Alessi Tea Rex Kettle
TEA REX KETTLE
TEA REX KETTLE
Designed by Michael Graves
Michael Graves’ kettle is recognised all over the world as an icon of contemporary design, thanks to its mix of pop and postmodern styles.
To mark the kettle’s 30th anniversary, Graves has redesigned the whistle, transforming the little bird into a fascinating mythological and futuristic creature: something in between a dragon and a flying dinosaur.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Alessi
PRODUCT TYPE
Kettle
COLLECTION
Tea
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 22.50 cm
- Diameter : 22.00 cm
PRODUCT CODE
9093 Rex
CAPACITY (CL)
200.00 cl
MATERIAL
Kettle in 18/10 stainless steel and thermoplastic resin, black. Prehistoric reptilian whistle, copper metallic finish.
USE
Cooking
DESIGNER
Michael Graves
DETAIL
Symbolising strength and fortune in Chinese culture, the dragon was chosen as a good luck charm for the kitchen.
BOTTOM
Magnetic steel bottom suitable for induction cooking.
ITEM
Decorative
FINISH
- Copper
- Metallic
DESIGNER - MICHAEL GRAVES
Born in Indianapolis, he teaches architecture in Princeton since 1962. His architectural works include the Portland Building and the Humana Building, the extension of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Newark Museum. He created the best-selling 9093 kettle for Alessi. Michael Graves died in 2015. “The kettle 9093 was the progenitor of the 'family' of objects that Graves helped to grow year after year, developing his own sensitivity toward a less intellectualized design, a softer one with respect to the European object”
