Product Overview
Il Tornitore Matto / Ondine
Multi-purpose Container Set
Pierre Charpin for Alessi 2023 / North American Release 2024 / Each piece is marked with the production year and a sequential number
Aluminum Sheet, Anodized
[H 3.82 x Ø 8.07"]
Fascinated by receptacles, Pierre Charpin enjoys how they mysteriously conceal their contents from the eye. He designed a ribbed profile for an orange container topped by a flat red cover that can be used as a small tray.
The shape of the Ondine expresses the production technique used to make it: the spin-forming of sheet metal. The series of grooves decorating the container and top is the result of precision work whereby the artisan's arm strength guides the metal against the die with a tool, replicating the die's shape and creating the object's volume. Made in Italy.
[Anodization: an irreversible electrochemical procedure whereby a protective layer of aluminium oxide is formed on the treated surface, protecting the object from corrosion.]
