Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the short twisting drive between the Alessi design factory in the foothills of the Alps near Italy’s border ...

From Philippe Starck’s squid-inspired juicer to Alessandro Mendini’s anthropomorphic corkscrew and Michael Graves’ kettle with bird-shaped whistle, the Italian brand Alessi has become synonymous with ...

MILAN — Vienna-born, Milan-based Arthur Arbesser has been rolling up his sleeves in the furniture business with Austrian furniture firm Wittmann — and now, he’s expanding his playful aesthetic in the ...

If there is one Italian brand that comes to mind when people speak of industrial design, it is Alessi, better known as the "Factory of Italian Design." The company was founded by the Alessi family ...

Alberto Alessi is the third generation to lead his family's iconic design firm. Founded and still based in Crusinallo, about an hour north of Milan, Italy, the firm remains privately owned. In ...

You might imagine that Alberto Alessi is as finished a product as those his company sells. Instead, it’s a pleasure to discover he is a gentle, disarmingly honest figure in whose blue eyes you can see ...

Giant of modern design Alberto Alessi was in Milwaukee yesterday to deliver a lecture at the Milwaukee Art Museum as part of the four-day "Art of the Table" event. We sat down with him for a few ...

NewsThe Alessi company has undergone major changes over the past century. Under the impetus of Alberto Alessi, the founder's grandson, the metal factory in Omegna (northern Italy) has become a ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of the Style Italia series exploring the past, present and future of Italian design. Omegna, Italy CNN — Whether its a stainless steel Moka coffeepot that prepares ...

Last night the results of the anticipated Alessi Design Awards for 2020 were announced, with Sydney-based industrial designer Tom Fereday being revealed as the winner for the established designer ...

The Sydney-based designer shares his experience of winning the prestigious Vogue Living Alessi Design Prize in 2015. Inspired by his own childhood memory of collecting eggs as a kid each morning, Adam ...