A few weeks ago, I went to the PMA to see the Alessi exhibit: Ethical and Radical. Alessi is a family-own company known for unique household appliances, which their design has said to “blurs the boundaries between industry and art.”
The exhibit showed a progression and style of the company’s work. Mostly serving trays and coffee servers, the work was presented as if it were in the kitchen area of a department store, but untouchable. A lot of the pieces are actually purchasable (not at the gift store), but in the way they were displayed, you would not have guessed it!
Even the idea of taking photos felt weird of these everyday objects but are they “everyday” objects? Would you serve coffee out of these?
Or would you have fruit in this bowl?
Though some pieces seem impractical, the detail in the design is what makes these objects "art," and these peaces are beautiful.
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