Alessi Espresso Maker - Neopolitan

£205.00

This Alessi Neopolitan Espresso Maker was created by the architect, designer and university lecturer, Dalisi (Potenza, 1931). He was defined by Alessandro Mendini as "the mind behind design in the South of Italy".

The Neopolitan project was one of the longest-running developments in the history of Alessi. During the nine years the project lasted (1979-1987), over 200 different prototypes in tin were made. They are now housed in the Alessi Museum and are much sought-after for design exhibitions throughout the world.

The project was for a small series, which aimed to recall an old-fashioned type of coffee pot which had been the household model in Italy before the arrival of the Mocha or Espresso versions in the 1950s.

Research into the Napoletana, which made wide use of historical, anthropological and poetic sources, is described in "R. Dalisi, La Caffettiera e Pulcinella" by Alessi, 1987.

This is a Rolls Royce of an espresso maker - for true espresso connoisseurs and people who appreciate great design.

The Neopolitan is now part of the Alessi Officina collection which includes their most sophisticated, experimental and innovative products, as well as small-scale and limited productions.