RARE Vintage Philippe Starck Alessi Hot Bertaa Kettle - NIB
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:883114 | Brand: Alessi |
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy | Type: Tea & Whistling Kettles |
Capacity: 2 qt. | Material: Aluminum |
Color: Silver |
Water Kettle
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A postmodern sculpture for the kitchen counter.
Design icon.
Production of the kettle was launched in 1990 and lasted only 7 years.
Design
Phlippe STARCK
1989
French designer known since the start of his career in the 1980s. He is a special mix of pop artist, inventor and romantic philosopher, always inpredictable, never dull, and one of the most famous designers of an endless list of places and objects, some of which have become worldfamous design icons
Museums
MOMA
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum
Design Museum, Gent
Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - MAKK, Cologne
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Condition
New in original package.
Some wear to the box from storage (see pic)
Functionality
The handle and spout are a single, cone-shaped hollow tube that skewers the body of the kettle. The long side of this tube is the kettle handle, the short side is the spout. The kettle is filled by pouring water slowly in through the short end. On heating, steam exits through this opening.
Material
Kettle in cast aluminium
Handle and spout in green polyamide.
Dimensions
L 33 cm x B 17 cm x H 28 cm
L 13” x B 6.7" x H 11”
Capacity : 2 L - 1.8 qt