Alessi's Tonale has companion flatware
About a year ago, I wrote about Alessi's new tableware by David Chipperfield, Tonale . David Chipperfield is an English architect and Tonale is his homage to Giorgio Morandi's paintings. Giorgio was an Italian Cubist painter whose washed tones and simple shapes paved the way for the Minimalism that followed Cubism.
When you take a look at Morandi's Still Life above, it is quite clear where Chipperfield drew his inspiration. Cubism turned into all about the exploration of form and extent and the way distinctive items' volumes interacted. Morandi washed everything in monotones and his nevertheless lifes have an easy grace to them. Chipperfield's Tonale for Alessi has that same easy grace.
The Tonale collection debuted in Milan last year and Alessi just unveiled Chipperfield's companion flatware for Tonale. It's a collection Chipperfield calls Santiago .
Good flatware is on my brief listing of things that make for a properly-lived lifestyles. Good sheets, desirable pots and pans, top hand gear, appropriate socks and a handful of different matters round out my list. By correct I imply excellent and that not often approach cheap. In my e book, precise stuff is belongings you buy as soon as and use for the rest of your existence. This Santiago series via Chipperfield for Alessi fits squarely into my listing.
Santiago is available in finishes; strong polished stainless and stainless with a gray deal with. Though a complete collection of serving pieces and everything else from hors d'oeuvres forks to dessert spoons is part of this Santiago series, the evidence is inside the fundamentals.
The fork.
The knife.
The spoon.
I love the idea of a 3-tine fork and I actually love how the knife appears to be all blade. It's first rate stuff. What do you watched? Too modern-day? Too pricey? Or just proper?
Look over the complete Santiago collection on Alessi's website.
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