milan, made by Alessi spa, designed by Alessandro Mendini. |
| Physical description | Double lever corkscrew with a pointed centre worm, coated with Teflon and housed within a green polyamide barrel flared in imitation of a woman's skirt. The two levers chromed and slightly concave; the chromed shaft attached to the worm is raised or lowered by a ratchet mechanism, the handle oval pierced by three holes, surmounted by a crescent to emulate a female face. |
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| Credit line | Given by Amy de la Haye |
| Historical context | This object is a quirky, playful, rather whimsical design, typical of recent Alessi production where they have sought to move away from the aggressively architectonic aspects of much post modern design. |
| Summary | This object is a quirky, playful, rather whimsical design, typical of recent Alessi production where they have sought to move away from the aggressively architectonic aspects of much post modern design. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Park Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4 |
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| Accession number | M.63-1997 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2008 |
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