Alessi | The Design Factory A journey inside and outside Alessi to discover a Factory of Italian Design |
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Alessigraphy | The geography of Alessi production SINCE THE COMPANY S foundation in 1921 the majority of Alessi products have been manufactured through the cold working of metals a tradition that is kept alive today by the skilled workers at the Crusinallo plant in Omegna Over time Alessi also began to work with many other materials such as porcelain glass wood and plastic A specific production method was developed for each one Even when production takes place outside the Crusinallo plant Alessi s guidelines guarantee the company s original production quality standards continuing to reconcile industrial technological complexity with an artisanal eye for detail The objects produced from the different materials are manufactured in various production plants across the world They remain original Alessi objects in that they are conceived with the same design excellence and produced with the same attention to quality that sets the company s products apart The |
Designer | LPWK Born in Bergamo Italy Laura Polinoro graduated in Drama Art and Music Studies in Bologna Her first job was in the field of contemporary dance as art director and costume and set designer Later she undertook research at the Domus Academy in Milan From 1990 to 1998 she was in charge of the Centro Studi Alessi where she operated as meta project designer and art director coordinating workshops both in house and in association with various universities and design institutes the world over She was also involved in publishing and communications activities Items which entered production in that period are identified with the acronym CSA Since 2004 products overseen by Ms Polinoro have been identified with the letters LPWK The |
Designer | Paolo Gerosa He graduated from Politecnico di Milano with full marks in 2005 While studding he started the activity as Interior Designer realizing numerous public and private works In 2006 2007 he worked for the research center of Baleri Italia participating to the development of new lines of products Since the early stages of research his main focus was on product design and on the expressing capacities of the industrial products Together with the study of Interior projects he realized furniture elements in limited editions Since 2008 collaborates with LPWK DESIGN |
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